1966 Porsche 906

This was one of the competitors in the Classic Gold Pre 1974 Le Mans Car Race at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 2000.

It's Austrian driver Dieter Eissner-Eissenstein's 1,991cc flat-6 1966 Porsche 906, also known as a Porsche Carrera 6. The earlier Porsche 904 with a flat-4 1,966 engine was too heavy and underpowered to compete with the Ferrari Dino 206 SP so the 906 was designed with a lighter chassis and body, and the six-cylinder engine was also lighter as well as being more powerful. These new cars took Porsche to 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th places in the Le Mans 24 Hour race behind three Ford GT40 Mk II cars with engines 3½ times their size.