A bright orange Porsche once thrashed around Europe’s top race tracks is set to sell for nearly £2million.
The 1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6, one of just 52 ever made, was first bought by Racing Team Holland – who insisted on the eye-popping paint job to match their Dutch pride.
Back in the day, the lightweight two-litre machine dominated circuits between 1966 and 1971, racking up wins at Zandvoort, Zolder, Aspern, Welschap and even Snetterton in Norfolk.
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Auctioneers RM Sotheby’s said: “Featuring a tubular steel space frame chassis, low nose, ‘Kamm’ tail, and curved windscreen, this was a diminutive low-drag racer that could still accommodate a suitcase to satisfy the rulebook.”
Designed under Porsche legends Ferdinand Piëch and Hans Mezger, the car went on sale in 1966 for just £8,500.
Now it could fetch almost 200 times that when it goes under the hammer in Munich this October, as reported by What’s The Jam.
The Carrera 6 boasted a featherweight build – just 580kg – and packed 210 horsepower from its specially developed 901/20 engine, a whopping 54kg lighter than the road-going 911 of the same era.
This particular chassis, number 906-146, made its debut on April 24, 1966, at Zandvoort where Dutch driver Wim Loos immediately claimed a class win.
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Over the next few years, it was raced by David van Lennep, Ben Pon Jr, and Arie Ruska, scoring podiums and victories across Europe before a crash at Spa saw it rebuilt by Porsche in 1968.
The car later passed through the hands of Dutch racing stars, a surgeon, and even a top collector before being fully restored in 2005 back to its blazing orange glory.
It now comes with a spare correct-specification engine, full inspection reports, and an expired FIA Historic Technical Passport.
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RM Sotheby’s described it as a “storied and successful example of Porsche’s great 2-litre sportscar” and said “this 906 would make for a standout addition to any motorsport-centric collection”.
The hammer is expected to fall at £1.9million – not bad for a car once flogged for the price of a small family saloon.
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