1984 Porsche 911 RS 3.2 Löwenbräu Tribute Car
VIN # WPOABO916ES121332
140,000 miles on chassis
40,000 miles since engine rebuild
Less than1,000 miles since restoration Grand Prix White on Black with custom Löwenbräu graphics
5 speed 915 Gearbox
Clean and Clear Title
Offered at $49,990
When Porsche launched the 962 program, they started with the IMSA GTP Series, Driver Al Holbert, and sponsor Löwenbräu. With co-drivers Derek Bell, Chip Robinson, and Al Unser Jr., “The Löwenbräu Car” became the most successful and recognizable sports cars ever to race in the legendary IMSA GTP Series.
During its 10+ year career, the 962 went on to become one of the most successful racecars Porsche had ever built. The championships won by teams campaigning the 962 included the World Sportscar Championship title in 1985 and 1986, the IMSA GT Championship every year from 1985 to 1988, the Interseries championship from 1987 until 1992, all four years of the Supercup series (1986 to 1989), and the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship from 1985 until 1989. The 962 also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1986 and 1987 as well as later winning under the Dauer 962 badge in 1994.
We decided to celebrate this important achievement by building a tribute Porsche race-themed car. If many of you are like us, we love the look of the vintage Porsche racecars and have always dreamed of driving them. However, many of us don’t have the time to race and would prefer to drive our toys rather than look at them in our garage. So, we created this car to appeal to people like us: those who love to drive.
I must admit, as we get older, the thought of driving a thoroughbred race car on a 1,000 mile drive becomes less and less appealing. So, when we built this car, we focused on making this car very drivable, comfortable, reliable, and still fun.
We started with a very clean 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera with 140,000 freeway miles. This car had the motor rebuilt at around 100,000 miles and appeared to be free from any accident damage or abuse.
We stripped the car completely. Engine, transmission, windows, etc….everything was removed. We then painted the car factory Grand Prix White.
Everything in the car is either new or rebuilt.
The father and son team of Tony and Marco of TLG Auto have carefully put this car back together and have gone through everything to make sure it is running great.
The engine went through an extensive service. Everything was adjusted and all new modifications to help ensure long life were upgraded. The transmission was opened up, all the gears were checked and new synchros were installed. All the shift linkage was refurbished. The suspension was replaced with a complete Elephant Suspension system. This includes all new bushings and shocks. It is tuned for street use so that you won’t get beat up on long rides, but it handles the twistys very nicely! Finally, the Air Condition was updated so that it blows cold air for those long and hot drives.
Cosmetically, the interior was completely removed and an RS style interior was installed. This included: RS Carpet kit, new Porsche headliner, RSA door panels, custom embroidered vintage style seats based on a 1970’s Sheel, 1970 vintage Omega dash stop watch, RS style vintage B-Roll hoop, custom Coco floor mats, and a Momo Prototipo steering wheel …everything works great!
On the outside, we installed vintage-style Cibie rallye lights as well as glass French yellow lens H4 headlights. An early style rear-fog light was installed as well. The stock bumpers, deck lid and rocker panels were removed and IROC style bumpers and duck tail were fitted nicely. We painted the original factory Fuchs (7x16 and 8x16) wheels and installed them with brand new BF Goodrich tires. The stock mirrors were removed and a 935 style mirror was added. We also added RS style rubber hood and trunk latches.
We custom made a sport exhaust. It’s not too loud…just right! To give the engine an earlier look, we powder coated the fan and shroud to match the livery colors.
Basically, anything that needed to be fixed or replaced was (which was almost everything).
So, what you end up with is a very quick and fun to drive car that you can also roll up the windows, crank the A/C, and just enjoy the ride. The car has all the creature comforts with power windows, power sunroof, A/C, and even cruise-control.
This kind of car is a must for the enthusiast who likes to drive and participate in PCA or R Gruppe type drives and rallyes.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Paul at 714-668-0345 or paul@autokennel.com
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