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1989 Group C

Delivered new on August 30, 1988, this 962 was entered in the World Sports Car Championship (WSCC) and raced extensively (Group C) by a privateer team including the 24 Hours LeMans.

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During 1989, the decision was taken to rebody the car with carbon replacement. This was not due to any accident damage but because there was a school of thought at the time that the then aging designs of the original body would benefit from the use of a stiffer material. The project was initiated by Team Schuppan and fully endorsed by Porsche AG. All drawings were supplied directly by the factory who took an active interest in the project.

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The completed body was sent to Porsche and they sanctioned the work and agreed to allow the new body to retain chassis No.138. It should be noted that the body, unlike various “home-made” special from Kremer, Almeras, etc., share the exact dimension and fitting of the original design.

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The result was, as has been hoped, a vastly stiffer body and Vern Schuppan, who then campaigned the car, declared the most responsive chassis he had driven – even curing the terminal low-speed under steer inherent in all 962’.

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The car therefore boasts the only officially – certified carbon fiber body ever constructed and one that offers greater strength and safety over the somewhat frail aluminum alternatives.

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This car features a Bosch Motronic 1.7 System, the water/water engine races at 650/700 BHP.

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