One of Lanzante's F1-powered Porsche 911s is getting a livery painted by an ex-F1 driver.
, the Porsche build combines a 930-generation 911 chassis with actual TAG Turbo F1 engines. These turbocharged 1.5-liter V-6 engines were developed by Porsche and used by McLaren in the 1980s.
SJ87 has the engine that powered Johansson's McLaren MP4/3 in the 1987 Austrian Grand Prix. The race didn't go well for Johansson and McLaren; the Swedish driver totaled his primary car in a collision with a deer in practice, and then lost a wheel in a pit stop during the race, finishing seventh. But the engine was in its ultimate form development-wise. McLaren had been racing the TAG Turbo engine since 1984, and would switch to Honda power for the 1988 season.
Johansson also hand-painted the car's livery. According to Lanzante, it's a mix of green, referencing Johansson's helmet design and childhood nickname"Little Leaf," the blue and yellow of the Swedish flag, and red and white for the Marlboro colors of Johansson's McLaren MP4/3 F1 car.
The completed car will be unveiled at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, which starts in the U.K. on July 13. It won't be the only retro 911 build; Singer will present its Dynamics and Lightweighting Study — Turbo, a 964 that
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