Porsche took a year to restore this beauty to its former glory.
We discussed the rare and road-legal Porsche 962 racecar that was up for sale a few weeks back. It was going for nearly one million dollars. Today we want to tell you about a Porsche 962. This Porsche 962 is older and more original. It now looks better than it did in 1987, thanks to the Porsche Heritage and Museum departments.
The original 962 C race car was built at the Weissach Development Center. It was then restored at the exact same location it was born over three decades ago. It took approximately one year and a quarter to complete the restoration. Once completed, the car was reunited its original pilot Hans-Joachim Stuck and Norbert Singer, the race engineer. Rob Powell is responsible for the unique yellow and red livery.
Porsche’s 962 C is an important model in many ways. However, we would like to highlight the fact that it was the first attempt to use a dual clutch semi-automatic gearbox. This type of transmission can be found in all combustion-powered Porsche models today. The car won the 1987 ADAC Wurth Supercup. Stuck was behind the wheel. In the years that followed, the race car was used mostly for testing purposes at Weissach’s aerodynamics department.
Porsche explained that the restoration process was difficult because many of the parts had to be rebuilt as they were no longer available. The excellent communication between departments at Porsche allowed the specialists to locate “almost all we needed” within a radius only 30 meters.
A fully restored race car was unveiled at the digital Sound Night of Porsche Museum a few weeks back. Stuttgart-based company plans to present the car dynamically and statically in the coming year, as it celebrates 40 Years of Group C racing. Stuck recalls that the 962 C was the only car I was allowed to drive alone, with no team-mates, and with the exact setup I desired. A car like this is hard to forget. We’ll be celebrating the 40th anniversary in style in 2022!