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Porsche Carrera 6 No. 906-120

(Apr/2015) Offered for sale by Symbolic Motors, see here http://www.symbolicintl.com/1966-porsche-carrera-6-chassis-no-906-120.html

The following three links will give access to full documented race results and two excellent period race videos featuring the car in Japan:

Racing Sports Cars http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/archive/906-120.html

YouTube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_zCeEkw7LI

YouTube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xCGMsc1ORQ

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914-6 GT		07-Apr-2015 05:47
Background: With an ever changing staff in Porsche's experimental department, there was no shortage of fresh ideas, but at the expense of continuity and experience. Much of the experimentation done in Zuffenhausen concentrated on constructing racing cars, which not only won many races, but also served as rolling test beds for new developments. Under the guidance of Ferdinand Piech, Ferdinand Porsche's young grandson, a dedicated racing department was set up as part of the experimental department he headed. In his brief stint at Porsche, Piech had already worked on the development of the six cylinder engine of the 911 road car and the competition 904/6, before he officially took charge of the experimental department early in 1966. In the preceding months he already made his mark by developing the first of a line of highly successful racing cars all designed along the same lines. In 1965, the works were still developing new six and eight cylinder version of the 904 GT racer. From the start the 904's design was compromised for ease of construction as a run of at least 100 cars were required for homologation purposes. The simple steel frame chassis construction was very rigid, albeit a bit heavy. In its first two seasons of racing this flaw was disguised by the car's excellent road holding characteristics and powerful engines. By the summer of 1965, Ferrari's radical and very light V6 engined Dino racer had exposed the 904's weak point and had rendered it obsolete on the spot in the European Hillclimb Championship. Piech's team sacrificed the traditional August break to develop an instant answer to the bright red mountain stormer. The 904's ladder frame was discarded in favour of a lighter spaceframe construction that had previously been used for many of the successful road racers. To lower the car, 13 inch wheels were planned to be fitted, but Porsche had no wheels of this diameter or suitable uprights available. In a unique deal the required bits were purchased from Lotus who used a similar setup for their Formula 1 racers and were than happy to ditch some of the spare parts after the German Grand Prix. Fitted with a lightweight spider body and a flat eight Grand Prix engine, the new racer made its debut at the end of the month in the Swiss Ollon-Villars hillclimb. Simply known as the Ollon-Villars Spyder, it showed its lack of development and testing, and Ferrari again took the better of the Germans.

914-6 GT		07-Apr-2015 05:46
Although the European Hillclimb Championship was a popular past time for the continent's racing car manufacturers it was not the top priority. The Ollon-Villars Spyder was not a winner out of the box, but did show great potential and its design would form the basis for the 904 replacement. All work on the larger engined versions was dropped in favour of the new spaceframe car. The sport's governing body, the FIA, had brought the homologation requirements down from 100 to 50 for Group 4 GT racers. The spaceframe chassis was still too complex for Porsche to construct in such a short time, but this was overcome by outsourcing the work to Karosseriewerk Weinsberg. Much of the development work concentrated on getting the light chassis up to the rigidity levels of the 904's. Once that was achieved a lot of time was saved by fitting the front and rear suspension that had contributed much to the old car's success. Many of the parts had already been ordered for the cancelled second 904 production run. The remaining time was spent on tuning and lightening the six cylinder engine found in the 904/6. In production form the new flat six already used lightweight materials like aluminium, but for the competition version Piech's team replaced the aluminium parts with magnesium and the steel bits with titanium. Magnesium was already used in the flat-eight Formula 1 project, but the use of titanium was previously restricted to space-ships only. The end result of the extensive diet was an engine that was lighter than the 904's four, yet still durable enough to survive endurance racing. Officially the engines produced 210 bhp, but a figure of 220 bhp was closer to the truth. This was almost twice the amount available in the similarly engined 911 road car. The very efficient shape was the result of 'Butsy' Porsche's intuition, but for the new racer the team relied on the windtunnel. The resulting fiberglass body was slightly lower and considerably wider that its predecessor's. Despite the increased frontal area, the drag was only slightly increased and the long nose provided for more downforce at high speeds.

