1966 Porsche 906 2146377912 Tweet

Canepa has extensive experience in making what others dream of doing, and bringing those dreams into reality. Having designed and completed numerous high-quality race-to-street Porsche commissions, the idea of taking Porsches last iteration of street-legal race car and making it into the ultimate prototype streetcar was an exciting undertaking. Beginning with this 1966 Porsche 906 Carrera 6, chassis 119, a car with true racing pedigree in both design and with authentic period racing history, the goal was to create the ultimate street Porsche prototype that was enjoyable in all conditions. No small task, but Canepa began what would become a 3+ year design study and engineering exercise that resulted in the finest street-legal Porsche 906 ever created. There were 3 critical points that Canepas recommissioning would end up addressing: Driving enjoyment, comfort, and reliability. Each change was engineered and devised in order to make the experience of being in the 906 that much better at any given moment, ensuring that youd want to enjoy driving it not for an hour, but for a week. Bruce Canepa, understanding the importance and investment value of preserving the original integrity of the car, determined that all upgrades on this 906 would be designed to be installed without any permanent modifications to the body or chassis. This allows a future caretaker to revert the car back to 100% period correct in a short period without damage from the modifications. Technology has the ability to take something already great and make it that much better, and the Porsche 911R-based 2.0L flat six engine, originally equipped with carburetors, was given a dose of 21st century tuning technology. With a proprietary intake manifold system with a fly-by-wire throttle, the 2.0L engine became a highly tunable electronic fuel-injected flat six engine. After dyno testing, the 906 made substantially more power than a standard 906s 210hp. MoTec was the ECU of choice to manage the host of features that the car was now able to take advantage of, such as a warm up regulator, cold start, and even adjusting to different altitudes. A custom muffler system was installed inside of the tapered racing-style exhaust, preserving the motorsport design of the twin exhaust without the race car level of noise. The fuel system was upgraded to accommodate for the pressures required for the electronic fuel injection, including the addition of a surge tank. With the addition of MoTec, this also unlocked other features laid out in the MoTec dash unit located inside of the cabin, including a speedometer, an r