967 Porsche 910 / 6

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Description

Works car Porsche 910/6:

The Porsche 910, also known as the Carrera 10, was a racing car from Porsche KG. The car was a further development of the Porsche 906 and was used by the works team in the Sports Car World Championship and the European Hill Climbing Championship from 1966 to 1968.

With more than 50 vehicles sold, the 906 was a commercial success for Porsche, but also a sporting success with class victories in the sports car world championship and the title win in the European hill climb championship in 1966. Nevertheless, Porsche recognized that a cheap, series-produced racing car would not last would be able to take overall victory in the Brands World Championship. When developing the 910, it was only intended to be used by the Porsche works team and not to sell new cars to customers. In contrast to the 906, the 910 was the first Porsche sports car that was no longer approved for use on public roads.

The basis for the 910 was the predecessor 906, whose basic structure, engines and transmission were adopted. As a sports car prototype, 50 vehicles were not necessary to receive homologation, so that only around 35 units were produced.

Suspension, engine and transmission:

The chassis of the 910 has been redesigned. The car had independent suspension with wishbones and longitudinal tension struts in the front and longitudinal thrust struts in the rear. Progressive springs and hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers were used for suspension and damping.

By changing from 15-inch wheels to 13-inch wheels, the developers achieved great weight savings. On the 906, Porsche used 15-inch steel wheels that were attached with five wheel nuts. The 910 received lighter 13-inch wheels made of die-cast magnesium with central locks.

Like the Porsche 906, the first 910s in 1966 were equipped with a 2.0-liter six-cylinder boxer engine of the type 901. As usual at Porsche, the engine was air-cooled with an axial fan.

The gasoline-air mixture was prepared by an injection system.

With a compression of 10.3: 1, the engine developed a maximum of 162 kW (220 hp) at 8,000 revolutions per minute.

To transmit power to the rear axle, Porsche used a fully synchronized five-speed manual transmission of the type 906, which was derived from the series transmission of the Porsche 911. A multi-disc limited slip differential was also installed.

Story:

This Porsche 910 has a very successful and demonstrable history. As early as 1967, the car was successfully used by Porsche in the Porsche factory several times.
This car achieved its first works victory for a 910 at the 12-hour race in Sebring (class winner / 3rd overall winner, driver: Mitter & Patrick).
In May 1967 in Spa-Franchorchamps (second in class with Mitter & Koch) and extremely fast in the 1,000 km test run on the Nürburgring. After a general overhaul in the factory, the 910 was sold to the Scudderia Piccionaia racing team on September 12th, 1967 and ran successfully throughout the 1968 season.
In 1969 the 910 was used at the Targa Florio, unfortunately it was involved in an accident there.
The Porsche 910 was bought by the "Bill Bradley" Racing Team, stored and restored to factory standards by Bill Bradley in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

 

The most important component, the engine, was completely rebuilt by Manfred Rugen with original parts and a Carrera 6 aluminum crankcase. The original 910 magnesium crankcase is also included. After the restoration, the 910 successfully took part in several racing events with the current owner, including Le Mans Classic Historic 1st place and Le Mans Classic 2018 (starting position 5, 4th place).

In October 2019 the 910 took first place in the 2-liter class on the "Paul Ricard" racetrack in southern France. In addition, the 910 achieved various class wins at the Oldtimer Grand Prix on the Nürburgring.

Factory car Porsche 910/6:

The Porsche 910, also called Carrera 10, was a racing car of the Porsche KG. The car was a further development of the Porsche 906 and was used by the factory team in the World Sports Car Championship and the European Mountain Championship from 1966 to 1968.

With more than 50 cars sold, the 906 was a commercial success for Porsche, but also a sporting success with class victories in the World Sports Car Championship and the title win in the European Hill Climbing Championship in 1966. Nevertheless, Porsche realized that a cheap , mass-produced racing car would not be able to win the overall brand world championship in the long term. When the 910 was developed, it was intended only for use by the Porsche works team and not for the sale of new cars to customers. In contrast to the 906, the 910 was the first Porsche sports car that was no longer registered for use on public roads.

The basis for the 910 was the predecessor 906, whose basic structure, engines and gearboxes were taken over. As a sports car prototype, no 50 vehicles were necessary to obtain homologation, so that in total only about 35 units were produced.

Suspension, engine and gearbox:

The suspension of the 910 was redesigned. The car had independent suspension with wishbones as well as longitudinal tension struts at the front and longitudinal thrust struts at the rear. Progressive springs and hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers were used for suspension and damping.

By changing from 15-inch wheels to 13-inch wheels, the developers achieved major weight savings. For 906, Porsche used 15-inch steel wheels that were fixed with five wheel nuts. The 910 was fitted with a lighter 13-inch die-cast magnesium wheels with central locking.

Like the Porsche 906, the first 910s in 1966 were equipped with a 2.0-liter six-cylinder 901 boxer engine. As was customary for Porsche, the engine had air cooling with an axial fan.

The petrol / air mixture was prepared by an injection system.

With a compression ratio of 10.3: 1, the engine developed a maximum of 162 kW (220 hp) at 8,000 revolutions per minute.

To transmit power to the rear axle, Porsche used a fully synchronized five-speed manual gearbox of type 906, which was derived from the standard gearbox of the Porsche 911. A multi-disc limited slip differential was also installed.

 

History:

This Porsche 910 has a very successful and demonstrable history. Already in 1967 the car was used by Porsche several times successfully in the Porsche factory.
The first factory victory of a 910 was achieved by this car at the 12-hour race in Sebring (class winner / 3rd overall winner, driver: Mitter & Patrick).
In May 1967 in Spa- Franchorchamps (second in class with Mitter & Koch) and extremely fast at the 1,000 km test run on the Nürburgring. After a general overhaul at the factory, the 910 was sold to the Scudderia Piccionaia racing team on 09/12/1967 and ran successfully throughout the 1968 season.
In 1969 the 910 was used at the Targa Florio, unfortunately it was involved in an accident there.
The Porsche 910 was bought by the "Bill Bradley" Racing Team, stored and restored by Bill Bradley in the late eighties / early nineties according to factory standards.

The most important component, the engine, was completely rebuilt by Manfred Rugen with original parts and a Carrera 6 aluminum crankcase. The original 910 magnesium crankcase is also present. After the restoration, the 910 with its current owner has successfully participated in several racing events, including Le Mans Classic Historic 1st place and Le Mans Classic 2018 (starting position 5, 4th place).

In October 2019, the 910 took first place in the 2-liter class at the "Paul Ricard" race track in southern France. In addition, the 910 achieved various class victories at the Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.

The history is complete and verifiable on request. There are several expertises as well as a FIVA "identity card", which confirm the authenticity of the 910.