This Lovely 1966 Porsche Carrera 6 is Up For Sale

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This lovely 1966 Porsche Carrera 6, one of 65 Carrera 6s built, has a storied racing history in Europe and South Africa, has been restored to concours standard and is up for sale at Historic Cars.

The car was imported by Porsche Cars GB in 1966 and bought by privateer racer Michael Grace De Udy. De Udy raced it throughout Europe, running in the Targa Florio, Zeltweg 500KM and the Trophy of The Dunes.

Early on in the Carrera 6’s life, during a test at Silverstone, the original motor, 906-122, failed resulting in substantial damage. De Udy was sponsored by BP at the time, and it’s suggested that at the time their oil was not up to the quality of their major competitor, Shell, leading to the engine failure.

The engine needed to be replaced, so De Udy tasked his mechanic, Bob Ridgard, to source a new one. He bought a replacement directly from Porsche – 906-156. This Typ 901/20 motor was the last originally-built carbed engine of the series, as the next engine, 906-157, was the first ‘E’ fuel-injected engine. It also had history with the Porsche works team, making it quite a storied replacement.

The car has an extensive and well-documented period history as well as an active career in historic motorsport, running in the Le Mans Classic and Tour Auto, and certainly would be welcome at historic racing events around the world.

Recently restored to concours standards, and sold with original Type 901/20 engine, original gearbox and chassis, the car’s up for sale at Historic Cars. For full details, see their official website here.

Images via Historic Cars.