A 1974 Porsche 911 RSR IROC race automobile as soon as owned by Columbian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar is once more up on the market, this time by Accumulating Vehicles.

The automobile, which was listed on the market earlier this 12 months by DuPont Registry with a $2.2 million asking worth, was raced by Method One champion Emerson Fittipaldi within the inaugural IROC season.

Brief for Worldwide Race of Champions, IROC featured drivers from completely different disciplines in equivalent automobiles. It is largely related to the Chevrolet Camaro, because of a tie-in highway automobile, however the collection started with 15 identically geared up Porsches (12 for the drivers, plus three spares) ready by Roger Penske.

All IROC 911s acquired a big rear spoiler, blacked-out headlight covers, and Fuchs alloys, with pastel paint colours (Sahara Beige on this case) and graphics prominently displaying the motive force’s identify. Energy is offered by the 911/75 3.0-liter flat-6, which drives the rear wheels by a 5-speed guide transmission.

After one season in IROC, this automobile was offered by Penske to privateer racer John Tunstall. It was entered in lots of IMSA races, together with the Daytona 24 Hours, in keeping with the itemizing.

Tunstall then offered the automobile to Escobar, who raced it with 935-style flat-nose bodywork. It was introduced again to the U.S. within the Nineteen Nineties, in keeping with the itemizing, and restored again to its authentic look.

A extra thorough restoration started in 2007 and accomplished in 2010, after which the automobile appeared at Rennsport Reunion IV in 2011, in keeping with the itemizing.

On the time of publication, the excessive bid for this 911 was $850,500 with simply over a day to go within the on-line public sale. It is value noting that an IROC 911 pushed by Peter Revson drew $2.3 million at a 2016 public sale of automobiles from comic Jerry Seinfeld’s assortment.