Restomod Porsche 911s are becoming ubiquitous on the automotive landscape, but apart from Singer Vehicle Design’s gallery-worthy reimaginations, few can compete with the rolling art from Southern California–based Gunther Werks, exemplified by its latest reveal, Project F-26.
“My childhood dream car was always the Porsche 935," says Gunther Werks founder Peter Nam. “With the last eight years of developing cars and building our Turbo, finally we had the platform to be able to build this car and make it a reality—an homage to the 935." Nam also explains that it pays tribute to Lockheed Martin’s F-26 fighter jet (a prototype that never went into production), doing so by incorporating a number of aeronautical design cues, including those applied to the rear wing and steering wheel.
Propulsion comes from an enhanced 4.0-liter flat-six bolstered by twin turbochargers and an advanced intercooling system. The configuration gives the 2,700-pound (curb weight) slantnose coupe an output of 1,000 hp and 750 ft lbs of torque when using E85 fuel, and 880 hp on standard gas. That muscle is managed by the same six-speed manual transmission found in the 996 GT3, and tempered by a suspension that, according to Nam, “adjusts 1,000 times per second." Only 26 examples will be made, each with a base price of $1.45 million.
From the article by Viju Mathew, Erik Shilling
