Porsche is a master of mixing its old and new cars to part the company’s richest customers from their money, and the 935 introduced in 2018 is arguably the best of the lot.
Based on the last 911 GT2 RS but inspired by the legendary 935 Moby Dick endurance racer of 1978, the modern 935 was limited to 77 examples, each fitted with a single Recaro bucket seat, a full roll cage, and a 691 hp (700 PS) twin-turbo flat six driving the rear wheels through a seven-speed PDK automatic.
Every car featured radically reshaped body panels crafted out of carbon fiber that completely changed the silhouette, but since many buyers opted for retro color schemes that aped the original’s, only a small number got the exposed carbon treatment like the car seen here, which is about to cross the Collecting Cars virtual auction block.
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Unlike the original 935, the modern version, which cost a hefty $817,000 when new, isn’t homologated for racing, and neither is it road legal. Instead it exists merely as a cool track-only toy for millionaires to get their kicks, but it looks like this car’s owner has mostly got his rocks off simply looking at it in his garage: it’s covered just 30 miles (49 km) from new.
While that might seem like a terrible waste, it does mean that the naked carbon bodywork and classy wooden gear shifter look as good as they did when the car left Porsche’s Weissach motorsports workshop. The roll cage even has its protective covering intact.
There’s a good chance that the next owner will also treat the 935 as a museum exhibit, but we’re hoping it ends up in the hands of someone who’ll make use of the Michelin slick tires, 380 mm Brembo brakes and a dashboard display lifted from the 991 GT3 R racer. Whoever does buy it is going to need deep pockets. Based on previous 935 sales prices, this one will sell for well over $2 million.
