GREAT pic Peter.....
My old mechanic was working for the team that day...
Siffert used Richie Ginther's Competition Motors guys along with a few of his own when he was in the States...
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GREAT pic Peter.....
My old mechanic was working for the team that day...
Siffert used Richie Ginther's Competition Motors guys along with a few of his own when he was in the States...
Hanging out with the McLaren mechanics next to his fragile BRM, which had the suspension failure that killed him.
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Proud owner...
Tragic story, I saw it live on TV that day as a teenager. I'm surprised he was only 35, lookes a lot older in the photos.
Jo Siffert and Denny Hulme in turn 9 at the 1971 Laguna Seca Can-Am. Siffert would finish 5th. One week later, he would be dead. Siffert established the 917-10 as force to be reckoned with while Porsche and Penske were working on the 917-10 Turbo that would rip the championship away from McLaren one year later... Duke Manor photo.
Here are a couple of photos of the Denny Hulme car behind Siffert. McClaren M8E/F restored by Canepa Motorsports from a body donated by McClaren.Quote:
Originally Posted by 72targa
From the Schlegelmilch collection/site . . .
http://schlegelmilch.smcc.de/archive/index.php
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'70 Le Mans --- Schlegemilch . . .
http://schlegelmilch.smcc.de/archive/index.php
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Just saw this - made my day.Quote:
Originally Posted by CurtEgerer
. . . Colombia Grand Prix, F2, 07-Feb, 1971
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. . . the 'Tall Man' in the previous photo
Mr Siffert's friend and business partner . . .
. . . and an interesting shot
Note the car in the backround
More, here . . .
http://sport-auto.ch/15131/paul-blan...u-presque.html
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Monza, April 1970 . . .
. . . Jo Siffert, Pedro Rodriguez (lying down, behind), Brian Redman, and Leo Kinnunen
Love this shot . . .
. . . 'we who are about to race'
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Kinnunen Volvo PV 544 on the left, Söderström and Lampinen...Rally Finland 1964...
Interesting shotQuote:
Originally Posted by Lorenzo
As it turns out, Mr Siffert used a personal plate on his cars . . . 'FR 10032'
I believe that the 'S' plates on these cars signify that they may belong to the Faktory --- or, at least came from Stuttgart. Porsche did supply fleet of cars to be used by the movie company --- in the filming as well as by some of the senior staff
Love to see more of your 'contact sheets,' too
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1969 Monza 1000K
By Rainer Schlegelmilch in his great book 'Portraits of the 60's Formula 1'
https://www.amazon.com/Formula-Portr.../dp/3895080470
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. . . his race team
Looks like J-P Oberson, in back?
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'. . . In October 1967, Jo Siffert and his Swiss teammates had travelled to Monza to break some high-speed world distance records established by Ford and Toyota. Unfortunately, their Porsche 906’s suspension soon proved unable to survive long distances on the bumpy Italian circuit. To save the day, a Porsche 911 R was immediately despatched from Germany to take the place of the 906. That 911 R provided the Swiss team with five new long-distance world records – including the 20,000km at an average speed of 209km/h. Only later did the team discover that the engine of the record car was not a freshly refurbished unit, as they had thought, but one which had already spent 100 hours in a flat-out test round the factory’s test track at Weissach . . .'
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/art...htest-all-911s
Check-out the hood
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The celebration after setting the record.
Inspirational. Anyone who knows my car will get the reference. ;)
. . . the 1st victory for Porsche's 917 . . .
. . . w/ Kurt Ahrens (Jr) 1969 1000 KM Zeltweg (Austria)
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. . . looks like a Targa, at one of the Can Ams
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Jean-Pierre Oberson . . .
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Really great stuff.. Thank you.
He was in this Yardley/BRM when I saw him at Watkins Glen in 1970. I'm not sure where this picture was taken.
Jim, I think you'll find that you saw Siffert in the Yardley at the Glen in March of '71 ... And I believe that pic was taken at the same race....Quote:
He was in this Yardley/BRM when I saw him at Watkins Glen in 1970. I'm not sure where this picture was taken.
http://www.racingsportscars.com/f1/p...971-10-03.html
Cheers and nice pic....
BTW- I saw him 5 months later at the Road America CanAm... ;)
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Oh, you're right Chuck that was '71. I should never trust my memory any more. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Chuck Miller
It was Pedro who finished second in the Yardley BRM in '70, Seppi was in the Team March that year.
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And of course the late great Rob Walker next to him.........
http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/hi...ble-rob-walker
From the Goodings sale catalogue where 917-024 is being auctioned...
http://www.goodingco.com/vehicle/1970-porsche-917k/
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Peter,
That's a very curious photo.... Do you know where and when?
With that 'new' front end configuration I'm think'n he was testing in 1970 at Daytona... or ... CA's 'brand new' Ontario Motor Speedway...
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Just a random photo at this point, unfortunately...
Interesting information?
http://gpma.org/se917.html
If correct, this could be 917-028.
