This is the all-white wonder you are looking at second rare variant that Porsche used to make. Meanwhile looks like any other 911 for the layman, this is the one Sports car racer built by racing department since 1984. With some amazing weight loss tips, engineers managed to get this thing down to just 2,160 pounds, almost 600 pounds lighter than a standard 911 of the times. Power has been increased from 207 ponies in the street Carrera 3.2 to 280 for the SC/RS ‘3-litre. Lighter weight and stronger launch? Its a powerful gathering machine. I used to Been feeling quite depressed lately, but if i buy this, I can generate enough dopamine to be happy again. At least for a little bit.
This week, online car auction site Mang A Trailer is nearing the end of its 150,000th auction listing, and somehow it continues to find more and more rare and interesting cars to bring through the block. electronics field. This auction will likely go beyond the usual realm of “rare” Porschedom and toward the higher end of prototypes and racing cars. I wouldn’t be surprised to see it reach seven figures. As of this writing, the auction started just a few hours ago and bidding has reached $450,000. One out of twenty sold at auction in 2019 for $687,000.
This car was effectively created thanks to Rothmans cigarettes. The cigarette brand ended its sponsorship of the Opel racing team at the end of the 1983 season. Porsche and Rothmans had a lucrative partnership in the field of sports cars and the recognition of a road car. racing was a very easy step forward for the Porsche team. So they created a 911 racing car for the cigarette brand to sponsor. The all-wheel drive 959 should have been ready for the 1984 season, but it was running behind schedule so the car was fielded.
I’m sure you want to know How was Porsche able to reduce the weight of this car?. Porsche began using thinner steel for the body shell and most exterior panels were aluminum. Even the rear glass is thinner and the bumper is fiberglass to control weight. As with most racing cars, the first thing that needs to be eliminated is the living amenities. The rear seats, power windows, radio, heater, roof rails, clock, glove box door and door pockets flew out the window. To improve braking, Porsche pulled a bunch of parts from the 911 Turbo’s parts bin and dug a few out of the old 917’s parts bin for good measure. The trunk lid is shaped after the 911 Turbo’s tail to increase downforce.
The car on BaT was the last of 20 SC/RS built, chassis 021. It was delivered new to Swiss Van Dijk Racing and unfortunately only raced once during the period, at the 1984 Tour De Course in France. I guess I’ll have to sell my house, a few cars and maybe an organ or two to get the money to bid on this car, but it’s probably worth it, right?
