1997 Porsche 911 (GT1) Replica

When international sports car racing experienced a resurgence in the 1990s, Porsche decided to jump back into the fold. Realising its 911 GT2 Evos could not compete effectively in the BPR Global GT1 Championship, Porsche built a new mid-engined car on a composite and steel-tube chassis. The result was the 911 GT1, essentially a racing prototype that could be detuned, fitted with various comforts, and driven on the road. Although it met the FIA's homologation rules, it infuriated its competitors, who had started with road machines that were extensively modified for racing. They were now faced with a ground-up purpose-built sports racing car.

This particular replication of the iconic and very successful 911 GT1 was built in Sweden in 1997 by Roland Gäddhultarn for the Danish racing driver Alex Buch-Larsen. The construction cost at the time of its build is reported to be in the region of Dkr. 2.5 million which is not surprising given that the original cars were designed to take on the mighty McLaren's at le Mans. The engine is a 3.0 litre Porsche with a Biturbo fitted which gives an end result of a very significant 710 bhp. This special racer has enjoyed success since its build and has won its class in the Danish Special Saloon Championship 3 times, following that with an outright Lap Record at Ring Djursland in 1999, and has hardly ever been beaten.

The car is reported to have used 52 hours on the major units from new and appears to be in good fundamental condition throughout, with many new parts added in the recent past. What a fantastic opportunity to acquire a fabulous re-creation of an iconic long distance racer, with genuine thrilling performance along with Danish racing pedigree, at a fraction of the cost of one of the original GT1s.