John Z. Goriup Posted February 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted February 17, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Porsche 911s at Pebble are rare enough………to see a whole gaggle of important, historic race / rally examples of the model on the lawn is downright epic JZG. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/222231-pebble-beach-concours-13/?do=findComment&comment=2534203'>More sharing options...
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Photoskeptic Posted February 18, 2014 Share #2 Posted February 18, 2014 Easily one of my most disliked cars. The last image reminds me of my best friends 1969 912 Targa with the glass rear window. It also was a 5-speed w/S gauges. He purchased it new in SF. It was stolen the second week he had it! Retrieved a month later with a busted left front vent window. He kept it for twenty years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted February 18, 2014 Sorry I failed to foresee that you don't like the longest continuously produced, most iconic, fast, most reliable, durable, fun-to-drive sports car in history when I posted my images. Can't imagine why - I've owned many and driven them hundreds of thousands of utterly pleasnt, safe, trouble-free miles over four + decades, have raced & rallied them, restored them, built them into hot-rods and enjoyed every minute of my involvement with early 911s. Different strokes……... and all that, I suppose. Perhaps some images of classic Italian cars at the same venue will appeal to you more. JZG Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/222231-pebble-beach-concours-13/?do=findComment&comment=2534433'>More sharing options...
pauledell Posted February 18, 2014 Share #4 Posted February 18, 2014 John, A marvelous selection of pictures. If not for the flag on the right edge of the first picture, that could easily fit on a car magazine. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted February 18, 2014 Share #5 Posted February 18, 2014 Yep, that's more like it. Isn't that Alfa 2900 gorgeous? I had a '69 911E sunroof coupe w/S gauges. The mechanical fool injection was a nightmare, if you could get it started! Second worst car I ever owned. Lots of electrical gremlins, too. I would say live and learn, but my wife got the hankering for a Porsche so I bought her a 968 back in 1994. It was also unreliable. At least the dealership was terrific in taking care of the problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 18, 2014 Share #6 Posted February 18, 2014 John - Lovely photos, lovely subjects. Please show us more. The remarkable thing about the 911s shown is their historic value. In the last two years I've heard very negative Porsche America service stories from 911-owning friends and from others at the local PSA chapter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) John - Please show us more. The remarkable thing about the 911s shown is their historic value. Stuart, sorry for the interminable delay to respond to your request…..better late than never. Here are 5 more, particularly worthy of note. Photo #1: an extrememly early '64 Karmann built 901, "decapitated" by Porsche as the first factory attempt to produce a 901 (later re-named 911 for '65 ) prototype cabriolet. Still-born, since the monocoque coupe chassis sans roof proved much too flexible, and reinforcing it to Porsche standards would have made the car too heavy, slow too and too expensive. Photo #2: a 911R model, Prototype #003, one of 24 Rsever made, consisting of 4 prototypes & 20 production Rs. Engineering and production difficulties saw to it that Porsche was unable to get the model homologated to qualify as GT and thus had to enter them in the prototype class against their own 906s, 908 etc, thus of no interest to serious racers…….it did however lay the foundation for every racing air-cooled 911 to follow, up to and including the all-conquering 935s. Edit: when I have a little more time I have to fix the blue cast i the red paint - as it is, it's unacceptable…….apologies ! Photo #3: Apropos 935s, a Kremer-built 935 K3, the actual '81 LeMans 24-hour race winner, recently completely restored specifically for this occasion, namely the 50th anniversary gathering of 911s at Pebble Beach, and for long-term subsequent participation at vintage events world-wide. Photo #4: This '69 911S in the unique Olive Green Metallic color was ordered by Ferry Porsche personally as his "Company car" - today owned by a German collector who specializes in rare, exotic and especially, "family member' owned Porsches. Photo #5: It has been reported that Porsche constructed approx. 20 prototypes of the then brand-new, 6-cylinder model in '63, following the introduction of the 901, as the subsequently re-named 911 was originally referred to, at the '63 Frankfurt Auto show. This fastidiously restored specimen is the only known surviving example of the 20 prototypes and is owned & driven regularly by a collector in Pennsylvania. JZG Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited February 23, 2014 by John Z. Goriup Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/222231-pebble-beach-concours-13/?do=findComment&comment=2537940'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 26, 2014 Share #8 Posted February 26, 2014 Lovely. Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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