6:11

PORSCHE 956-007

Long regarded as the Holy Grail of of the Porsche 956-962 series 956-007 is arguably one of the most sought after cars. Having by many been presumed lost after a heavy impact during the last ever World Sportscar Championship 1000K race at the old Nordschleife circuit in 1983.

For it was not merely that this car had been driven by some of the greatest endurance races of the era but the qualifying lap record by Stefan Bellof in a time of 6:11 which still stands to this day.

It transpires that 956-007 was turned into a Miller show car by Al Holbert and has been languishing in a North American museum until it was purchased in 2007 and shipped to Group C Ltd for restoration.

THE RESORATION

After initial stripping of the show panels the extent of the damage could be assessed.

The sympathetic chassis repairs were duly carried out during spring 2008 with the replacement of as few of the original panels as possible. 

With the new chassis panels aged and the original panels refurbished to give an even patina new front underbody panels and brake ducting were fitted to allow the fitting and painting of the bodywork.

So famous was this car that Minichamps even made a model of it from the Nurburgring 1983 1000K race which is extremely rare.

TO BE CONTINUED