In 1967 and 1968, the Porsche 910\/8 Bergspyder was the dominant force before the 909 came along. Porsche\u2019s 910 was essentially an updated 906 and were championship-winning machines thanks to being extremely nimble and well-suited to mountain roads.<\/p>\n
Technically it was state-of-the-art, featuring materials such as titanium (brake calipers), beryllium (brake discs), magnesium (wheels), electron (tank), plastic (body) and aluminium. The running gear was similar to that of a Formula 1 car, including an eight-cylinder boxer engine that had about 275 horsepower.<\/p>\n
The European Hillclimb Championship regulations stipulated 2-liter engine but didn’t stipulate minimum weight. The 910\/8 initially weighed just under 990 pounds (450 kg) but by 1968, with additional development and optimization it weighed in at just 930 pounds (420 kg).<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t enough for Ferdinand Pi\u00ebch who ordered the brand-new hillclimb car, lighter even than the bantamweight 910.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1967 Porsche 910 Bergspyder In 1967 and 1968, the Porsche 910\/8 Bergspyder was the dominant force before the 909 came along. Porsche\u2019s 910 was essentially an updated 906 and were championship-winning machines thanks to being extremely nimble and well-suited to mountain roads. Technically it was state-of-the-art, featuring materials such as titanium (brake calipers), beryllium (brake discs), magnesium (wheels), electron (tank), plastic (body) and aluminium. The running gear was similar to that of a Formula 1 car, including an eight-cylinder boxer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":362576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2186,9348,17100,16906],"tags":[2727,16843,13061,6722,89,3915,22591,6559,6558,3799,245],"class_list":["post-223464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1960s","category-guides","category-model-guides-race-cars","category-porsche","tag-1960s","tag-1960s-cars","tag-car-profiles","tag-race-car-in-depth","tag-porsche","tag-porsche-910","tag-porsche-model-guides-910","tag-porsche-model-in-depth","tag-porsche-race-car-in-depth","tag-porsche-race-cars","tag-race-car"],"yoast_head":"\n