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1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6
United States • 2 Mar 2024
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This 1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6, chassis number 906-127, is a meticulously restored example with a rich racing history, including participation in the 1966 2-Liter Class European Hillclimb Championship and the 1968 European Mountain Championship. Accompanied by its correct 906 Carrera 6 engine, extensive documentation, and authenticated by its original owner, this well-known and superbly finished Carrera 6 represents a significant piece of Porsche's racing heritage.
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The car underwent a superb, highly authentic, award-winning restoration by Porsche racecar specialist Kevin Jeanette. It received First in Class at the Rennsport Reunion at Daytona in 2007 and the Porsche Award and an Amelia Award at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2009. This suggests an extremely high level of care and restoration, placing it in near-perfect condition.
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THE 906 CARRERA 6: LAST OF THE ROAD-LEGAL RACECARS Although it was a successor to Porsche’s winning 904 GTS racecar, the 906 Carrera 6 featured a nearly comprehensive redesign, with development closely supervised by Ferdinand Piëch himself in the factory experimental department.
Summarized in a nutshell, the 904 was the ultimate racing variant of the four-cylinder 356 model, while the 906 was the first racing machine based on the new 911 road car.
The 906 boasted a featherweight multi-tubular spaceframe chassis of notable stiffness, powered by a 210-horsepower six-cylinder Carrera engine, and wrapped in molded fiberglass bodywork.
With a low weight of just 1,235 pounds, the model possessed a remarkable power-to-weight ratio that was masterfully realized in numerous forthcoming competition victories.
A total of 65 Carrera 6 examples were produced, of which 52 had the 2.0-liter engine.
In the hands of privateer drivers, the model utterly dominated world-class 2-liter endurance racin...
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