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After bodywork testing with the prototype 934, 930 670 0001, the Porsche factory built its first 935 to actually race at the end of 1975. This was known internally as 935-001, or R15. The Chassis number was 930 670 0002. The engine had a bore and stroke of 92.8 x...
JLP-4 Porsche 935 in Miller High Life livery on pavement
There are 935s, and then there are 935s… Although almost a hundred Porsche 935s were built between 1975 and 1984, with the factory building some forty two cars and customers building the remainder, JLP-4 was by far the most radical of the Group 5 breed. No Subscription? You’re missing out...
Porsche 935 JLP-4 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2014 JLP-4 was the final race car in the line of Porsche 935 specials built for the John Paul father and son team. Using this final ‘weapon’, the Pauls notched up several outright victories in IMSA races and, in combination with...
1979 Porsche 935 chassis #009 0004 – Willow Springs International Raceway © Robert Graham Junior The phone rang, it was my old friend Carlos de Quesada. “I’ve just bought a 935 to restore,” he told me. “Great,” I replied, “which one?” “#009 0004,” announced Carlos. Chassis #009 0004? I had...
The 1977 #40 Martini Porsche 935/2.0 Baby (chassis #935 2 001) photographed at the Porsche Museum, Stuttgart, Germany in May 2017 Ernst Fuhrmann’s requirement to develop a significantly updated GT race car in 1977, would present a number of challenges for the Porsche race department. Just to make things interesting,...
Porsche 935 chassis no. 009 00030, the Old Warhorse speeds up the hill at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed with Brian Redman at the helm This is a story of the incredible career of Porsche 935 009 00030, one of the most amazing race cars ever, or as someone...