There are vintage cars, there are race cars, and then there’s this. A 1988 Porsche 962C, fresh from the Group C era of motorsport, now wears number plates and is driving legally on public roads. It’s like discovering a Tyrannosaurus rex in your garden and finding out it walks well on a leash.
This particular 962C, known by its chassis number CK6-88, isn’t just a display piece with a famous badge. It raced competitively in the 1988 FIA World Sports Prototype Championship, the FIA Coupe d’Europe Interserie, and the FIA World Challenge. Danish driver Kris Nissen took multiple victories, including at the Hungaroring, Hockenheimring, and Wunstorf. Most notably, it finished ninth overall at the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, a result that qualifies it as more than just a piece of motorsport memorabilia.
The car was bought by American collector John Wrengler in 1990, who occasionally raced it to keep the engine in good condition before parting with it in 2001. It reached the UK in 200,9, where it began a second career in classic racing events. Derek Bell, a man who knows a thing or two about going quickly in a Porsche, drove it at the 2012 Le Mans Classic. It’s also been seen thundering up the hill at Goodwood and mixing it with legends at the Members’ Meeting.
BBM Sport handled the transformation from a track-only to a road-ready vehicle in Coventry. This wasn’t a simple matter of adding headlights and hoping. They installed a proper handbrake, upgraded the cooling fans to survive city traffic, and fitted an intercom so driver and passenger could communicate without shouting through their helmets. Traction control was also added, because the car still makes 750 bhp and 1,017 Nm from its 3.0-litre twin-turbo flat-six. That’s more than enough to turn a casual roundabout exit into a memorable moment.
Registering it for road use was finally achieved in April 2022. Since then, it has seen proper tarmac duty, including a cross-border road trip from the UK to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart and back. The thought of being overtaken on the autobahn by a full-blown Le Mans prototype is either deeply inspiring or mildly traumatic, depending on your current vehicle and self-esteem levels.
And now it’s for sale. Exotic car dealer Joe Macari in London is asking £999,950, which is approximately ₹10.85 crore. The asking price includes a well-documented racing history and a set of spare parts, possibly to replace anything that falls off during particularly enthusiastic Sunday drives.
There are many ways to show up at a supercar meet and attract attention. You could bring a limited-edition Lamborghini, you could rev a naturally aspirated Ferrari, or you could just quietly roll in driving something that once lapped Circuit de la Sarthe in anger. One of these options is superior.
This 962C may have been born for endurance racing, but today it is a street-legal, turbocharged relic that can navigate traffic, stop at lights, and still frighten grown adults with a dab of throttle. It may not have cupholders, but it does have stories built into every rivet, which is probably more helpful.
