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As with the Group 4 competition 911s, the Group 5 Porsche 935s were delivered to private clients and heavily campaigned. As the cars became increasingly modified, other individuals and companies began to build 935s, the most notable of which was Kremer. In 1979, Kremer had designed and built a number of twin-turbo 3.2-liter cars that boasted from 740 HP to 800 HP depending on boost.
The overall winner of the 1979 LeMans, this K-3 is considered by some to be the most important 911 Porsche ever. It was a production-based racecar that was upgraded to racing specs necessary for the 24-hour endurance race.
With Porsche already dominating the racing scene, Manfred and Erwin Kremer ran a Porsche dealership and believed they could improve the factory-built racecars. Their main focus was on shedding weight. To achieve this, over 100 changes were incorporated to make it more race-efficient, including replacing the water intercooler system, relocating the oil cooler and fuel tank, and replacing most of the body panels with high-tech composite components.
Literally just hours before the 1979 LeMans, this works car was sold to Don and Bill Whittington, and along with co-driver Klaus Ludwig, the Twin-Turbo, 700 horsepower, four-speed captured the 24 Hours of LeMans overall win.
After the last 30 years in storage, the 935 has recently been refreshed with a complete tear-down, nut-and-bolt restoration by Canepa Motorsports. To ensure the 935 would look and drive as it did in June of 1979, all components are original and once again, Race Ready.
1979: 24 Hours of LeMans - 1st
1979: Brands Hatch - 2nd
1980: 12 Hours of Sebring - 3rd
1980: Nurburgring - 1st
1980: Six Hours of Watkins Glen - 1st
This Porsche 935 was the only 911-based Porsche to win overall at Le Mans and one of just two production-based cars to win overall in postwar years. It continued to succeed through that season and into the next with a second at Daytona, third at Sebring and a top ten finish a the Glen World Championship.
Though the 935 is a purpose-built race car for the track it is not unusual to see the owner driving the Le Mans winner around the busy streets of Los Angeles.
The overall winner of the 1979 LeMans, this K-3 is considered by some to be the most important 911 Porsche ever. It was a production-based racecar that was upgraded to racing specs necessary for the 24-hour endurance race.
With Porsche already dominating the racing scene, Manfred and Erwin Kremer ran a Porsche dealership and believed they could improve the factory-built racecars. Their main focus was on shedding weight. To achieve this, over 100 changes were incorporated to make it more race-efficient, including replacing the water intercooler system, relocating the oil cooler and fuel tank, and replacing most of the body panels with high-tech composite components.
Literally just hours before the 1979 LeMans, this works car was sold to Don and Bill Whittington, and along with co-driver Klaus Ludwig, the Twin-Turbo, 700 horsepower, four-speed captured the 24 Hours of LeMans overall win.
After the last 30 years in storage, the 935 has recently been refreshed with a complete tear-down, nut-and-bolt restoration by Canepa Motorsports. To ensure the 935 would look and drive as it did in June of 1979, all components are original and once again, Race Ready.
1979: 24 Hours of LeMans - 1st
1979: Brands Hatch - 2nd
1980: 12 Hours of Sebring - 3rd
1980: Nurburgring - 1st
1980: Six Hours of Watkins Glen - 1st
This Porsche 935 was the only 911-based Porsche to win overall at Le Mans and one of just two production-based cars to win overall in postwar years. It continued to succeed through that season and into the next with a second at Daytona, third at Sebring and a top ten finish a the Glen World Championship.
Though the 935 is a purpose-built race car for the track it is not unusual to see the owner driving the Le Mans winner around the busy streets of Los Angeles.
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