Someone’s Selling A Freaking Porsche 962 Race Car On Facebook Marketplace

Let’s say that hypothetically, you won the Powerball. If you’re like me, a well-meaning dirtbag with a penchant for performance machinery, you’ll probably still be on Facebook Marketplace looking at Porsches. However, lottery money means you’re probably looking at something faster than a Boxster. A 911? Great choice, but what about a bigger number? One bigger than 924, 928, 930, or 944. If you hit 968, go back. I’m talking about the Porsche 962, an enormously successful Group C and IMSA GTP race car that’ll bring your Le Mans fantasies to life.

As it turns out, because Facebook Marketplace is the default place to list everything from 17 DVD copies of “Click” to a Subaru Tribeca stretch limousine, there’s at least one Porsche 962 up for sale on there. Unsurprisingly, it’s a good one. The Jägermeister-liveried example we’re looking at here started life with a Chapman monocoque but a racing incident later in life required a rebuild using the same sort of strengthened Thompson monocoque legendary racing outfit Kremer used in its later 962s.

As for what’s under the clamshell, this particular 962 is powered by a three-liter air-cooled flat-six sporting Kühnle, Kopp und Kausch forced induction and a massive air-to-air intercooler. As Rolls-Royce used to say, power is sufficient, especially with a curb weight of around 2,000 pounds. Instead of zero-to-60 mph numbers that don’t hold much relevance on a road course, just watch this onboard footage of five-time Le Mans-winner Derek Bell giving it a belting around Lime Rock.

Yep, I’d call that rapid. Wrestling a historic top-class endurance racer around a little track like Lime Rock seems like a serious workout, but come on, isn’t it so much cooler than doing the normal new-rich person thing and flexing an Equinox membership?

You’re probably wondering about mechanical condition, and the listing states that it’s ready to go, with one event on a freshly-built engine and gearbox meaning it’s already been shaken down. Apparently it also comes with a ton of spares, which is important because one can only imagine that 962 parts aren’t exactly sitting on the shelf at Autozone.

Beyond that, would you just look at this thing? It’s provocative, one of the coolest ways any human can possibly reach 200 mph. What’s more, you can actually still race it like previous owners have, as many historic racing events hold space for Group C cars, so you can live out your Le Mans fantasies without having a surname like Andretti, Stuck, or Ferté.

What about the price tag? Well, if you brush aside the fact that you probably shouldn’t drive this thing on the street, it’s actually surprisingly affordable compared to a Carrera GT. This Porsche 962 carries an asking price of $650,000, which seems exceptionally reasonable for what you’re getting. Sure, it’s unusual to see a car of this caliber on Marketplace, but I’d like to think that someone in tech or finance or neoptism is only about two lunch beers from making an impulse buy. Fit that description, have some track experience, and don’t want to be punted into the stratosphere by a dentist in a Ferrari 296 Challenge car? You know where to find this racing Porsche for connoisseurs.

[Hat-tip to Ross!]

(Top graphic image: Facebook Marketplace seller)

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