962 Koenig C62 (Porsche 962 road conversion)

“Race car for the road” blah blah blah. People say it all the time. THIS is a race car for the road. And not some rally special or touring car, it’s a Group C prototype. The kind that goes 250 mph down the Mulsanne straight, the kind that wins Le Mans 6 times in a row and then comes back and wins again 7 years later just because. And someone (Koenig-Specials) made a street legal version of it, so of course Derek Tam-Scott drove it on the street. In this video, he explores the background of the Porsche 956 and 962, which together represent one of the most successful race car franchises of all time. For years, they were indomitable, routinely filling most or all of the top ten positions in the races in which they competed, both in America’s IMSA series and the global World Endurance Championship / Group C events. Porsche and the private teams who ran these cars did this through intense technical innovation and relentless development, which made it all the more remarkable that several tuners built street-legal versions. Derek drives the car on the road a) to establish what it’s really like in this environment and b) for the hell of it. This car is for sale on issimi.com. BTS (behind the scenes) with DTS: Derek Tam-Scott’s spirit age is excess of 75 years old, and nowhere is that clearer than his taste in cars. At age 16, he went to work at one of the United States' foremost vintage car dealers, which cemented his elderly taste. Now with a decade and a half’s experience buying, selling, driving, and brokering classic and exotic cars, he’s experienced many of the world’s most iconic cars. And even liked some of them. Most of the car enthusiasts of Derek’s generation (and well, let’s be honest, even a generation or two before him) don’t have much experience with the magic of vintage cars prior to the 1980s, and therefore lack the knowledge and exposure to get genuinely excited about them. The goal of BTS is to give an insider’s perspective on why these cars particularly are great...or at least interesting and noteworthy. Derek brings his encyclopedic knowledge and broad experience together to contextualize these cars to give the audience understanding of both why it matters, and what it’s actually like to experience the cars. ISSIMI is an enthusiast-owned, full-service specialist offering sales, consignment, collection management, service, and consulting to discerning enthusiasts and collectors. Specializing in complex transactions that include international services for exceptional cars, ISSIMI’s San Francisco Bay Area and Europe-based teams of experts pride themselves on transparency and knowledge. Don't forget to visit: https://www.issimi.com/ ISSIMI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/issimiofficial