1976 Porsche 911 RSR: Jekyll & Hyde of Hot Rides

Champion car will make anyone instantly popular at Cars & Coffee meetups.

Air-cooled Porsche 911s may be the most sought after vehicles from the automaker, but when it comes to unicorns that every enthusiast lusts after, the 911 RSR places highly on every list. Built as a homologation special to allow Porsche to go racing, the 911 RSR was built to do the same, but with regular drivers behind the wheel.

We found this 1976 911 RSR for sale through Hemmings for an almost reasonable $100k. The vehicle is being sold by San Francisco Sports Cars and features a vibrant orange paint job that helps accentuate the vehicle’s wide-body kit. Speaking of wide-body kits, the massive front and rear fenders, lengthy ducktail spoiler, and racing stickers will make this classic stick out in a crowd of modern supercars in the best way possible.

Built to be used by as a full-time racing vehicle in 1978, the 911 RSR was found by Jim Hendricks of John James Racing who is no stranger to building fast Porsches in the late ‘90s. Hendricks purchased the vehicle, took it racing, and won at least one championship in the car as it sits today. While the vehicle is clearly built for the track, it’s been modified to be street legal, allowing one lucky driver to snap numerous necks on the way to work as people will want to get a look at the machine.

Power comes from a 3.3-liter engine with Weber carbs, brakes from a 911 S, and a full-race suspension setup. As it sits, the car generates 285 horsepower, which is put down through a five-speed manual transmission and Michelin Pilot Sport tires. The stripped out interior is the ultimate Jekyll and Hyde – love it on the track, hate it on the road.