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Hi, I am looking for pictures of the Vic Elford's 911 T/R Monte Carlo 68 : dashboard, interior, group 3.
Steering column switches are chrome or black ?
dash trim is in aluminium, black vinyl, thin black carpet or nothing ?
Thank you
Hamilton T/R
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Bantam T/R
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11820639 T/R
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11820791 T/R at Freisinger
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11820805 T/R at Freisingner
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When I restored my T/R i tried to keep it as original as possible so the dash face was left with no covering because the car no longer had it; my understanding is that it would originally have had lightweight carpet like the Hamilton T/R.
here is a better picture of the Hamilton car showing the steering column switches. I believe that they are original to the car as is the felt lining
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I have added a couple of other pictures of the interior for completenessAttachment 594786Attachment 594784Attachment 594785
I am not sure how much of a guide the Hamilton car is though as it was ordered as a "911R but with glass instead of perspex windows" and other small tweaks to make it eligible for Australian touring car regulations (just)
I expect you have this photo of the inside of the Elford TR at the Monte
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it does not show a lot of detail
However this one of the sister car used by Zasada in the Monte that year shows more
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According to your answers and photos, a Factory T/R had chrome steering column switches, thin black carpet as dash trim.
I am not sure 11820639 is a direct Factory T/R that would explain the aluminium dash trim ??
Elford S-C 9166 : thin black carpet, Cibie 45 fog light, Cibie boule rings and main light rings painted black, may be to avoid light reflections
The Zasada picture (S C 9167) is interesting, it shows there is no door contact switch for luggage compartment light.
Hugh, the picture where V Elford is behind the special steering wheel, could it be a model 67 because of the interior mirror bracket and heater level ?
Thanks to Bantam and Hugh
Here a link to a 68 T/R Monte Carlo. I don't have found the chassis #
https://www.gulfblue.it/porsche-911-tr-1968
"Hugh, the picture where V Elford is behind the special steering wheel, could it be a model 67 because of the interior mirror bracket and heater level ?"
it could be but that was a collection of photos supposedly of the 1968 car...... but with all of these things it is possible that they used an older photo to fill in a gap - ie show the inside
this is a photo of a 67S S-ZP 740 (308101S) he drove (and was supposed to drive in the RAC rally that was cancelled)
it does look similar
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"I am not sure 11820639 is a direct Factory T/R that would explain the aluminium dash trim ??"
0639 ( the Seiler / Hart Ski car) is also possibly not a good example to pick. There are all sorts of claims about its exact beginnings but my understanding is that it should be called a genuine factory TR although it did not get delivered with a "408" 160HP S engine but rather a "208" 110hp engine. However it did have all he other TR bits including 911R flared rear arches and was delivered to Autohaus Mitter where Mitter wove his magic on the engine before final use by Seiler. Mitter reportedly built competition engines that had more power than even the factory ones that were "breathed on" prior to delivery with modifications that voided the warranty.
however that background could explain the aluminium dash in that car
"Here a link to a 68 T/R Monte Carlo. I don't have found the chassis #"
That is the T/R which was driven by Pauli Toivonen co-driver Martti Tiukkanen at the 1968 Rallye Monte-Carlo to finish in 2nd place. It is 11820455 and was car #116 (428 Z 2097) It was never a werks car but a Finnish ordered car that went to the AAW team.
this is a photo of its dash - but after restoration so I cant be sure how close it is to original
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I only know about seats, and I can tell you that the Freisinger car has definitely installed the wrong seats. this did not exist in 1968.
regards uwe
Seats should be Recaro Sport or Bucket or may be a Scheel 300 ?
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Or this Scheel bucket I sold unfortunatly because it was not correct for a 914-6 GT. :mad:
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Scheel
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