Photo Gallery «Porsche 910 and 909 Bergspyder - Caution, fragile!»
Weight is the enemy. Under this old Lotus motto, Porsche set about developing a new racing car specifically for the European Hillclimb Championship in the mid-sixties. With a body as thin as a lace doily and a tubular frame made from slightly thicker knitting needles, the Porsche 910/8 and 909 Bergspyder taught both their drivers and their competitors the meaning of fear. This article tells the story of how these featherweight racers came about and shows them in many historic pictures.
The first version of the 910 Bergspyder still quite close to the long-distance coupé. Here Rolf Stommelen is driving it in the 1967 Schauinsland race, where he was once again beaten by Gerhard Mitter.
© Corporate Archives Porsche AG, 1967
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