Are you in the market for buying a “used car”? Have you ever thought of owning a Group C prototype?
Okay, okay, this is not your regular Sunday drive and you won’t be able to do much with it (except maybe race your heart out), but it’s a piece of racing history and a valuable collectible.
This Porsche 956 Group C prototype is one of only 10 examples constructed by the German automaker and developed, together with Norbert Singer, in-house at Porsche’s motorsport facility, in Weissach.
All 956 and 962 racers were destined to be champions, but this particular example (chassis number #003) is considered the single most successful 956 of them all.
It started racing at the 1982 24 Hour of Le Mans, in the hands of Jochen Mass and Vern Schuppan and it took 2nd place on a podium occupied by Porsche’s factory racers. Impressed? I haven’t even started. Later that year, the car managed to win four prestigious races and was piloted by some of the best drivers of the era, including Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell.
In 1983, driven by Al Holbert, Hurley Haywood and Vern Schuppan, chassis #003 eventually won the prestigious 24-hour Le Mans competition, crossing the finish-line 63 seconds ahead another Porsche 956 factory car.
So, here’s your opportunity to own a part of Porsche’s and Le Mans history and one of the most iconic group C automobiles. It even has the cool Rothmans livery. How much does it cost?
Well, according to Gooding and Co – the auction house that handles the sale – the car is set to go under the hammer at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and its price is estimated in the vicinity of $7,000,000 and $9,000,000.
So, yeah…
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