914-6 GT		07-Apr-2015 05:46
The six cylinder engined 904/6 model received chassis numbers starting with '906' to distinguish them from the previous version. The 906 name was never publicly used so it was adopted by the factory as the cars official name. Not only did it follow the traditional naming policy, the last digit was also a true indication of the engine fitted. The PR department continued another tradition by referring to it as the 'Carrera 6', much like the 904 had been known as the 'Carrera 4'. Within a month after the first example of the 906 was completed, it made its competition debut in the January 1966 Daytona 24 Hours. Compared to the local racers, the tiny size of the navy blue Porsche became apparent. With a sixth place finish and a class victory, Porsche's latest racer immediately showcased its potential. Within a few weeks of the announcement of the new car, all 50 were spoken for. Before the car could be fully homologated the completed examples were forced to race in the prototype class where it again faced the similarly petit Ferraris. The Italians never planned to homologate the car and only one or two were usually present at any race and they quickly faced an armada of Porsche's latest. The two six cylinder racers were equally quick, but the quantity and durability of the 906 usually gave it an edge over the Dino. By the end of April the required 50 cars were completed and from May 1st it was homologated as a Group 4 GT. This was celebrated a week later in the Targa Florio where the 906 scored an overall victory. Porsche could comfortably leave the privateers to defend their honours on the track where it easily outran the competition. Not only did the new racer perform great on the track, it was also well received by the motoring press who quickly nick-named it 'Batmobile' because of its gullwing doors. Back in Zuffenhausen no time was wasted and immediately after the fiftieth car was completed, work was already started on improvements. Throughout the racing world the fueling system old, Carburetors, was replaced with Fuel Injection. In the preceding ten years much experimentation was done with injection, but it was not until the second half of the 1960s that a setup was developed that was really superior to the good old 'carbs'. For the 906 engine Porsche turned to fellow German's Bosch to replace the Webers with a state of the art system. Equipped with the Bosch injection the engine's performance did not increase, but it was much easier to fine-tune and offered better throttle response. Together with the new engine, a slightly revised bodywork was introduced, which brought drag levels back to the 904's figures without sacrificing any downforce. The evolution was dubbed 906E for Einspritzung, or injection, and was forced to run in the prototype class. One of the first outings for the injected 906 was the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race where they filled places four to six behind three Ford GTs. It also secured a top spot in the Index of Performance. A second evolution was the installation of the advanced eight cylinder engines in the chassis with hopes of creating an overall winner at the twistiest of tracks like the Targa Florio and the Nürburgring. The bore was increased slightly to create a displacement of 2.2 litres, which was good for at least 250 bhp. Four chassis, unofficially known as 906/8, were fitted with this revised unit, but did not attain the successes hoped for. Fortunately there were usually enough regular 906s around to pick up the pieces. Together with the Ollon-Villars Spyder, these evolutions of the 906 formed the basis for years to come, when the similarly engineered 907, 908, 909, 910 and 917 prototype and sports racers took on the racing world by force. Piech's hard work paid off and Porsche won their first 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1970 with the 917K, which was the final evolution of the spaceframe Porsche sport's racer. Today the 906 is a popular choice in historic racing events like the Tour Auto retrospective and the Classic Endurance Racing series.

914-6 GT		07-Apr-2015 05:45
Carrera 6 Chassis No. 906-120 Full History: This Particular Carrera 6 is the most successful as well as correct and original of the three that were delivered new to Mitsuwa, the official Importer and Distributor for Porsche in Japan. It had been ordered and sold new to Shintaro Taki, the owner of a prominent clothing factory and team manager as well as lead racer of Taki Motors Ltd. and their racing devision, Taki Racing. Taki won almost every race entered from 1966 to 1967 before he switched to a newer 910. All of the races entered were in Japan or Hong Kong/Macao making it one of the very few Porsches to ever race in China! By 1970, the car still in Taki-team livery remained painted white but was then sold to the well-known British journalist Peter Bellamy who raced it competitively to the end of 1973 with all races in Japan. Originally painted white, 906-120 stood out prominently in Taki-Team colors before later being painted red. In the care of Bellamy it was painted British Racing Green and is remembered fondly as such by many die-hard Japanese Porsche racing enthusiast even to this day. Today sees 906,120 as good or even better than in the condition in which it left the factory in 1966. Following a comprehensive restoration by the Porsche Factory that saw the original engine and gearbox being fitted back to the car.

914-6 GT		07-Apr-2015 05:44
Chronological History: April, 1966 Imported by Porsche Distributor (Mitsuwa) and sold to first owner, Susumu Taro Taki (Shintaro Taki / Taki Motors) Raced exensively by TAKI Motors Ltd. extensively in Japan and Hong Kong / Macao from May of 1973 until September of 1969 when TAKI Motors purchased a 910 to replace this 906. October, 1969 Sold to famed British journalist, Mr. Peter Bellamy who continued to race this Porsche extensively in Japan until June of 1973 when it was finally retired from active and competitive racing. April 1974 Shipped to Australia by Bellamy to Australia. May 1975 Sold by Bellamy to the late Mr. R.J. Aitkin, the CEO of Maranello Concessionaires and then the Porsche and Ferrari importer and distributor for Australia and New Zealand. Aitkin was also the founding director of Scuderia Veloce Motors. On arrival, this Porsche joined his private collection where it was displayed prominently as last raced until 1989. 1989 to 1990 Cosmetically restored by Malloy & Watson 1991 Upon completion of cosmetic restoration, offered for sale and sold to European Auto Sales and Restoration. Mechanically restored by them and then sold to Kanaya Car Company Ltd. in Japan. July 10th, 1991 Issued road registration and plates “1ED2788" July 25th, 1991 Formally sold and exported to Japan. (See copy of bill of sale and Japanese Customs import document.) August 3rd, 1991 Arrived in Japan with Porsche dealer Kanaya Car Company Ltd. December 1991 Sold by Kanaya to prominent collector Toshio Tachikawa where it joined his growing private museum collection. October, 1992 Entered by Tachikawa San in the “La Festa Mille Miglia and driven by original owner, Susumu Taro Taki (Shintaro Taki) of TAKI Motors fame. December 1992 Sent to Porsche Factory for complete restoration. Restoration was completed by the Porsche Factory Race Department at Weissach during the off season over a five-year period. Original “Matching Number” engine, (No. “906-021”) completely rebuilt to 2.5-liter capacity and fitted to the car along with original gearbox (No. “906-021”.) 1998 Restoration completed and vehicle returned to Tachikawa San and again displayed at his private museum collection. October of 2008 Sold to another private museum collection in Japan. March 2015 Purchased by Symbolic International, San Diego, California. These three links will give access to full documented race results and two excellent period race videos featuring the car in Japan: http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/archive/906-120.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_zCeEkw7LI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xCGMsc1ORQ Please contact me for additional assistance in arranging an inspection or with any other requests regarding the potential purchase of this vehicle. Warm regards always, Bill Noon Symbolic International 11425 Sorrento Valley Road San Diego, California 92121 USA Phone 619 840 7811 Email bnoon@symbolicintl.com Websitehttp://www.symbolicintl.com

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