This Le Mans racer from Porsche is part of a 200-mph dream: Fast cars, evolving in hyperspeed.

The 908 was an adapted version of the 907 – but altered to fit an all-new 3.0-liter boxer eight-cylinder engine.

We believe this is chassis 908-019 (or perhaps 908-011) – which is thought to be one of two surviving short-tail 908 Coupes outside the Porsche Museum. The 908K stands for short-tail, which was ideal for tighter tracks versus the long-tail for the Le Sarthe LeMans track itself.

This machine was a transition phase for the Porsche race crew. A rule change for 1969’s LeMans series led the Porsche factory works race team to develop the flat-12 and the 917, which then dominated LeMans until the mid-1970s after knocking the GT40 from its four-peat of race wins in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969.

The 908 was still quite a promising machine, however, and continued to evolve into the 908/2 and 908/3 Spider — with early teething issues on the flat-8 being ironed out fully for impressive racing glory nearly every time it took to the track.

1968 Porsche 908K Short-Tail Coupe

1968 Porsche 908 – Tech Specs