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The 911 and the 904: On the left was the race-legal road car and on the right was a road-legal race car. Especially for international rallies, such as the Monte Carlo, these two models often competed together but in different classes. Porsche Archiv
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On the Rossfeld hillclimb in 1966, Eberhard Mahle drove this 166-horsepower 911 to victory. At season end, he placed first in the European Hillclimb Championship. Porsche Archiv
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Porsche provided a 911R for Nurburgring medical crews to use during the 1,000-kilometer race. With its four tires off the ground, it’s likely the M-car driver was Porsche racer and test driver Herbert Linge. Porsche Archiv
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Codriver Jochen Neerpasch settled into one of the three 1968 911R models that Porsche entered in the 1967 Marathon de la Route at the Nurburgring. He shared driving duties with Vic Elford and Hans Herrmann to win the 84-hour trial in this R equipped with the Sportomatic transmission. Porsche Archiv
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Around and around they went, four Swiss drivers challenging a collection of distance records in October 1967 on Monza’s banked oval circuit. With extensive factory support, Jo Siffert, Dieter Spoerry, Charles Vogele, and Rico Steinemann set five world and 11 European records in an already-tired 911R. Porsche Archiv
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The Tour de Corse in November 1966 was Vic Elford and co-driver David Stone’s first experience rallying in a 911. They adapted well, winning the under 2.5-liter GT class. Porsche Archiv
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The 1968 London-to-Sydney Marathon was perhaps one of racing’s most ambitious and audacious events, spanning four continents and 10,000 miles. Polish rally veteran Sobieslaw Zasada, who headed a private Porsche effort in cars prepared for battle against kangaroos and other wildlife, finished fourth overall. Porsche Archiv
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The starting line for the Spa European Touring Car race in July 1968 resembled a starting grid photo for Sports Car Club of America Trans-Am events. Erwin Kremer, Helmut Kelleners, and Willi Kauhsen won the race in a 911L. Porsche Archiv
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Claude Ballot-Léna and Jean-Claude Morénas took fourth overall and first in GT 2.0 in the 1969 Tour de France de l’Automobile. Paris distributor SonAuto entered this and a second 1969 911T that finished third overall and first in Special Touring 2.0. Porsche Archiv
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Porsche prepared several of these 1970 2.2-liter ST models for the Monte Carlo Rally and other events. Björn Waldegård had won the 1969 Monte and went on to win again in 1970 in one of these STs. Porsche Archiv
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Weissach racing engineers prepared this 2.4-liter S for Gerard Larrousse to contest the 1970 Tour de France de l’Automobile. This potent ultra-light S, at 1,736 pounds with 245 horsepower, finished second overall behind a Matra prototype. Porsche Archiv
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With fuel from Shell and whitewall tires from Sears, Zobieslaw Zasada attacked the 1971 Africa Safari Rally in this 2.2-liter S. Zasada and co-driver Marian Bien finished fifth overall in the highest-placed Porsche entry. Porsche Archiv
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Clemens Schinkentanz, No. 1, led Jürgen Krzikalla, No. 9, around the Norisring 200-mile touring car race at Nuremberg in July 1971. Schinkentanz drove a 2.3-liter 911ST with prototype M471 equipment. Porsche Archiv
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Nurburgring inaugurated a 24-hour race for touring cars in 1970 primarily for amateur drivers. Taking advantage of the long 15.5-mile North Loop circuit, the event allows 200 cars to start, including, in 1971, this 911S 2.5-liter coupe. Porsche Archiv
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After starting 25th on the grid for the 12 Hours of Sebring in March 1972, Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood headed to a second GT/2.5-class win in as many U.S. starts. The two won their category a month earlier at Daytona as well. Porsche Archiv
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