“THE SPEEDY IRISHMAN” by DP MOTORSPORT

Photos: Jordi Miranda

Over the past five years, dp motorsport in Overath has already placed some unmissable Porsche 964 Classic conversions onto the road. The bustling company founder Ekkehard ZIMMERMANN, his equally racing enthusiastic son Patrick and the entire team leave no stone unturned in order to emphasize the slogan "Nothing is impossible".

In the 1980s - among other things - dp motorsport attained fame almost all over the world by the realization of an eccentric (because seemingly unthinkable) own creation: a "station wagon version" of the Porsche 944 named Cargo.

Around half of the eight built vehicles were sold to Scandinavia.

Customers can now choose from a very large range of "backdating" variants: starting with the simple, narrow F-model replicas with approx. 280 HP to the absolute lightweight racing machines in the look of the legendary 2.8 RSR with duck tail and 325 HP, no customer request remains unfulfilled. Either one bring his own Porsche 964 for a conversion to Overath, or one order a complete package with a thoroughly overhauled base vehicle.

The latest creation of dp motorsport is a 964 Carrera 2 in Irish-green (color code 213). The team widened the body by about 25 mm each side - compared to the Carrera - and formed an energetic-beefy body design. The body kit was made of carbon/Kevlar reinforced plastic and carries the internal name "964 Classic Carrera Widebody". Of course, the vehicle's suspension also had his fair share. The KW-Clubsport struts with Unibal strut bearings, as well as the PU sockets on the front axle guides and the Unibal bearings on the rear axle contribute to the sporty set-up. Forged Fuchs rims (Fuchsfelge®) in 8x17 with Michelin Pilot Sport in 225/45-17 at the front axle and in 9x17 with 255/ 40-17 at the rear axle “work” in the wheel arches. The 3.8-liter boxer engine provides 325 horsepower, accompanied by a G50 5-speed transmission with RS differential lock.

Also the interior decoration was redesigned down to the last detail with great effort. In addition to the Recaro sports seats with brown Porsche leather and shepherd's check pattern, the complete carpet in beige bouclé and a Prototipo steering wheel by Momo can be admired. The dashboard, the center tunnel and various other details are covered with Alcantara. The gearshift knob consists of multilayer bonded wood and a Porsche Classic navigation radio with USB and Bluetooth system indicates the direction. Undoubtedly, another backdate project by dp motorsport that is second to none. The whole team around Patrick ZIMMERMANN has - like always - given everything to put this work of art on its wheels. The price for the fast Irish amounts to 198,000, - Euro including the value of the base vehicle. Further information directly at

dp motorsport E. Zimmermann GmbH

Am alten Wasserwerk 1

51491 Overath (- Immekeppel)

Germany

Fon +49 (0) 22 04 / 7 10 67

Fax +49 (0) 22 04 / 7 10 69

E-Mail info@dp-motorsport.de 

Internet: http://www.dp-motorsport.de