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- 1975 Porsche 911 Rally Car
1975 Porsche 911 Rally Car
Lot Number: 312
1975 Porsche 911 Rally Car
A well established rally car built by Gantspeed and driven over the years by Jimmy McRae, Björn Waldegård and Billy Coleman; it won its class at it last outing in September 2023.
- Sold for: £57,500
LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Friday 23rd August, 2024 at 2.30pm BST at The Wing, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN
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BODY COLOUR
Coupe -
DRIVE
RHD -
REG NUMBER
LYO 920P
SUMMARY
A well established rally car built by Gantspeed and driven over the years by Jimmy McRae, Björn Waldegård and Billy Coleman; it won its class at it last outing in September 2023.
DESCRIPTION
The car presented here started life as a 1975 Porsche 911 Sportomatic, but was fully converted into a lightweight 'Group B'-esque rally machine by specialists Gantspeed in the late 1980s. Robert Gant's preparation style focused on cars being as light as possible in order to win, removing anything that was superfluous to that goal.
The car went on to enjoy much success on rally/special stages, being driven by some prominent drivers in period - in 1993 by Björn Waldegård/Billy Coleman at the Killarney Historics Rally, in 1995 by Jimmy McRae/Chris Patterson at the Donegal International, in 1998 by Billy Coleman (again), in 2003 by Jimmy McRae (again) at the Killarney Historics Rally (the car was then known as the ‘VK Porsche’ with its Vodka Kick livery) and in 2008 by Björn Waldegård (again) in Barbados.
With this sort of 'alumni' of drivers, it goes without saying that the car’s preparation, maintenance and upkeep have always been top notch, as it moved between owners within the established rally fraternity. Its most recent outing was winning its class at Donegal Hillclimb in September 2023.
Bodywork/interior:
- Lightweight panels/wings, boot, bonnet, roof, and bumpers – it reputedly weighs under 900kg
- Welded cage, polycarbonate windows, 993 front screen, alloy tanks, dry-cell battery, Alcantara dash, Stack rev-counter and 911 clocks
- Seats, belts, electric extinguisher - all in date
- Original MSA logbook
- Interior has been relatively untouched from original expert build
Suspension:
- Front Bilstein coil-overs
- With 930 wishbones
- Rear Bilstein coil-overs with Safari travel mounts
- RSR steel-strengthened rear arms
Brakes:
- Tuthill adjustable bias pedal box
- 930 callipers/disc brakes with CL pads and hydraulic handbrake
Steering
- 911 Quaife quick rack with 930 arms/wishbones
- OMP steering wheel
Transmission:
- G50/00 5-speed with Wevo gear linkage and factory LSD
- Competition Sachs paddle-clutch and cover hydraulic clutch
Engine:
- 3.6-litre twin-plug high-compression unit with Wosner pistons/rods/heads, GT headers, cams, PMO 50s carburettors, MSD ignition, twin coil, Serpentine fan belt kit, (new) Woosh starter
- Engine was built by Porsche specialist Classic Car Garage (Mervyn Johnston)
- Running 300bhp in mild setting
SPECIFICATION
- Lot Number
- 312
- Make
- PORSCHE
- Model
- 911
- Registration Number
- LYO 920P
- Chassis Number
- 9116300798
- Engine Number
- 6760041
- Transmission
- Manual
- Body Colour
- Coupe
GALLERY
CONSIGNOR
Joseph Watts
- Car Specialist
- 07779 082707
- joe@iconicauctioneers.com
For further information regarding this lot please contact Joseph.
CONTACTPayment is due by 5pm on Monday 26th August.
Payment should be made by bank transfer where possible. Payment by card can be made (in person only)
Due to venue restrictions, all vehicles must be collected on Monday 26th August between 9am and 2pm.
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