1976 Porsche Factory 934 Race Car
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Serial Number: 930 670 0154 Logbooks: yes Condition: very good Price: $97,000 USD ONO Location: New Jersey, USA |
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DescriptionNot a 935 but a true 934 with a non-slope-nose. Documented European race history. Beautiful condition. As raced. Needs slight freshening to be ready for all HSR and SVRA events. |
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Chassis # 930 670 0154 racing history. Originally raced by Eugene Kiemele in 1976 GT racing. Took 1st at Hockenheim on 2/21/76, 3rd at Zolder on 3/21 and 7th at Hockenheim on 4/11. Sold in 1979 to Mark Dorrington-Niblet and raced in the World Sportscar Championship that year by Mark Niblet and Tony Dron. Sold to IMSA driver Mauro Borella in 1991 and came in 1st at Misano Adriatico.
History of classes: For 1976, the world of Sportscar racing was split into several categories called groups 1-6. Group 6 was for out and out sports prototypes, while group 5 cars were loosely based on roadgoing cars, but were permitted to have huge wings and extensive modifications to their bodywork (such as extra large wings / fenders) to accommodate wide tires). Group 4 cars had to have the same exterior dimensions and wings that roadgoing equivalent cars had, and 400 roadgoing cars were required to be built to homologate a group 4 car. In Porsche's case, their group 4 car was based on the new 930 (or more commonly known as the 911 Turbo) which was introduced in 1975 with a 3 litre (later a 3.3 litre) flat six turbocharged engine. Hence the car was known as the 934, as it was based on the 930 and was for group 4 racing.
