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1971 Porsche 908/3 Prototype
Serial No. 908 03 013
Flat-eight air cooled engine mounted mid-ship; twin overhead camshafts; fuel injected.
2997cc, 360hp @ 8,400 RPM
Wheel base 90.6 inches
Weight 1,200 lbs.
Porsche intensely pursued the 1970 and 1971 world championships. The 908/3 (pictured here) was produced to compete in two races: the Targe Florio and Nurburgring. They are twisty, difficult tracks where the 917 size and power were handicaps.
The previous 908s were coupes or spiders. The 908/3 was only ever a spyder.
The engine in this vehicle gave up 65 hp to the 3 liter 312 PB Ferrari rival. However, it employed Piech's feather-weight design. The 908/3 was 100 pounds lighter than the 908/2 due to the use of titanium. The space frame weighed 48 pounds and the body another 26.5!
Just 13 were produced.
The 908/3 provided a one-two finish in 1970 at both Targe and Nurburgring, the races it was designed to win. In 1971 the Targa was lost due to a driver error caused crash. However, the 908/3 finished one-two-three at Nurburgring.
The car shown here was built in 1971 and the frame was not built to specification. The chassis broke during the 1971 Nurburgring race, however, drivers Rodriguez and Oliver were still able to bring the car in 2nd place.
This model's win rate was 75%.
A 1971 configured 908/3 won its last world championship at Silverrstone England in 1980. A decade span of World Championships with the same designed vehicle.
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1971 Porsche 908/3 Prototype
Serial No. 908 03 013
Flat-eight air cooled engine mounted mid-ship; twin overhead camshafts; fuel injected.
2997cc, 360hp @ 8,400 RPM
Wheel base 90.6 inches
Weight 1,200 lbs.
Porsche intensely pursued the 1970 and 1971 world championships. The 908/3 (pictured here) was produced to compete in two races: the Targe Florio and Nurburgring. They are twisty, difficult tracks where the 917 size and power were handicaps.
The previous 908s were coupes or spiders. The 908/3 was only ever a spyder.
The engine in this vehicle gave up 65 hp to the 3 liter 312 PB Ferrari rival. However, it employed Piech's feather-weight design. The 908/3 was 100 pounds lighter than the 908/2 due to the use of titanium. The space frame weighed 48 pounds and the body another 26.5!
Just 13 were produced.
The 908/3 provided a one-two finish in 1970 at both Targe and Nurburgring, the races it was designed to win. In 1971 the Targa was lost due to a driver error caused crash. However, the 908/3 finished one-two-three at Nurburgring.
The car shown here was built in 1971 and the frame was not built to specification. The chassis broke during the 1971 Nurburgring race, however, drivers Rodriguez and Oliver were still able to bring the car in 2nd place.
This model's win rate was 75%.
A 1971 configured 908/3 won its last world championship at Silverrstone England in 1980. A decade span of World Championships with the same designed vehicle.