ARII Porsche 962C 1/28 Scale

After considerable success with the 956, Porsche decided they wanted to use the platform for an IMSA/GTP class car, but IMSA regulations changed in 1984, now dictating that every vehicle entered into the series had to have its pedal box mounted behind the front axle line, which the 956 did not.
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To make it eligible under the new rules, the 956's wheelbase was increased to make room for the pedal box, which was then relocated. A steel roll cage was integrated into the new car, too. Work was under way on a larger engine, but in the meantime a modified version of the 934 derived 2.8 L engine was used featuring a single KKK K36 turbocharger instead of the twin K27 turbochargers of the 956, as twin-turbo systems were not allowed in GTP class racing at the time.

Porsche dubbed the revised vehicle the 962 and debuted a total of five units at the Daytona 24 Hours with Mario and Michael Andretti driving the factory car and the other four being driven by members of the privateer teams which had purchased them. The factory car lead the race until it retired during lap 127 with engine and gearbox problems.

Porsche went back to a twin-turbocharged 3.2 L engine for 1985, re-naming the car 962C and entering it in the World Endurance Championship, but the car ironically lost to an older 956, which had already taken WEC top-honors four times.

Full History:
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z6066/default.aspx
http://962.com/history.htm