French title
Chassis no. 911 030 1128
Production no. 1002628
Engine no. 6301559

- One of the 21 2.3L S/T models built
- Extensive and well-documented works preparation in period
- History and record in competition known and documented
- Superb restoration by Roock Sportsystem to its original specification
- 16th at the Nürburgring 1000 km with Waldegård/Kinnunen

Everyone knows how capable Porsche is when it comes to transforming a road car into a formidable competition machine. This is exactly what the manufacturer did in 1970 when it needed a car eligible to compete in category T: it started by taking the 911 S, the quickest model in the range, as the basis for the competition version, which was known internally as the 'ST' and was significantly modified.
The engine remained the same for some rallies, but the racing version was re-bored and its capacity increased by 52 cc, with power rising from 180 to 240 bhp. The car was made considerably lighter through the use of thinner steel for the roof, rear panel and rear floor pan, and any comfort equipment deemed unnecessary was stripped out. The quest to save weight even led to the elimination of one coat of primer and the use of paint which was as thin as possible.
This competition version was also equipped with several items of special equipment, such as a front strut brace, a 100-litre fuel tank with a filler in the centre of the bonnet, an aluminium roll cage, Minilite 7- and 9-inch wheels, wheel arch extensions, Plexiglas side and rear windows, a windscreen made from thinner glass and twin Recaro seats. Other options could be specified for the car's interior set-up, suspension or final drive ratio, depending on how the car would be used.

The car offered for sale is one of the 21 Porsche 911 ST Rally 2.2-litre models built in 1970. It left the workshops at the start of the year, finished in 'Conda Green' (code 262621) and was to the full specification for the model, with two options: a heating system (M060) and white Porsche lettering on the doors (M438). The engine was prepared in Porsche's Sport department and the company's build records are marked 'Rally' against the chassis number 911 030 1128. It is interesting to note that this car came immediately after chassis no. 911 030 1127, a special lightweight works version assigned to Gérard Larrousse. The archives from the 'Sport/Repairs' department also mention that this car was produced as an ST version.

It was delivered on 17 July 1970 to its first owner, the AAW Racing Team in Finland, who then entered it in several circuit races with the young Swedish driver, Björn Waldegård (who would be World Rally Champion in 1979), beginning on 4 October 1970 with the 500 km race at Keimola in Finland.
The 1971 season was a fuller one, with five races, the most important being the Nürburgring 1000 km on 30 May, contested by Waldegård and Leo Kinnunen. In a strong line-up (including the winning Porsche 908/3 of Elford/Larrousse), for a time Waldegård led the GT category, but a tyre problem forced him to pit. The rim was damaged as he had driven on it, but the team didn't have any spare wheels of the same dimension, so Leo Kinnunen went back on track with two differently sized rear wheels. The team nonetheless managed to finish third in the over-2-litre GT category and 16th overall.
For the following season, the competition history of the car noted by Jürgen Barth in a valuation report mentions only a single event, the Arctic Rally in Finland, won by Antti Aarnio et Martti Kolari. In 1974, Waldegård was back behind the wheel of the car for some rallycross events with the AAW Racing Team.

In 1977, the Porsche was sold to Sauli Kangas, a Finnish rallycross driver. The following year, Martti Kangas competed in 14 rallycross races held in different European countries, achieving his best result at the Lydden Circuit, at Wootton in England, where he came fourth. In 1979 or 1980, the 911 ST was bought by the Swede Ulf Larsson. It is not known whether he took part in any motorsport events, but in 1982-1983, the car was equipped with four-wheel drive, like nearly all rallycross cars at the time.
In 1985, Larsson sold the car to Jorma Vilander, who was based in Finland. A photograph of the car with the buyer and seller show that, in addition to its modified transmission, it had a 'Flachbau'-style frontal treatment with a flat bonnet, and a large rear spoiler. Finally, in 1987, it was fitted with a Porsche 935 engine developing 800 bhp. Vilander was still racing the car during the 2008 season, but its aerodynamic equipment was then removed to meet the new regulations introduced in rallycross.
After 2011, Vilander kept the car as it was, before finally selling it through a Finnish dealer in 2019 to a trader from France, who registered it in France. It was from him that the 911 ST was bought by a top German specialist. It was presented as if it had just finished its final rallycross event and was in need of a complete restoration.
The restoration was undertaken by Roock Sportsystem, who returned the car to its original mechanical specification and appearance, complete with its 'Conda Green' paintwork, its racing number GT 88 from the 1971 Nürburgring 1000 km, and its stripped-out black interior. When the car was taken back to bare metal, traces of the original green paint were found on the lower left doorpost!
Roock, run by Michael Roock, is a leading German team, specialising in Porsche, whose tally of results includes the 1996 FIA GT2 title, as well as class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Daytona. Today, Roock restores competition Porsches to a high standard and, above all, in strict accordance with their original specification. Indeed, the car we are presenting put on a brilliant display of speed and reliability at the 2022 Le Mans Classic, when Roock and Hürtgen took it to victory in its class (GTS21) in a particularly strong field.

In a way, the Porsche 911 ST was the forerunner of the Carrera RS 2.7, but it is much rarer, with fewer than 21 cars built in 1970. It is a genuine customer competition car, meticulously prepared by the factory to compete in the most prominent international events.
The car will be sold with its current FIA form and a substantial history file covering its entire career and the various modifications made to it; it is an authentic representative of a model which stood out in period, in the hands of a first-rate driver who would go on to be World Rally Champion in 1979. Thanks to a high-quality restoration, it is ready to return to the most important historic motorsport events and to perform as brilliantly as it did in the 1970s.

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