This particular example — the final SC/RS produced — was first earmarked for South African importers Lindsay Saker; however, it was diverted, eventually landing with Tycho Christian van Dijk, owner of the eponymous van Dijk Racing Team, in February 1984. Van Dijk prepared the car with subtle Dutch flag-inspired colors, a hood-mounted rally light pod, radio equipment, a roof-mounted antenna and a Jaeger rally computer. By the end of 1984, van Dijk had only entered a single event with Swiss co-driver F. Jullien, the Tour de Corse with start number 23, where it finished 14th as the highest-placed Porsche out of 158 entrants.
In fact, as the 1984 Tour de Corse was the final event of Tycho van Dijk’s WRC career, it is highly likely a fondness between driver and car was forged during the successful event, as chassis 021 was kept by van Dijk until 2004. As result of its single 20-year ownership, the car remained in a remarkable unaltered state, something that cannot be said of the majority of SC/RS with high-level competition history.
[The car] was directly acquired from van Dijk by the consignor with only 4,979 kilometers, forming an early cornerstone of what would become an internationally famous Porsche collection. In March 2024, this final SC/RS was inspected by Porsche San Diego while obtaining a Porsche Classic Technical Certificate (CTC). Naturally, this highly original example passed with flying colors and, once again, was noted to retain its original Type 930/18 engine and Type 915/71 racing gearbox.
(Introductory description courtesy of Broad Arrow Auctions.)
