Built and raced by Bob Akin during the 1983 and 1984 IMSA seasons, this 1983 Porsche Fabcar 935/84 is a unique one-off evolution of the 935, engineered to meet Class 2 weight regulations and remain competitive against newer GTP machinery. Developed by Dave Klym of Fabcar, the 935/84 utilized components...
Group 5 origins The history of chassis 935-001, and Porsche’s 935 program at large, originates in a major revision to the FIA’s Group 5 category. While the general template for Group 5 had been in place since 1966, for the 1976 racing season the FIA changed the rule book to...
Lot #196, the 1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar, outstripped its pre-sale estimate at RM Sotheby’s Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction at the Porsche Experience Centre Atlanta. With a pre-sale estimate of between $3.0m-3.4m, the 959 sold for a final $5,945,000, almost doubling its estimate. This was just one of the vehicles at...





