It may not be the best picture, but it's one I have taken myself when I was still quite young and it shows one of the all time best race cars ever, the Porsche 956, driven by Jochen Mass and Jacky Ickx. It must have been around 1982/83 and it looks like the Nurburgring to me, but I may be mistaken. As said it has been a long time ago. There was actually a street going version of this car, built by Dauer. It's probably not something you would want to drive in city traffic or to park in a narrow garage. But it has the looks and the sound it takes to get petrolheads going ...
Friday, April 9, 2010
Picture of the week - Porsche 956 - Mass and Ickx
It may not be the best picture, but it's one I have taken myself when I was still quite young and it shows one of the all time best race cars ever, the Porsche 956, driven by Jochen Mass and Jacky Ickx. It must have been around 1982/83 and it looks like the Nurburgring to me, but I may be mistaken. As said it has been a long time ago. There was actually a street going version of this car, built by Dauer. It's probably not something you would want to drive in city traffic or to park in a narrow garage. But it has the looks and the sound it takes to get petrolheads going ...
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Back then, for a year or two they had a round of the Sports Car Championship out here at Sandown and we got to see some of those Porsches in cluding the Rothmans ones. They're not bad are they?
great cars, unforgettable!
It's funny. I have a very similar picture I took during the 1000km of Monza, also in the early/mid 80ies. Rothmans colors as well, but with Bell and Bellof at the helm.
This car is owned by Bruce Canepa (Santa Clara California I think, near Monterey.) His website says the car was campaigned by Ickx and Mass in 1985. I would guess this photo was therefore made in 1985.
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