After a little book work 928s post and link is correct...
The old rounded body work on the PA needed more down force so Richie Ginther and his crew at Competition Motors and the Vesek crew did the front end work on 028 and tested it at Riverside.
The last CanAm of '69 was scheduled for Las Vegas (Stardust GP 'parking lot' track) but it was damaged by rain... So, the Nov. CanAM was rescheduled for the new Texas Motor Speedway tri-ovel ... McLaren was clocked at 210 !!!!... Siffert and 028 came in 4th....
- Riverside test photo from Peter Morgan's book 917 winning formula
- Some info and Texas photo out of the wonderful Pete Lyons' book CAN-AM
Cheers
'71 Le Mans . . .
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I'm not sure if this one is known.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PHOTO-JO-SEP...8AAOSwz2tZjxEk
I like it.
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. . . and an interview . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4LmQ2anTzY
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Laguna Seca 1969
....for those who understand swiss germanQuote:
Originally Posted by LongRanger
Jo Siffert....Porsche 914
thanks for the 914 GT pic - its now my all time fave wallpaper ! :D
cheers
Dennis :)
Does anyone have any other colour pics similar to the #248 Jeff posted ?
It was taken at the press intro of Porsche's race programme for 1970 and was at Hockenheim in December 1969
There seem to be some in black/white on the webs but not anything in colour
Porsche had about 8 different cars there that day
Anyone ?
cheers
Dennis :)
1969 Le Mans.....
1968 Le Mans....
This was taken at Laguna Seca about 2 weeks before Jo Siffert's fatal accident. Bruce Anderson is driving his '57A Speedster.
Whoa Peter... I've never seen that photo
It was at the second to the last '71 CanAm on Oct. 17th ...
Siffert qualified 7th and finished 5th in the STP 917...
He died on the 24th...
It is this quality of 'input' that leads us into the "New Year"
Happy All to Everyone.
More to come I feel..
Mark
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Such a distinctive helmet...
interesting ..... the Wyer team was contracted to Firestone and the Salzburg team to Goodyear
cheers
Dennis :)
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'67 German Grand Prix . . .
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. . . from the left --- John Miles*, Howden Ganley**, and Jo Siffert . . . 17-Feb, 1971
* Former presenter for Top Gear
** 3rd-ever employee of McLaren
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Just a couple of Porsche drivers...
Porsche 908-2
Jo Siffert (standing left) , Vic Elford (right)
Always loved the pic.....
Wonder if Wyer was ask'n 'Are we done yet?... the lads have some work to do....'
why did the targa cars had the play card decks asses at the front?
pique, heart, spades, caro?
Watkins Glen in 1971...
Just a couple of Porsche drivers...Part II..
I believe the photo of post 263 was taken at the 1968 French Grand Prix at Rouen les Essarts, and by the way not far away from the location where Jo Schlesser crashed and was killed in the magnesium chassis of his Honda that went on fire.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z2qeznZwp8I
On lap 14, after Graham Hill retired from the race, Hill gave his helmet visor to Jo Siffert on-track due to Siffert's helmet did not have a visor.
You may see Jo Siffert driving his Lotus-Ford at 1mn 40 s or so in this video :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fBFFiMYJ1C8
This was on July 7th 1968, almost 50 years ago.....
I saw this same grid lineup, minus Seppi and Rindt, and with Pedro replacing Seppi in the Yardley BRM, at Watkins Glen that year.
^^^ What a pic!
Yes indeed : correct !Quote:
Originally Posted by beh911
Seppi must have had though a good fan club : watch the Swiss flag close to the Martini ad.
Happy Birthday Mr. Siffert (7 July 1936 – 24 October 1971)...
I do 😎😎😎😎.....Quote:
Originally Posted by moito
The man next to him with his back is Heini Mader, his longtime (swiss) mechanic from the very early days on.Quote:
Originally Posted by 928cs
Mader later moved on and built Cosworth , BMW F2 as well as Lola engines. His company HMP still exists, Mader is today 80 years old: https://www.hmp-pieces-moteur-gland.ch/en/presentation
Another in-flight photo...
Nice !!!!!
Nice overhead shot..
That's a GREAT find Peter!!!!!
auto motor & sport 22/1969
at the recent Essen show
I don't recall the headlights in the day . . . ?
cheers
Dennis:)
LeMans `67
btw if anyone `s got some pics of this car (907longtail vin 907004 number plate S-ZL 962) at LM or it`s sister car#40 rindt/mitter vin 907003 plate S-ZL961 i`d love to see them.especially interior ,engine compartment and detail shoots are of interest..
thanks much
That's a GREAT shot … How'bout the 'Baron' shooting with what looks like a 16mm wind-up Bolex … Nice
Not quite what requested and maybe not right thread for these but 1967 Targa and Nurburgring 1000k photos. Posts reminded me I have them. Move them if not right for this Sifferrt thread
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My first Porsche was a Corgi model Carrera in the sixties
Steve
Steve; those are great shots! Thanks for sharing...
