If you've ever thought to yourself "what I really need for popping to the shops is a Le Mans-winning race car," then I have excellent news for you. There's a road-legal Porsche 962 for sale, and it only costs a million quid. That might sound like a lot of money, and it is. But considering what you're getting – essentially a slice of motorsport royalty that you can drive to Tesco – it's almost reasonable. Almost.The car in question is chassis 'CK6-88', a Kremer Racing-built 962 that was campaigned back in 1988, winning races at the Hungaroring, Hockenheim, and Wunstorf under Kris Nissen. Later that year, it finished in the top 10 at Le Mans, which is no mean feat given that the 962 was so dominant that eight of them filled the top 10 positions. What Makes This Road-Legal Porsche 962a Genuine Piece Of Racing History This isn't just any 962. It's a car with serious provenance, having been driven by none other than Mario Andretti in a special Group C vs IMSA prototypes shoot-out. That means your backside will be occupying the same space once graced by one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. It's a bit like buying a guitar once played by Jimi Hendrix, except this one does 0-60mph in about three seconds.After its racing career ended, the car spent three decades in private collections before Coventry-based BBM Sport decided to make it road-legal. The conversion process involved adding a handbrake (useful for those steep hill starts), a traction control system (because 750bhp going through the rear wheels is a recipe for unplanned farming excursions), and headsets for passenger communication (because the twin-turbo flat-six makes a noise that would drown out a Motörhead concert). Speaking of that engine, it's a 750bhp twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter flat-six that's connected to a five-speed manual gearbox. In racing trim, these engines were capable of around 800hp in qualifying spec, before being detuned to around 650hp for reliability in races. The road version sits somewhere in between, which means it has roughly the power-to-weight ratio of a Saturn V rocket.The 962 is, without doubt, one of the most successful racing cars of all time. Along with its predecessor, the 956, it dominated Group C racing throughout the 1980s, winning Le Mans three times in 962 form (and a further three times as the 956). It was so good that even when it was getting long in the tooth, privateers like Kremer Racing could still compete at the highest level with updated versions. Why A Million Pounds For A Road-Legal Porsche 962 Is Actually A Bargain A million pounds is a lot of money. For that, you could buy a very nice house in most parts of the country, or approximately 50 new Ford Fiestas. But in the context of hypercar prices, it's almost a steal.Consider this: a modern electric hypercar like the Pininfarina Battista will set you back around twice as much. And while the Battista is undoubtedly fast and exclusive, it doesn't have quite the same historical significance or raw, mechanical character as a Group C racer. The 962 represents the pinnacle of an era when racing cars were still somewhat analog – when turbo lag was a feature, not a bug, and when drivers had to master machines rather than the other way around. It's from a time when you could still see a clear lineage between road cars and racing cars, before the two diverged into entirely separate species. And then there's the exclusivity factor. Porsche built around 91 examples of the 962 in total, but many of them were crashed, modified beyond recognition, or are locked away in museums and private collections. The number of road-legal examples is even smaller – you could probably count them on your fingers. That makes this car rarer than pretty much any modern hypercar you care to mention.Of course, there are downsides to owning a road-legal Group C racer. The ground clearance is measured in millimeters, meaning you'll be nervously approaching every speed bump like it's Everest. The turning circle is probably comparable to that of a small oil tanker. And good luck finding a parking space that can accommodate those wide haunches. But none of that matters when you're behind the wheel of a genuine piece of motorsport history, with a flat-six howling behind you and a manual gearbox at your command. In an age of sanitized, electronic hypercars, there's something wonderfully raw and authentic about a machine like this. So yes, a million pounds is a lot of money. But for a road-legal Le Mans racer that's been piloted by racing legends? It's almost – almost – reasonable. And let's be honest, you'd be the absolute king of the school run.
