Porsche Carrera GTS

[elansprint72]

[stuny]

Pete -


Gorgeous in subject, angle, framing and tonal gradation. Any more of this little beauty?

[elansprint72]

Originally Posted by stuny

Pete -


Gorgeous in subject, angle, framing and tonal gradation. Any more of this little beauty?

Thanks Stu,
Yes there are some more (there were maybe 15 of these cars competing, more than I've ever seen together before), also I have more of the 250 GTO, which you requested but I'll drip-feed these minority interest shots. Pity we did not get the cars forum, which we voted for.

[elansprint72]

Here are some more.

Surely the best-ever looking Porsche?

[Rona|d]

Surely because they are so "Lotus-like", Pete. The built-quality sometimes was nearly as worse as with Lotus cars

Originally Posted by elansprint72

Here are some more.

Surely the best-ever looking Porsche?

[elansprint72]

Originally Posted by Rona|d

Surely because they are so "Lotus-like", Pete. The built-quality sometimes was nearly as worse as with Lotus cars

Ron, I am totally ignorant of the facts but every time I see a Dino 246, I think it has been copied from this Porsche, is there a connection?

[Rona|d]

Pete, you´re ignorant of the facts The GTS/904 came in ´63, the 246´s older brother is the 206 which Ferrari launched back around ´58. Nethertheless i prefer the GTS racing car over the Italian 246 housewife´s-car

Originally Posted by elansprint72

Ron, I am totally ignorant of the facts but every time I see a Dino 246, I think it has been copied from this Porsche, is there a connection?

[flatfour]

Can't agree about the best looking Porsche, a bit Lotusy. My favourite is the 356 - a great design and not a single body weld that wasn't leaded and made invisible.

[IMast]

Great pic of a Type 904 Pete.

I still find it somewhat unbelievable that Eugen Bohringer (apologies if spelt wrongly) drove on of these to 2nd place behind a Mini in the snow and ice of a Monte Carlo Rally in the early 1960's (I think there was some form of handicapping in those days). It did have some sort of petrol powered heater in it!


Regards
Ian

[elansprint72]

Originally Posted by Rona|d

Pete, you´re ignorant of the facts The GTS/904 came in ´63, the 246´s older brother is the 206 which Ferrari launched back around ´58. Nethertheless i prefer the GTS racing car over the Italian 246 housewife´s-car

Erm... Dino prototype appeared at 65 Paris Salon, definitive Dino Belinetta GT at 66 show, production of 206 G8 started "well into 68" according to my bible.

Tony- not much lead in a Lotus; except when dictated by the handicapper because they were beating the opposition too often!

Ian, thanks: cars were more versatile in those days, maybe.

[flatfour]

I think the Dino 246 was about 1972 - I had one in 1973 when we had the Ferrari dealership in Bristol. It never did the jtwice weekly journey from Surrey to Bristol without something going wrong - always trivial but maddening. A real eye catcher but not very quick. Wish I'd kept it just for the appreciation but I think it would have had to be rebuilt by now.