Porsche Built a One-Off 911 S/T Inspired by a Privateer Racer From 1972

Porsche’s Sonderwunsch program exists for customers who want something the configurator can’t build. The latest commission is a one-of-one 911 S/T inspired by a 1972 Phoenix Red example that raced 27 times across North American circuits between 1973 and 1978.

Grant Larson designed it. The same Grant Larson who penned the Carrera GT and the original Boxster. The base is a current 911 S/T (4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six, 518 horsepower, 343 lb-ft, six-speed manual, rear-wheel drive, $291,650 before Sonderwunsch touches). The final price is undisclosed but described as “north of that.”

The Details

The exterior wears hand-applied Phoenix Red and Signal Yellow across the bodywork. The color choice has a specific historical reference: the original 1972 car left the factory in Signal Yellow before being repainted Phoenix Red for racing under the Canadian privateer team Equipe de Course Marc Dancose, prepared by Brumos Racing. Both colors now live on the same body.

The wheels run an asymmetric setup. Stock fronts. Removable Manthey Racing aerodiscs on the rear, derived from the GT3 RS program. They’re not street-legal, but they’re track-capable, and they mirror the configuration the original privateer ran.

Inside

The Camel GT Challenge dromedary logo appears embroidered in the headrests, embossed on the center console lid, and etched into the door sill trim. Circuit outlines from Sebring, Daytona, Indianapolis, and Lime Rock are woven into the interior materials. The logo projects onto the ground through door-mounted puddle lamps.

The original 1972 car competed at all four of those circuits before a crash at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec ended its racing career in 1978. It was later restored and now sits in a Swiss collection alongside this new commission.

Porsche calls it “a reinterpretation rather than a replica.” The distinction matters. This car doesn’t pretend to be the original. It exists because the original inspired someone deeply enough to commission a modern echo of it with the best hardware Porsche currently makes.