IT took the folk at the strangely-named 914-Boxergarage more than 25 years to build, and their unique creation can now be yours – provided you have upwards of 100,000 euros (AU$160,000) to spend.
It’s a one-of-a-kind six-wheeled Porsche ute/pickup/bakkie whatever you’d like to call it, but its badging says it’s a 944-S Pickup.
The very unconventional 1987 Porsche 944 was built at the Karlsbad garage in Germany between 1995 and 2021 and took more than 2500 hours in total to create.
While a theoretical 944, many parts were taken from some of Porsche’s most highly regarded models.
The headlights are from the extremely rare 924 Carrera GT, the wheels are BBS units of the same size as used on the 993-gen 911 Turbo, the front clip is from a 944 S2 and under the hood is a 180kW 3.0-litre four from the 968.
All three axles are from Audi 200 Turbos.
The vehicle, finished in continental orange with black highlights, also has some nice additions in its cabin.
These include a special ‘Porsche Pickup’ badge on the steering wheel, seats clad in bright orange fabric, and bespoke side sill scripts that read 944S 6 Pickup.
At the back is a large oak truck bed plus an aluminium storage box that can be used to store the custom targa roof.
The tailgate is removable; there’s a tow hitch as well, but no tow rating is provided.
The vehicle has had just one owner and has covered only 15,500km.
It’s never been bumped, has been freshly serviced, and comes with the TÜV certification (the German vehicle safety inspection) which is good until March, 2025.
It’s on the German Kickdown auction site and the opening bid sits at €99,990, or $160,000.
Kickdown says more details and an auction date ‘will follow shortly. We ask you to be patient and look forward to the auction.’
If the bidding stays below the $200,000 mark, it could be well worth it.
Other Porsche-based specials have fetched much more, but hey, this one comes with 50 percent more wheels.
However, there is, or was, another six-wheeled Porsche, this one more in line with the marque’s competition heritage.

Apparently based on the celebrated Porsche 935, first introduced in 1976 and designed for FIA-Group 5 competition, it’s a weird-looking creature that looks very much like a factory car – but Porsche denies any knowledge of it.
A picture of the mystery six-wheeled racer appeared in the February, 1977 issue of Road & Track magazine, which quotes the photographer saying the car didn’t sound like a typical Porsche turbocharged six, but more like a 12-cylinder, masked only by the whine of a turbocharger.
Unfortunately, nothing else is known about the car.
So was it a test mule for Group 5 racing, maybe a Group 6 prototypes, or was Porsche contemplating a six-wheeled move into Formula 1?
After all, it was only a year earlier when a top Formula 1 team shook the racing world when it unveiled its six-wheeled creation.
Back then motorsports was a melting pot for innovation and the most radical creation was the Tyrell P34.
Englishman Derek Gardner was the chap behind the car’s revolutionary design concept,.
Apart from Ferrari, almost every team on the grid used almost identical mechanicals: Cosworth DFV engine, Hewland gearbox and the same-sized Goodyear tyres.
Gardner, thinking outside the box, had an idea.
“I did some calculations, and concluded that if I had a car with four small front wheels, contained within the width of the bodywork, I could reduce the amount of lift generated by normal front wheels,” he told Autosport magazine.
“That, in turn, would allow me to back off on the front aerodynamics. And, hey presto, the figure I came up with was the equivalent of 40-odd horsepower.”
1976 Tyrrell P34 six-wheel Formula One car
After getting Ken Tyrrell’s blessing to press ahead with a prototype, Gardner got Goodyear to produce the 10-inch tyres that were integral to the concept.
Renowned Formula 1 journalist Denis Jenkinson was one of the first to see the P34 in the flesh.
“When Ken Tyrrell rings you up and says: ‘Can you come over, I’ve got something to show you’, you don’t ask: ‘What?’ or ‘Why?’” Jenkinson recalled.
“I got on my motorcycle and rode over to Ken’s house in West Clandon, and after a welcoming cup of coffee he said: ‘Come out into the garden’.
“Totally unprepared for what to expect, I followed him out to the lawn and my mouth fell open, and a look of total disbelief came upon my face. Ken roared with laughter as I stood there speechless.”
What he saw was the 1976 Tyrell P34 Formula 1 car – sporting a quartet of front wheels.
The unconventional six-wheeled racer, driven by South Africa’s Jody Scheckter and French teammate Patrick Depailler, ran for just two seasons before the governing body outlawed the concept.
They ran second and third at Monaco and soon after, Scheckter steered his car to victory in the Grand Prix of Sweden.
Depailler made it a triumphant one-two finish.
In all, the P34 was very competitive that year, with one win and eight second places.
Then the governing body stepped in.
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