This Porsche 935 is believed to have been originally constructed as a Porsche 935 L-1 and raced for Bob Akin Motor Racing by Chuck Gaa of GAACO in the 1982 IMSA GT Championship. A broken axle during qualifying for the final event of the IMSA season led to a crash with Derek Bell at the wheel, and Dave Klym of FABCAR in Tucker, Georgia, was commissioned to use components from the chassis and construct a new car. Dubbed ‘The Last 935’, the rebuilt chassis was christened the Porsche 935/84 and debuted at the Daytona Finale Three Hours in November 1983, where a second-place finish was achieved. It was campaigned by Akin in seven races in 1984 and was sold following a fifth-place finish at the 1985 24 Hours of Daytona. The car continued to compete in IMSA events through 1986, was restored in 2007 by JWE Motorsports of Campbell, California, and was driven by Patrick Long at Rennsport Reunion V in 2015. The fiberglass body is finished in red with period Coca-Cola and Domino’s Pizza livery over a tubular steel chassis, and power comes from a twin-turbocharged 3.2-liter flat-six paired with a four-speed manual transmission with a titanium spool. Equipment includes Bosch fuel injection, a Kremer K3 rear suspension, a Porsche 935 front suspension setup, 16″ BBS multi-piece wheels, a rear wing, a roll cage, a CoolBoxx driver cooling system, and a MOMO Prototipo quick-release steering wheel. This Porsche 935/84 was acquired by the owner in 2022 and was previously listed on BaT in August 2023, and it is now offered again by Wob Cars, a BaT Local Partner, on consignment in California with 1983 build photos, period racing photos, HMSA and HSR logbooks, an FIA Historic Technical Passport, refurbishment photos, and a bill of sale.
The Porsche 935 was introduced as a factory-backed racing version of the Porsche 930 Turbo in 1977. Factory production ended in 1979, however, Porsche continued to supply components to a number of independent constructors, including Kremer, Joest, and FABCAR, who went on to build variations on the model until IMSA moved twin-turbocharged cars to the Prototype class after the 1982 season.
Dubbed ‘The Last 935’, this example was built using components of a Porsche 935 L-1 by FABCAR, who fabricated the replacement chassis and bodywork. As the GTX class was phased out in 1981, the resulting 935/84 debuted at the IMSA Daytona Finale Three Hours in November 1983 and was run in the GTP class with drivers Akin and John O’Steen. The 935 L-1 was also rebuilt with different bodywork and is today part of the Canepa collection.
The body was restored in 2007 by JWE Motorsports of Campbell, California with a replica Coca-Cola and Domino’s Pizza livery and features a front oil cooler, plexiglass windows, rear NACA ducts, a rear wing, and taillights. The listing photos are from 2023, and the car has been on static display since.
The Kremer K4-style nose and bodywork was reportedly designed by Herbert Schaupp and constructed from fiberglass by FABCAR in 1983.
A collection of signatures adorns the roof.
The tubular steel chassis features a Kremer K3 rear suspension as well as a Porsche 935 “Moby Dick”-style front setup. A replacement left-rear axle shaft was installed in August 2022. Black finned calipers are matched with slotted rotors at all four corners.
Gold 16″ multi-piece BBS center-lock wheels feature polished lips and are mounted with Avon slicks.
The cockpit features a padded roll cage as well as a fixed racing seat with a Schroth Racing harness. A CoolBoxx driver cooling system has been installed, and the exposed shift linkage is topped with a wooden shift knob and an engraved 935/84 cap.
The MOMO Prototipo steering wheel is mounted on a quick-release hub ahead of a dash panel housing a VDO 10k-rpm tachometer, fuel and oil pressure gauges, and readouts for boost pressure, oil temperature, and transmission temperature. The car is not equipped with an odometer, and total mileage is unknown.
The Type 930 flat-six was reportedly removed from the wrecked 935 L-1 and enlarged to 3.2 liters. It is equipped with twin KKK turbochargers, Bosch fuel injection, and a flat composite cooling fan setup. A replacement battery was installed in 2023. Engine stamping ☆690025☆ can be seen in the gallery.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transaxle with a titanium spool.
Period photos of the car during the 1983 build can be seen in the gallery along with photos from the 2007 refurbishment.
A summary of the car’s racing history compiled by the selling dealer can be seen above.











