1979 Porsche 935 Chassis #027

Quick Specs

  • 3.0-liter flat-six single turbo.

    In 1979, Otis Chandler sent out the 935 to ANDIAL in California to have it fitted with a twin-turbo flat-six. The engine has since been returned to its OEM single-turbo configuration.

  • 650hp.

  • N/A

  • This is chassis #27 of 37 total made between 1977 and 1979 for customers.

One of few, in Vintage Racing Blue

This 1979 Porsche 935 was built to order for Los Angeles Times publisher and Porsche enthusiast Otis Chandler. It was one of only 37 customer examples constructed between 1977 and 1979, and it represented the final evolution of the 935 platform, which saw success in such endurance races as Daytona, Sebring, and Le Mans. This car—chassis 027—was driven by Chandler in the inaugural LA Times Grand Prix of Endurance in 1979, though it did not complete the race due to engine trouble. Its aerodynamic fiberglass body is painted “Vintage Racing Blue” to match Chandler’s Porsche 917/30.

Courtesy of David Pyle

This Vehicle was featured in the ‘We Are Porsche’ Exhibit.


1979 Porsche 935 Chassis 027 Gallery

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