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Porsche906

1966 France Race car prototype 1 production year
Production1966
Recorded originFrance
ClassRace car prototype
Background

The Porsche 906, sold as Carrera 6, with a 2-litre flat six-cylinder Type 901 engine compared to the F4 in its predecessor Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, is a Group 4 Sports Car from Porsche announced in January 1966 for the 1966 World Sportscar Championship. The street-legal racing car met homologation requirements of the FIA like space for luggage and carrying a spare wheel. When the required minimum number of at the time 50 cars was produced, of 65 in total, homologation came into effect in May 1966.

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