Description
This nose panel was used on one of the two WSC-95 prototype race cars that were developed by Porsche and Tom Walkinshaw Racing between 1994 and 1995 before later achieving back-to-back Le Mans victories. Featuring carbon-fibre composite and Kevlar construction, the bodywork includes a hood panel finished in white latched to a chin plate with honeycomb reinforcement.
The WSC-95 was developed in a partnership between Porsche Motorsport and TWR in which the latter’s carbon-fibre and aluminum-honeycomb monocoque cells previously used in the Jaguar XJR-14 were modified into spider form and fitted with Porsche drivetrain components. After testing at Daytona in early 1995, IMSA rule changes sidelined the project, which was revived in 1996 by privateer Reinhold Joest, who conducted further aerodynamic revisions prior to back-to-back Le Mans victories in one of the two WSC-95 chassis.
This front panel features the steep hood profile and flat nose surface of the bodywork utilized at Daytona testing as well as a white livery similar to that of the test cars’ over the hood’s exterior surfaces. Among additional features are louvered fenders, exposed carbon-fibre headlight buckets with dual round openings, oblong air inlets, and graphics including Porsche, TWR, Bosch, and Goodyear script and a number 35 roundel.
The bodywork measures approximately 78″ wide and 54″ deep. The inner surfaces are composed of bare composite and carry various clips and mounting hardware as well as painted markings that include the number 002.
