The real 73 RSR TF Winner - Porsche Factory Scam??

Jim:

Another detail that ties 62 and 41 together but separates them from 8 at TF is the torsion bar hole, which is covered in these 2 shots, and not on 8 from the TF. Also, the shape/angle of the flare near the torsion hole is different looking on 8 vs. 62/41. Singer's notes would seem to be a pretty reliable source.

Gib

One reason that I have never believed that the same cars could have done both the Spa 1000 Kms and the Targa Florio in 1973 is timing; Spa was on 6th May, Targa Florio on the 13th May.

The cars would have been lucky to have left Spa on the evening of 6th May; Practice started on 9/10th May. The transporter would have had to travel from Northern Europe, all the way over the Alps, into Italy, travel the length of Italy and then catch a ferry from southern Italy to Sicily. Possible, but VERY hard to do and that's without encountering any problems on the way.

If you were planning the traveling schedule of a race team and had spare cars available, I'm sure you would have sent two different sets of cars to each of these races.

John Starkey

I forgot to point out also:

These RSRs were doing 1000 kilometer races; Some 620 miles plus practice and qualifying. Almost without fail, they would have been returned to the racing department at Weissach after each race to be checked over, probably to receive a fresh engine and gearbox and to have anything needed rectified. Another reason that the cars that raced at Spa were most probably not the same as those that raced at the Targa Florio just one week later.

John Starkey

I have the good fortune to work for a company that subscribes to the wonderful Japanese Magazine CG Car Graphic

The latest issue to the U.S. is Jan. '08.
And this article and photo shoot of vintage Le Mans Porsches including an early 356 alloy coupe, 962C, 911GT1, and of course the '73 RSR.

These were taken at the Le Mans Classic Japan 2007...

Hope you enjoy.....

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This last has the text and photo credit.....:)

Cheers

Chuck:

Thanks for posting these pix as most of us would never have seen them in the Japanese mag. It is interesting to look at these great shots and realize the changes this car has gone through, which we have documented in this thread. The car looks much better on the track than in the museum...they could almost be period shots it seems.

The VIN plate sure looks to be a bit weary, and shows its age from that renumbering in fall 72. I still wish we could get a pic of the stamped VIN behind the fuel tank to see how that looks. What are the cooling ducts going to...looks like fuel lines.

Gib

Is all the plumbing in the fuel bay for a Teldex ABS system?

Nikolay makes another point:

Do you see this picture?
I noticed that this car #107T was driven by Gijs Van Lennep (please see
the driver's helmet).
The records show: # 107 was cross entered only against GUNTHER
STECKKONIG, LEO KINNUNEN and GIULIO PUCCI. What do you think?
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I'm not agree with John Starkey's presumption (post #570 & 571). During
this season Porsche used two fast silver Renntransporters and with them
they transported the race cars and spare parts, including some
replacement engines. I do not see any reason one same car would be at
Monza, Spa, Sicily, after the drivers were at these places. (please see
a part from Christophorus article).

These MARTINI Renntransporters were like "mini workshop".

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Originally Posted by John Starkey

I looked back through my old, hand written notes of when I interviewed the late Helmuth Bott yesterday, back in 1986, at the Porsche factory. Herr Bott told me that, as far as he could remember, the Daytona winning car of Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood had returned to the factory after the race.....

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I searched and couldn't find the pictures I wanted. Does anyone have a picture of the #59 car? I am also looking for pictures of the factory (Penkse) car from the 1973 Daytona 24 Hour.

Thanks. I am sorry if its on the board, and I just have poor search abilities.