……..and more Porsches.
……..and more Porsches.
Before it became Ruprecht, my Porsche was a '70 911 T
Paying member No. 895 since 2006
" slavish adherence to originality wasn't for me, because the car wasn't as good as it could be."
Rob Dickinson's response when asked what motivated him to build Singers
……and more Porsches yet, including three photos of Rod Emory's personal 356 Outlaw, which is actually a highly modified Cabriolet, but with the significant modifications he performed on this splendid effort, such as laying the windshield posts back at a greater angle, and shortening the Glasspar hardtop to fit the new dimensions, I dare say it looks even better, more elegant and of-a-piece than a standard Speedster.
Beautifully done, Rod.
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Before it became Ruprecht, my Porsche was a '70 911 T
Paying member No. 895 since 2006
" slavish adherence to originality wasn't for me, because the car wasn't as good as it could be."
Rob Dickinson's response when asked what motivated him to build Singers
A few more Porsches, then the cleanest, best built and fastest Devin I've ever seen, Cherolet powered, and the only true 'Supercar' in my opinion worthy of the title, the magnificent, original and indescribably desirable F1 McLaren.
Before it became Ruprecht, my Porsche was a '70 911 T
Paying member No. 895 since 2006
" slavish adherence to originality wasn't for me, because the car wasn't as good as it could be."
Rob Dickinson's response when asked what motivated him to build Singers
A few more examples of the great variety of cars that frequently show up, and even though some may not be capable of turning respectable lap times, they add greatly to the overall experience of Laguna Seca during the "Historics".
Last edited by John Z Goriup; 08-11-2014 at 05:51 AM.
Before it became Ruprecht, my Porsche was a '70 911 T
Paying member No. 895 since 2006
" slavish adherence to originality wasn't for me, because the car wasn't as good as it could be."
Rob Dickinson's response when asked what motivated him to build Singers
…..and the final set including an almost completely original ex-Dan Gurney Team Cobra, and even though most Aston-Martins are some of my most favorite brands, even they, or more accurately, even Zagato is capable of turning out a real clunker. I don't know if I'm alone in my asessment of the green A-M Roadster, but that has gotta be the ugliest car I've seen recently. I can't beleive the same styling studio / builder that gave us the sublime, alloy bodied, twin-bubble Zagato DB 4 GT of the early '60s came up with this abomination.
Enough for now, I hope you will be back when I post all the images from the events listed in the opening of this thread when I get back…………and don't forget, the foregoing is just foreplay before the real action next weekend at Laguna Seca, Pebble Beach and all stops in between.
See you Tuesday, the nineteenth.
JZG
Last edited by John Z Goriup; 12-28-2014 at 02:22 AM.
Before it became Ruprecht, my Porsche was a '70 911 T
Paying member No. 895 since 2006
" slavish adherence to originality wasn't for me, because the car wasn't as good as it could be."
Rob Dickinson's response when asked what motivated him to build Singers
The blue car of "L O'R Schell" is of course the Maserati 8CTF Grand Prix entered in the 1940 Indianapolis 500 by Lucy O'Reilly Schell and driven to 10th place by Rene Le Begue and Rene Drefus just as the Germans were invading France. Lucy O'Reilly Schell was an American heiress who lived most of her life in France and who financed the "million franc" Delahaye as well as the Ecurie Bleue Delahaye that beat the Silver Arrows with Dreyfus at the wheel at Pau in '38. Accompanying Lucy at Indy was her 19-year old son Harry, who went on to race in 57 World Championship Grands Prix between 1950 and 1960. What a beautiful piece of history; I can't wait to see and hear this car on the track (it's not entered in any of the race groups)!Originally Posted by John Z Goriup
A slight historical aside: SCRAMP did not "take over management of Laguna Seca." The Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula built Laguna Seca in 1956-57 and acts as the charitable umbrella owner of the facility. They took over Steven J. Earle's "Monterey Historic Automobile Races" in 2010 from his General Racing organization through which he had founded the event back in 1974. Earle retained the trademark rights to "Monterey Historics" and so the event has been renamed the "Monterey Motorsports Reunion." Coincidentally, General Racing Ltd. has just merged with the SVRA.
Hope to run into you this week!
-- David
Max, I'm not a Ferrari expert, but I believe that this is a Ferrari 512BB LM. The Berlinetta Boxer had its transmission under the engine and slightly offset to the left to reduce length. It was not transverse like on the 312T grand prix cars.
-- David
If you are free today,
Go by the Zentrum!!
They are still setting up, but the cars are in the back
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Ray Crawford
Early S Registry #271
R Gruppe #255
'70 911 S Coupe 2.9 w/MFI Twin Plug "Flairs n Chairs"
'72 911 S Targa 2.4 w/MFI
Hmmm --- well . . .
. . . can't see all the angles from this shot, but . . .
. . . . I rather like this!
Got AM's 'cheshire-cat' grill --- + some pretty slick headlights. Love the slashy shape, too. Wonder what it looks like w/ its top down? Some 'verts don't always pack theirs away well --- stacky
. . . and its green, too!
Great pics, btw
John your pictures are incredible, thanks for sharing! I have not been to the Monterey Historics since 2004, I always enjoyed the paddock seen as much as the racing. Your pictures that show the tow rigs, support vehicles and the interesting daily drivers make it feel like I am walking through the paddock....enjoy your week!
Marvin Waters
25 Yr PCA Member
10 Yr Early S Registry Member
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