Ten Fifty-nine

[Mr9146]

The shop is a mess because we were mid-reorganization.

And I still haven’t gotten any word on the lock assembly...

[LongRanger]

. . . shop is a mess because we were mid-reorganization . . .

I always like your shop. Need to show more pix

. . . And I still haven’t gotten any word on the lock assembly . . .

Tut-tut-tut --- you know me by now . . .

. . . whatever it takes . . .

. . . and for as long as it takes . . .



. . . you + me



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[LongRanger]

. . . = Pay-to-Play

CA registration = $236
Chubb insurance premium = $905
NOS coil = $525

Meanwhile . . .

Got a fresh set o' keys made from those NOS blanks. Marco went to that Guy in Philadelphia (?) --- + didn't even take that long . . . 2-3 weeks? Anyway, not a big deal. Replaced the lock housing (kept the old one, natch), etc = $722

Picked the Nasty Car up, took 'er t' Zovig's = zoom-Zoom-ZOOM

But --- on our way home, next day? . . .

. . . something 's not quite right

1059 had a bit of a cough, coming up the hill. It would clear --- >5k rpm . . . but, below that? . . .

. . . = car not happy

I'm up at ~2800', so I was expecting some nonsense due to the altitude. Just nothing quite like this. Felt like she was running on 5 cylinders = ugh!

And driving around a few more weeks didn't make things any better, so --- back to Marco's

I have NO IDEA how many hours 1059 tortured him, but Marco spent all-kinds o' time trying to settle her down. I had hoped that the coil might help, but --- apart from some issue with an rpm transducer on the tach . . . nothing really wrong

Marco thought that the root of the issue is prolly more due to ~five decades of accumulated wear/tear --- space cam on the MFI pump + throttle plates + etc . . . all adding-up to crummy running

Hhh

Lead-times on those repairs = ~8 mos --- Gus Pfister for the pump + Eurometrix for the throttle-bodies . . . and I'd still have a 48-year-old tired/leaky/etc motor to bolt them on to, so . . .

. . . you can see where all this is going

Economics collides with enthusiasm

(And I juuuuust bought a new car for Zovig, too)


Hhhh


Anyway --- after no-small-amout of twingling w/ the MFI + tuning, Marco got the Nasty Car to run properly, again. Installed a proper Bosch CDI, an NOS coil, even did a little dyno time --- 145 ponies made it to the back wheels (!) . . .

. . . = $1712


So. Today was occasion for her annual bath . . . = quick wet/suds/rinse . . . blow dry . . .



. . . = quick trip on the highway






Man --- I love driving this car. Warmed her up, topped-off her tank . . .


. . . then took her out . . .


. . . and just wrung her lovely neck




VERY dry when we got home





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[uai]

Did Marco leave the screwdriver in his back pocket when going fo a test ride?

[Mr9146]

Did Marco leave the screwdriver in his back pocket when going fo a test ride?

That hurts my feelings, Uli.

[LongRanger]

. . . Did Marco leave the screwdriver in his back pocket when going fo a test ride? . . .

No-no-no, Uli --- that's from shoving my size-nine a$$ (mine) into a size-eight seat

And how long has it been, anyway? . . . 7 years that I've had that? Call it juuuuuust a little wear + tear


Besides Marco is always super-careful with the Nasty Car



You should see his face when I won't let him wash it! . . .




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[uai]

That hurts my feelings, Uli.

Wasn't my intention to do so.
By the way did you fit in a Rallye2?
I got a NOS one recently - holy crap that is tight

[uai]

No-no-no, Uli --- that's from shoving a size-nine a$$ (mine) into into size-eight seat
[/I]

Btw. I have a lead on the same seat (no Sliders) if you're interested

[LongRanger]

. . . in the Aug '18 edition of Porsche Panorama --- p36 . . .

' After signing a contract with Porsche for 1969, I went to Stuttgart in January and collected a new 911S in the highest specification. The ten factory drivers could each order a car, drive it for a year, and then at the end of the year either give it back or buy it at a special price --- in my case , 2,000 pounds sterling. After collecting the beautiful silver 911S with a blue interior, I drove it home . . .



. . . In 1969, Porsche team drivers were expected to drive to all the European races, including the far-off Targa Florio . . .'



BRIAN REDMAN is a highly successful racing driver whose carreer spanned more than three decades, starting in 1959, and Panorama is lucky to have his ear at the moment. Have a question you'd like Brian to answer in an upcoming issue? Email us at editor@pca.org'




Uhhhhh/yeah . . . I have some questions . . .




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[LongRanger]

Sent this evening . . .


'. . . To Mr Redman . . .

I read your 'Life of Brian' column in the August edition of Panorama. You'd made some comments about driving for Porsche, back in the late ‘60s. I was particularly interested in what you wrote about team drivers being furnished with cars, back then. Your particular car --- silver with blue . . . sounds rather unique. Was this car already built to this specification when you received it, or did you order it that way? And how long did you own it? I assume the Factory did the maintenance but what was it like to live with the vehicle? And what happened to it? Any details or photographs that you can share?

I bring up the subject because several such cars --- those sold to Porsche’s Team Drivers . . . have turned-up in the last few years. I belong to the Early 911S Registry, and there are accounts of cars that once belonged to Jochen Rindt, James Hunt, Jackie Oliver --- even those of some of your team mates (Vic Elford, Kurt Ahrens, and Jo Siffert) . . . but none of yours, yet.

Anyway, I was also curious how your vehicle was transacted to you. From the records that I’ve seen, some of these cars show being ordered for ‘factory use’ – not through any regular dealer . . . but were then later sold-off from something called ‘Versuch.’

What can you tell about this ‘Versuch’?

And what happened to such a car if the Driver chose not to buy it?

Anyway, sounds like a great perk!

And thank you for writing your column in Pano. Looking forward to reading more from you

Sincerely

R V Kreiskott
PCA# 103246

PS I own one of Mr Siffert's 911s. Don't suppose you remember it, do you? . . .'



Wrote him once before, some years, ago --- to his web-site

No response then

And low expectations, now --- but/still . . .




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