RENNSPORT REUNION V, Sept. '15

[John Z Goriup]

Olivier, here is a small selection of 5 random 906s at RR V - I too would be happy to send 'hi-res' copies via 'we transfer' to you, but I'll requie your e-mail address as well in a PM

JZG

[Olivier]

Thanks a lot to both of you.

pm with emails on their ways!

Olivier.

[John Z Goriup]

……………to continue

I am sorry it's taken so long to keep my RRV thread going, but there are some obligations one simply cannot avoid, and having completed my assignements to my better half's satisfaction, I can now throw myself into completeing this task.

Starting the next segment, the CHOPARD HERITAGE display, as outlined in my breakdown of the main sections of what I thought was a sucessful and very watchable RR V.

I'm trying something a little different in this portion of the thread, since it appeared that a lot of thought, work and money had been put into making the Chopard tent a self-sufficient entity where interested attendees could just loose themselves, hang out to their hearts content and be able to get all the information necessary to understand, enjoy & follow the exhibit and put the displayed cars into their proper historical context. The cars were laid out effectively in logical sequences & portrayed the evolution of Porsche in racing from its earliest Gmünd days to the dominating role it played in international motorsports after the all-important breakthrough overall victory at LeMans. On the last day I went back and took individual photos of each placard hanging over 'its' car in the tent, cropped each shot tightly to show only pertinent information and make reading the small text easier for the seniors among us, and am placing them with photos of the cars described in the placards………..thus saving me a lot of typing, and you get the info 'straight from the horse's mouth' instead of my windy attempts at prose.

For the sake of continuity I will inevitably be putting up groups of images with odd numbers of photos to keep them all in cohesive posts, instead of having photos of one car continue in the next post.

[John Z Goriup]

continuing, starting with the Joe Cavaglieri built / restored 550 Coupe.

[Haasman]

Wonderful pictures John. Thanks for including the overhead banners. Being able to read about each car is great.

[John Z Goriup]

followed by an abbreviated set featuring just one rare & significant 718 RSK Spyder.

[John Z Goriup]

A set of nine featuring two of what I've personally always considered the most beautiful and exotic, not to mention successful of early Porsches.

Please note photos #8 & 9, and study them closely if you will. Standing there lost in thought, yet being able to see both simultaneously, it took me while to realize just how many differences there exist between these two cars - remember, these are two examples of a series ( of supposedly ) 20 cars, built in Italy by the same coach builder, under the supervision of the same go-between probably mere days or weeks apart, and yet, witness the obvious detail differences.

[John Z Goriup]

…and now a series of 8 random shots of various very early cars.

[John Z Goriup]

and a full set featuring two cars of the same vintage, but lightyears apart in how they were designed to go about achieving their specific purposes.

[Jim Breazeale]

Did anyone else happen to notice the gas cap on the 904?
My favorite detail on one of my favorite cars.

Regards

Jim
PS: Truth be told, my son spotted it, not me.