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Porsche Carrera 6 (1966) - the sophisticated racing sports car and Targa Florio winner

Name: Porsche Carrera 6 1966
Brand: Porsche

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Created on June 13, 2011

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Bruno von Rotz

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Porsche Carrera 6 (906) (1966) - at the Arosa ClassicCar hill climb 2012

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AVD Oldtimer GP 2010 - Porsche 906 (1966)

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - AVD Oldtimer GP 2007

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - on the Porsche factory premises - Mitter shines

Bild von Partner Porsche AMAG Mai Foto-Galerie 2026

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - Factory photo of the new sports car

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Porsche Carrera 6 (906) (1966) - Silhouette of a racing car

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - front view

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - Interior and ventilation

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - photo from 1981

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - streamlined front end

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - up the Gaisberg at a brisk pace

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - up the Gaisberg at high speed

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - after a fast ascent on the Gaisberg

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - Rear view

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Australian GP Historique - Tribute to Tony Gaze - Porsche Carrera 6

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - Circuit race 1967

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - Sepp Groger in Ollon-Villars 1967

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - the pack of works Porsches at the 1966 Targa Florio

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - Gunther Klass at the 1966 Targa Florio

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - Hans Kühnis on the Carrera 6 during a hill climb

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - at Le Mans they experimented with wheel covers on the Carrera 6

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - circuit race in Langenlebarn, No. 1 Herrmann, No. 5 Lunaldi, No. 6 Spörry-Fischhaber

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Porsche Carrera 6 (906) (1966) - Long-tail 906 among themselves

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Porsche Carrera 6 (906) (1966) - the Sebring '66 team, Dieter Spörry in the car, Rico Steinemann standing next to it

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - at a hill climb in 1967

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - on display

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - AVD Oldtimer GP 2006

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - AVD Oldtimer GP 2008

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - AVD Oldtimer GP 2010

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - Arosa ClassicCar 2010

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Porsche Carrera 6 (1966) - Arosa ClassicCar 2010

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966)

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Porsche Carrera 6 (906) (1966) - at the start of the World Sportscar Masters on the occasion of the AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix 2012

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Porsche Carrera 6 (906) (1966) - in Plateau 5 (1966-1971) at the Le Mans Classic 2012

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Porsche Carrera 6 - at Shannon's Historic Demonstration 2012 on the occasion of the Australian GP

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Porsche Carrera 6 (906) (1966) - part of the Jo Siffert retrospective at the Altbüron hill climb in 2011

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - Chassis 906 104 is offered by PS Automobile for Euro 900,000 - at the Techno Classica Essen 2012

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Porsche Museum - Impressions - Porsche 906 (Carrera 6) and Porsche 356

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Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - auf dem Porsche Werksgelände - Mitter strahlt

Porsche 906 Carrera 6 (1966) - Werksbild des neuen Sportwagen

Porsche Carrera 6 (906) (1966) - Silhouette eines Rennwagens

Summary

Porsche built a series of 50 identical racing cars, called the Carrera 6 or 906, for the 1966 one-make world championship. 650 kg, 210 hp, 280 km/h, less than one meter high. The car was successful all over the world and won the Targa Florio in 1966. Private drivers from many nations used the fast flounder for years to come, winning hill climbs, class victories and championships. Today, the vehicles are sought-after rarities and change hands for high six-figure sums. Our report summarizes the development, the characteristics of the cars and the racing successes and also lists the chassis numbers in full. Many pictures and contemporary documents round off the report.

This article contains the following chapters

Homologation series of 50 cars, most of them for private drivers
Trimmed for lightness and speed
To drive like a normal road passenger car
Popular and sought-after even then
Impressive racing successes
Not built for eternity
Still active and successful in historic racing today
Winding paths, high prices
Many replicas and replicas
Further information
Chassis numbers and delivery information

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

We like this choice of attribute in the title, because from today's perspective it is difficult to understand how the editors of Automobil Revue could call the Porsche Carrera 6 a sophisticated racing sports car. In the fifties and sixties, however, racing sports cars were difficult to drive, and even operating the gearshift and brakes or changing gears was not something that normal car drivers could be expected to do. However, the Porsche 906, as the Carrera 6 was also known internally, could in principle be driven by anyone who could handle a normal H-shift. For 1966, the FIA racing regulations provided for significant changes to the sports cars. For Gran Turismo cars, the previous minimum number of 100 vehicles per year was raised to 500. In addition, a production sports car category was created that required a minimum number of 50 identical vehicles to be produced in one year.

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