Ultimate R thread

[Original Poster]

Original post............

[davep]

Prototype series VINs
305876 R1
306681 R2
307670 R4
307671 R3
Production series VINs
11899001 to 11899020

Production engines type 901/22 with serial #'s from 5080001, up to 5080022 is known.

The majority were painted Light Ivory, however it is believed that none got paint badges.

Ernie Wilberg's Galleries on pbase:
http://www.pbase.com/911r/root&view=tree
R3 http://www.early911.co.uk/historic/html/911r.html
11899008 http://www.johnstarkeycars.com/pages...1967_911R.html
11899017 http://www.toadhallracing.com/toad-060.html

[W6CZ]

The majority were painted Light Ivory, however it is believed that none got paint badges.

The badge weighed too much

Is Ivory paint lighter?

[ix0ifan]

Sorry to hijack this thread but I have been interested in 911R engine lids for some time.

The above engine lid doesn't seem to have the central bar that I had believed was fitted to all SWB Cars.

An early photograph of a 911R shows it fitted with a standard engine grille rather then the expanded metal used on the above engine lid.



Could it be that the later 1969 Lid was fitted the the 'Larousse' Tour de France Car and this has now beome accepted as the standard fitment for all 911Rs.

It is interesting that Historika offer a reproduction 911R engine lid that has the central bar which must prevent the use of the Expamet Grille.

http://www.historika.com/porsche-par...ine-Lid/65.htm

Anyone know for sure?

[andyjboy]

Sorry to hijack this thread but I have been interested in 911R engine lids for some time.

The above engine lid doesn't seem to have the central bar that I had believed was fitted to all SWB Cars.

An early photograph of a 911R shows it fitted with a standard engine grille rather then the expanded metal used on the above engine lid.



Could it be that the later 1969 Lid was fitted the the 'Larousse' Tour de France Car and this has now beome accepted as the standard fitment for all 911Rs.

It is interesting that Historika offer a reproduction 911R engine lid that has the central bar which must prevent the use of the Expamet Grille.

http://www.historika.com/porsche-par...ine-Lid/65.htm

Anyone know for sure?

The car shown is R#3 - the third of the four 'prototypes' & was fitted with an aluminium engine lid (the only 911R so equipped).

Bear in mind that the 'production' 911R's all had grp engine lids which were quite 'basic' - I would imagine the only proviso was that it looked vaguely 'stock' from the outside so why go to the added complication/expense of including the central bar (&, besides, I'm sure that the steel production 911 engine lid without the central bar would already have been in prototype form by this time).

[gva-sfo]

Well, if someone would have told me: "One day you will see the reflected image of 001R in the front left of your car", ..I would had hard time to believe it !!
(Being Swiss, for sure, 001R is my favorite, as Mr. Joseph Siffert spent good time with this one.)



Is it not great to meet 001R across a stop ?

PS: It is interesting to note that now, 001R get the right deco colors, according to the glory days of all the Monza records.

[VintageExcellen]

001R engine

[VintageExcellen]

BIC car...........

[s2guy]

That's none other than Tony Callas driving R#1. He's been working for over a year to get that car (along with the 904 that's behind it) ready for the current owner.

[Ernie W]

Tour de France = Bic and Magic-Fix

Tour de Corse = Magic-Fix