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Thread: Historic '75 ex- Jurgen Barth 924 '79 Round Australia Rally car found

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    Historic '75 ex- Jurgen Barth 924 '79 Round Australia Rally car found

    Thought I'd share this here given it's the 40th anniversary of transaxle Porsche's this year.....

    We pulled it from a barn recently after prising it from an owner of 18 years after 6 quiet years of trying to do so, and it was featured in the Porschestrasse display at the recent Rennsport 2016 event in Sydney.

    The car is an 11.75 build 1976 model year 924, the 1st RHD car we understand and the 1976 Melbourne Motor Show car, and one which was prepared by our Porsche Distributor Alan Hamilton and the Porsche Factory for the gruelling 1979 Repco Round Australia Rally. It finished 9th in this rally, after racing for 14 days and 18885kms around Australia, driven by Jurgen Barth and Roland Kussmaul. The car was extensively prepared with a normally aspirated MFI engine, 928 brakes, LSD, close ratio gear box, up-rated and strengthened suspension, seam welded body, fiber glass bonnet, a full roll cage and lightweight plexiglass windows and stripped interior and many other special features.

    It also finished 1st in the 2.0 litre class in this event, which was also the first international FIA victory for a Porsche 924. The car was FIA titled as a Group 4 car, and is one of only 4 or 5 924 so accredited. As a result of this first international FIA victory for a 924 Jurgen Barth is noted as saying this result solidified the agenda to proceed with the Carrera GT and Le Mans 924 programs.

    It is featured in the “Porsche 924 Carrera” book by Roy Smith on pg 52-57. It’s in well used, as rallied condition and is largely original.
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    '65 901 SA '119' - 1st RHD Customer Delivered 911 Worldwide; 5710 Stone Grey/Green Leatherette 3 owners from new.

    '75 (Nov) 924 Group 4 Rallye. 9th o/all, 1st in class ‘79 Repco Round Australia Rally Barth/Kussmaul; 1st RHD chassis, 1st front engined Porsche to win an FIA event

    ‘78 928 Manual - early RHD Opalmetallic (gold) + Pasha

    '98 986

    ‘99 996 GT3 CS M003 ex Peter Fitzgerald. Falken livery. 2nd 2000, 3rd in 2001 Aus Nations Cup Championsip. Last of the road registered racers

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    Nice find!

    It is quite a collection of "1st RHD" that you own

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    Quote Originally Posted by 928cs View Post
    Nice find!

    It is quite a collection of "1st RHD" that you own
    Thanks - and that ice green 930 3.0 in the top pic is the 1st Aussie Turbo, a cool car i discovered in Canberra many years ago after seeking it out, & before anyone cared about 930 3.0s - but we couldn't agree on a deal as it had a damaged guard and we argued about $$s ....its my "white whale" car - fortunately a Porsche buddy finally got it in the end!
    '65 901 SA '119' - 1st RHD Customer Delivered 911 Worldwide; 5710 Stone Grey/Green Leatherette 3 owners from new.

    '75 (Nov) 924 Group 4 Rallye. 9th o/all, 1st in class ‘79 Repco Round Australia Rally Barth/Kussmaul; 1st RHD chassis, 1st front engined Porsche to win an FIA event

    ‘78 928 Manual - early RHD Opalmetallic (gold) + Pasha

    '98 986

    ‘99 996 GT3 CS M003 ex Peter Fitzgerald. Falken livery. 2nd 2000, 3rd in 2001 Aus Nations Cup Championsip. Last of the road registered racers

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    Some engine photos would be nice to see!

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    period pics

    Quote Originally Posted by aturboman View Post
    Some engine photos would be nice to see!
    Here are some period pics from the Rally.....
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    '65 901 SA '119' - 1st RHD Customer Delivered 911 Worldwide; 5710 Stone Grey/Green Leatherette 3 owners from new.

    '75 (Nov) 924 Group 4 Rallye. 9th o/all, 1st in class ‘79 Repco Round Australia Rally Barth/Kussmaul; 1st RHD chassis, 1st front engined Porsche to win an FIA event

    ‘78 928 Manual - early RHD Opalmetallic (gold) + Pasha

    '98 986

    ‘99 996 GT3 CS M003 ex Peter Fitzgerald. Falken livery. 2nd 2000, 3rd in 2001 Aus Nations Cup Championsip. Last of the road registered racers

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    Great, thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1st View Post
    The car was extensively prepared with a normally aspirated MFI engine, 928 brakes, LSD, close ratio gear box, up-rated and strengthened suspension, seam welded body, fiber glass bonnet, a full roll cage and lightweight plexiglass windows and stripped interior and many other special features.
    Very cool car! But your period engine photo shows CIS, not MFI.

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    Stew

    Can I come around with my sledge hammer to help put it back to rally trim?
    Clyde Boyer





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    Quote Originally Posted by Stevie View Post
    Very cool car! But your period engine photo shows CIS, not MFI.
    Correct...here's what a 924 with factory MFI looks like. Pretty sexy setup IMO...
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    thanks guys, I haven't even got the car home yet and was just going off the notes in the file from a prior owner.....stand corrected !

    Interestingly Jurgen Barth sent me an email this week which was super cool with some personal pics from the event.

    Here's a pretty atmospheric one, somewhere deep in the Aussie outback during the rally.

    Clyde- you're welcome to drive it in anger anytime and help get it back into the correct trim.....
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    '65 901 SA '119' - 1st RHD Customer Delivered 911 Worldwide; 5710 Stone Grey/Green Leatherette 3 owners from new.

    '75 (Nov) 924 Group 4 Rallye. 9th o/all, 1st in class ‘79 Repco Round Australia Rally Barth/Kussmaul; 1st RHD chassis, 1st front engined Porsche to win an FIA event

    ‘78 928 Manual - early RHD Opalmetallic (gold) + Pasha

    '98 986

    ‘99 996 GT3 CS M003 ex Peter Fitzgerald. Falken livery. 2nd 2000, 3rd in 2001 Aus Nations Cup Championsip. Last of the road registered racers

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