Does anyone know when they started putting cosmoline on the 911 cars?
John
Does anyone know when they started putting cosmoline on the 911 cars?
John
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
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When the magnesium 911 boxes came out the FWM recommended that "Tectyl" be applied to it. This is in the supplement, they didn't specifically call it out for the aluminum 901 box.
So I say 1970.
1966 911 #304065 Irischgruen
If the cars were shipped in the open on ships deck they used it. Many hard parts back to early 356 days were coated and wrapped in a wax type paper. It does not specifically answer your question but they used it a long time on cars and parts.
I wondering if a mag. fan from a '66 or '67 would have been coated?
John
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
The earliest car that I have seen it on was a 72 that I had. I have never seen it on the bottom of a SWB (the fan might be another story). I hope that narrows it down a bit.
Don
Harvey did mention the other day on another post that the fans on the early..early cars were coated....
Maybe Harvey will have a comment...
John
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
My ’68 911 still has quite a bit of original Tectyl on (under) it.
My recollection is that ’67-’68 was the beginning of the ‘Tectyl program’.
Porsche still uses this same (or similar formula) Tectyl product on today’s 911s.
For an old street 911, I still ‘slather’ the stuff on everything under the 911.
It is available from a LA distributor, info posted on Pelican.
Best,
Grady
Thanks Grady!
John
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
Can I have a clarification? Is Cosmoline both a specific product name (http://www.cosmolinedirect.com ) and general description of the properties of various products such as Tectyl 506 or 846?
Merv
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