RE: Time For Tea? 962 on the street
Friday 12th October 2012
Driving a Le Mans winning Porsche 962 at Weissach and meeting the man that designed it is pretty cool. Yes Chris, we’re still green with envy at that one. But so is owning a road legal replica of such a car and taking it out for a spin on the public road, like the Japanese gentlemen in possession of this Schuppan-built 962.
Time For Tea? 962 on the street
Is your car love serious enough to pop to the shops in a Rothmans liveried 962 rep?
Road legal 962s from the likes of Schuppan, Dauer and Koenig aren’t unheard of but many wear dubious civilianised bodywork and though suitably outrageous in terms of rarity, exoticism, performance and price are curious vehicles that seem neither one thing nor t’other. So we salute the mentality that says why not go the whole hog and make it look like the ‘proper’ Le Mans winner. And enjoy the sheer incongruity of taking it out in public.
Artfully filmed homages to much-loved cars are springing up all over the place at the moment, not least on sites like Petrolicious from whom we shared a similarly paced vid about one man’s love for his Countach. Perfect Time For Tea? (or coffee!) fodder in our book so brew up, sit back and enjoy!
Discussion
Taylor & Crawley have Dauer 962 for sale. I remember this car was for sale in Germany
back in 2005, the dealer had it in stock for some time. I'm glad it's now over here I love
the thing!
http://www.taylorandcrawley.com/
back in 2005, the dealer had it in stock for some time. I'm glad it's now over here I love
the thing!
http://www.taylorandcrawley.com/
vincegail said:
This is what dribble Schuppan normally made:
So doesn't that guy mean it is a car driven by Schuppan at some point?
Apparently this is real 962 factory car, not converted by Dauer, Schuppan and the likes that somehow ended up with a Japanese licenseplate?
I was wondering how long it would take before my favourite supercar showed up.So doesn't that guy mean it is a car driven by Schuppan at some point?
Apparently this is real 962 factory car, not converted by Dauer, Schuppan and the likes that somehow ended up with a Japanese licenseplate?
Anyway, wasn't this a featured video on Tuesday night? Not that I mind watching it again, I must admit. Seeing that 962 on the road makes this probably the coolest car video ever in my eyes.
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