Porsche Museum cars for Winton Festival of Speed

Additionally, two rare Porsche Carrera GTs are also coming from the Porsche Museum on Wheels in Stuttgart as part of Porsche's 60th Anniversary in Australia celebrations.

The hero car of the Porsche quartet is the much-decorated Porsche 962C that won the 1987 Le Mans 24-Hour race. The 962C also won the Daytona 24-Hour race, Sebring 12-Hour and the Suzuka 500 and Fuji 500 endurance classics in the same year. Regarded as the most successful sports racing car of all time, the 962 is powered by a mid-mounted flat six-cylinder boxer engine that, with twin turbochargers, produces 582kW at 8200rpm - enough to propel the car at speeds in excess of 340km/h.

Another Le Mans veteran from the Porsche Museum is the spectacular Porsche 935 Coupe that was recently a part of the Porsche display at the Australian International Motor Show. Nicknamed 'Moby Dick'for its extended aerodynamic bodywork that allowed it to reach 366km/h on Le Mans' Mulsanne Straight, the unique coupe was the ultimate development of the 911-based 935 coupe. With a 3.2 litre rear-mounted flat six boxer engine and single turbocharger, the 935 developed up to 630kW at 8200rpm. Moby Dick will also be doing a periodic 'striptease' in the paddock, with the nose and the entire rear section removed to reveal its naked race chassis and power train.

Winton FOS visitors will also be treated to the rare sight of two Porsche Carrera GT models on track from two different eras - a 1959 356A Carrera GT and the Carrera GT supercar from 2003.

Joining the Porsches at the Winton Festival of Speed will be many other paddock and track highlights, including the 20-lap Shannons Rose City Touring Car Trophy mini-enduro for Historic Touring Cars, along with events for Formula 5000 racing cars.