Porsche 908

The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced for the 1968 World Sportscar Championship as a 3 liter flat-8-cylinder prototype coupé. Raced successfully by the factory teams also in 1969, 1970 and 1971 as open top spyder versions /02 and /03, the 908 helped to win the World Championships of these years, along with the Porsche 917. With higher mandatory minimum weight for 1972, the nimble underpowered 908/03 were retired by the factory. Sold off to privateers, some old chassis had a comeback in 1975 when fitted with flat-6 turbo engines. The model number 908 was still raced with some success in the early 1980s with Porsche 936 bodywork, an unprecedented career in three decades.