Couple more Stephen
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vintage decal
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they didn't help Pedro much either . . .
cheers
Dennis :(
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Quote:
Originally Posted by uai
Think that's Graham Hill on the left
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Note the position of the 'Porsche' stripe
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LongRanger
Same car?
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...l=1#post377154
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Funeral for Gerhard Mitter
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It looks like S-H 7615 was driven into a ditch by Steve McQueenQuote:
Originally Posted by LongRanger
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/201...is-comeuppance
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I took photos of 917/10-002 back on Jun. 8, 2002, when it was for sale at Fantasy Junction, Emeryville, Ca.
Le Mans screen grab…
. . . Times Grand Prix, Riverside, California
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Jo & Jo...Just came across this one ...Sorry, don't know when and where but they look pretty relaxed...
At the Questor Grand Prix…
Next week the Dutch F 1 Grand Prix will be held at Zandvoort
In today’s local paper there is an article with pictures from 1965.
In those days the race track didn’t have boxes for the crews so the F 1 cars took the public roads to local repair shops.
Credits to the photographer. The pictures with the article are from Arie Koper, a then 12 year old kid who was supposed to run an errand for his teacher but made other plans when he got a chance.
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Mechanic Pete Bothamley driving Jo Siffert’s car between track and shop
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Jo Siffert’s car in the local shop
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Siffert, Stewart? and ? With a green 911 coupe in the background
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Eric, not sure about Stewart and the other...
Stewart and the team usually had all things with the L&M tobacco logo on them... Could be though
As to when the photo was shot... It has to be '71, there was no STP 917-10 before, and unfortunately there was no Siffert after that Oct.
As to where the photo was shot...
Siffert and the 917 only competed in 6 out of the 10 CanAm's in '71 (and still came in 4th in the points)
Armed with my friend Pete Lyons definitive reference CAN-AM, he supplied us with one photo with the same racer's tape pattern as we see in your photo.......... Road America, Elkhart Lake Wis. 8/29/71, he came in 2nd to Revson in the M8F.... I'm assuming that even a shoestring team as theirs was, they probably repaired the fender before the next race at Donnybrooke...
BTW - By coincidence I was at that Elkhart race on the way back from a cross country trip .... ;)
Photo by Pete Lyons
great detective work Chuck
I could be Jackie Stewart - he was there in a Lola T260 for Carl Haas Racing. car #1 but DNF due to overheating
Chuck,
Thanks for filling in the back story.
I found a version of the picture with a caption that identifies the group as
Jo Siffert, Edi Wyss, and Hugo Schibler
https://www.swissinfo.ch/ita/jo-siff...i-usa/47042300
Here are a few more photos from the period in the book about Edi Wyss The Swiss Wiz
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Eric,Quote:
and Hugo Shibler
I met Hugo Shibler about 20 years ago up at Kevin Buckler's Racer's Group when the shop was still at Sears Point Raceway...
I wrote about it here:
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...he-Racing-Pics
Post #6
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...cing-with-dad-!
Post #8
I asked Kevin about Hugo about 10 years ago. He said he had lost contact with him...
I truly hope Mr Shibler is still with us...
Cheers,
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Chuck,
What a great connection you have to the photo of Siffert, Wyss, and Schibler.
There is a Hugo Schibler in Panama City, Panama according to Facebook. I’m not sure if it is the same person, but it is possible.
-Eric
not sure this has been seen here before
the picture is still sharp and good colour
'71 Austrian GP - the winner !
cheers
Dennis
. . . 51 years ago, today
"There, where there is a risk, there is a death. There, where there is no risk, there is not a life."
Father Duruz
https://www.shopparcferme.com/blogs/...-feature-story
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I was watching the race live on BBC tv and then it just happened. So sad RIP after 51:years
. . . 'do I really have to?'
http://urelfer.ch/2017/04/14/ausfahr...-im-juni-2017/
. . . looks familiar? . . .
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...l=1#post967459
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With Vic Elford…
And Gulf team boss John Wyer, and I think a very young Ferdinand Peich in back...Quote:
With Vic Elford…
having the ace of cards on each car at the front fender side, comemorating the „Sascha“ cars of the first Porsche car participation in 1922..;)
Riverside International Raceway
Except that's a Lotus in the bottom picture ...
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Originally Posted by preS
MID - OHIO 71 I believe
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I haven't seen this photo before - Siffert's March on a trailer outside a Porsche shop in Grand Lancy, Geneva, Switzerland:
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This was at the MIS Can Am in September of ‘69. Seppi finished 4th in the PA 917, behind Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, and Dan Gurney all in Team McLaren M8Bs. I was there with my dad who was an SCCA Tech inspector for the race. I feel lucky that I got to see him race a couple times, here, and at the USGP at Watkins Glen the following year, where he was at the end of the field (23rd) in a dated March.
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