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442: The Secret Spyder and Porsche's 936 with Jay Gillotti
This week on The Collector Car Podcast, I sit down with Porsche historian and author Jay Gillotti to talk about his newest book, Secret Spyder: The Porsche 936 Story.
The Porsche 936 has always lived somewhat in the shadows of cars like the legendary 917 and the later 956 and 962, but its racing résumé deserves far more attention. We talk about why Porsche developed the 936, its connection to the 917, the arrival of turbocharging, its remarkable success at Le Mans and why Porsche brought the car out of retirement for one more extraordinary run in 1981.
Jay also takes us behind the scenes of…
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