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    Adding this to your nice archive Rick:

    Jackie Oliver's 1971 911S RHD, thread here: http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...Oliver-VERSUCH

    German plates in period: LEO-ZA 24

    Found her being offered for sale here, ad copy is on the other thread. http://www.ecuriebowden.com.au/1971-911-22s

    Borrowed the pics from the ad:

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    Tony Dron . . .

    VIN = ?
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    UK reg = XUB 759H


    '. . . What cars do retired racing drivers own?
    AT THE height of his motor racing career in the 1970s and 1980s Tony Dron won the Porsche 924 championship and regularly raced a Porsche in the Le Mans 24 Hours. Over the years he clocked up wins in 44 different models, including nine types of Porsche.

    Search the used Porsche 911s for sale at driving.co.uk
    Not all racing drivers earn at the speed of Lewis Hamilton, however, so it was 1983 before Dron could finally splash out on a Porsche 911 of his own. A new model was too pricy, so he opted for a top-of-the-range 1970 2.2S, the last of the first generation of 911s, with the original engine, transmission and design, in distinctive blood orange.
    “It was a very 1970s colour,” says Dron. “At least it wasn’t lime green or purple. It was great to drive. The official top speed was 144mph but I believe I once got it up to 148mph on a downhill stretch of autobahn.

    “And whatever anyone says about the handling, 911s are absolutely fantastic if you drive them properly. The idea of spinning a 911 is . . . well, I’ve driven probably 700 or 800 in my time and I’ve yet to spin one of them by mistake

    Dron paid £4,000 for the car in 1983 and spent £4,500 doing it up. He sold it for £8,500 in 1986. Now his old Porsche is back on sale via Autofarm (autofarm.co.uk), a Porsche dealer and restorer in Oxfordshire. Dron was reunited with the car briefly last week before it moves on again — now worth in excess of £200,000.

    “I can’t regret the money, because it just wasn’t practical to hold on to it at the time,” he says. “Seeing it 30 years on was great. It looks as good as ever.”

    Memories came flooding back, particularly one hair-raising trip to St Moritz in 1985 to celebrate 100 years of the Cresta Run, the Swiss toboggan track. “We drove there from London in rather less time than we should have,” recalls Dron. “Then there were races on the frozen lake, which was actually mushy. There were Bugattis, Bentleys, Morgans, lots of Porsches. We won one of the heats but had to pull out after the throttle jammed because the engine was completely clogged up with snow. It took three hours to thaw out” . . .
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    https://www.driving.co.uk/news/me-an...sche-911-2-2s/


    Anyone know the whereabouts of this?




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    Ooooo, check out that March 75B. Nice.
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    I own and am restoring Peter Gregg's personal car... not a peter gregg built Brumos car... but his personal car with all documents to new. 71 S in Gold Metallic. Tate
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    Make sure you have some paperwork signed by the person in question. People such as Al Holbert, Peter Greg and Derrick Bell seldom owned Porsches. They were given loaners or drove whatever was on the lot at the time.

    Value is all about provenance and provenance is all about paperwork work.

    Also be careful with restorations. A restoration will too often lower the value of the car. Current thinking is that collectible car is an historic document. Altering an historic document compromises the value of the document.

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    What my good friend Davey Jordan drives today....

    He redid this very cool 912 himself up at him and Norma's retirement home in Running Springs.......

    I was behind him on the 'Rim of the World' HYW awhile back and his smooth line was just beautiful to watch ...


    ... Oh, just some of the cars Davey used to drive.........
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    John Steen...

    Founder of Taco Mini Bikes, Motorcycle Racer and Member of the 1964 and 1965 USA Team competing in the International Six Day Trials, buddy of Steve McQueen. Unfortunately there is no pic showing John with the Porsche, so the Kardex must do...

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    Kurt Ahrens . . .

    VIN = 119300950
    Eng# = 6391347
    Trans# = 71954444

    http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...Kurt-Ahrens-jr



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    Quote Originally Posted by 911MRP View Post

    Current Chairman of Mercedes F1 and three times Formula One Drivers' World Championship winner, (in 1975, 1977, 1984) Niki Lauda had a 930 around 1978.
    He raced 911S in the early '70s and had at least one 911S as his driver... according to his autobiography...
    1966 911 Coupe - Slate Grey - 304598 - still in restoration!

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    Lance Reventlow

    VIN = 9112200772
    Eng# = 6221199
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    http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...embly-Required




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