Tampa Florida's Hal Williamson drove to Daytona in his Porsche 911, won its class at the 24 Hours of Daytona in ’67 and after the race, he put the racing tires into the back seat and drove it back home!
And he did it every year until 1970, when the 911 returned to the street full time.
For years he drove it to work and parked it outside his office on Howard Avenue.
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A World War II fighter pilot and the first non-German in the U.S. hired by the Porsche factory steered the Porsche 911 to victory. An extraordinary car with an extraordinary history usually has extraordinary people behind it. That’s certainly the case for this Porsche 911, the winner of its class at the 24 Hours …
1965 Porsche 911 by J.A. Ackley
Jan 29, 2026
An extraordinary car with an extraordinary history usually has extraordinary people behind it. That’s certainly the case for this Porsche 911, the winner of its class at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1967.
The drivers behind that feat?
Dr. Harold Williamson of Tampa Florida and George Drolsom. Before Dr. Williamson became an orthopedic surgeon, he joined the U.S. Army Air Forces after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He flew a P-38 Lightning and later served as a B-25 Mitchell flight instructor. Drolsom was he first non-German in the U.S. hired by the Porsche factory. He competed 13 times in the 24 Hours of Daytona and was one of the founders of The Amelia Concours d’Elegance.
After winning their class, the team brought it back to its street-faring form
, put the racing tires into the back seat and it was driven home. In 1970, the 911 returned to the street full time. Today it wears the same livery as it did during the 1969 Daytona race, where the Porsche placed second in its class in that year.
Find this 1965 Porsche 911 ex-1967 Daytona 24 Hours Winner for auction at Broad Arrow Auctions, with an estimated value of $450,000-$700,000.