RM Sotheby’s Will Feature a 1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6 at Munich Auction
The car, which is one of just 52 customer examples of Porsche’s ultra-successful 2-liter sports racer, will be auctioned Oct. 18…
RM Sotheby’s announced an early consignment for its upcoming auction in Munich’s Motorworld on Oct. 18. A 1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6, one of just 52 customer examples of Porsche’s ultra-successful 2-liter sports racer, is headlining what promises to be another spectacular German sale, auction officials stated in a press release.
Chassis number 906-146 was delivered on April 20, 1966, to long-standing Dutch Porsche importer Pon’s Holland, appropriately finished in Orange, befitting of the first owner, Racing Team Holland. Powered by a Carrera 6 engine that was around 120 pounds lighter than the motor found in a contemporary 911 road car, the unit delivered 210 horsepower in a car that weighed a mere 1,279 pounds. Just 65 chassis were produced, with only 52 examples with the 901/20-type engine.
At a time when Ferrari struggled to produce the 50 cars required to homologate a Dino V-6-powered 2-liter sports car, Porsche almost immediately sold out its new 906. Featuring a tubular steel spaceframe chassis, low nose, “Kamm” tail and curved windscreen, the diminutive low-drag racer could still accommodate a suitcase to satisfy the rulebook.
Racing History of the 1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6
The car offered at RM Sotheby’s Munich auction made its competitive debut in the NAV National Meeting at Zandvoort on April 24, 1966, where driver Wim Loos claimed a 2-liter class win. With David van Lennep next behind the wheel, podiums arrived at Trier and in the Paris Grand Prix at Montlhéry.
The Carrera 6 had regular outings over the next year, including Ben Pon Jr., who had several wins at Zolder, as well as an entry into the 1000 Km of Spa with Gijs van Lennep. The Porsche adopted a new white livery featuring a blue, white and red stripe in the Dutch national colors, and continued racing through to October 1971.
The Porsche is to be sold with reports from marque authorities Walter Naeher, Rolf Sprenger, and most recently, Andy Prill. Currently fitted with a tuned 911 2.4 S engine, the car also comes with an original type 901/20 engine. This car is estimated at $2,083,000-$2,545,000.
