1966 Porsche history: 'factory owned' for first 2 years

[Eminence Gris]

Very curious about my neighbor's unusual '66. He bought it 45 years ago from an LA Porsche dealer. Prior owner was listed as Porsche. The car came with 15 X 7" fuchs on the rear. Any clues why Porsche would keep a car around for 2 years? Testing or development? VIN is 3033XX...

Anyone else have this kind of history?

[setho]

Is the rear flared in any way? I'm curious how the 7" rims were fitted.

[Eminence Gris]

Is the rear flared in any way? I'm curious how the 7" rims were fitted.

No flare. They are R rims.

[davep]

Very interesting, but without the VIN to work with it is hard to research. It could be a demonstrator or a staff car. The Kardex would be revealing.

[Eminence Gris]

Kardex was not revealing. Says "test car." The mystery continues.

[Jules Dielen]

[QUOTE=Eminence Gris;673653]Kardex was not revealing. Says "test car." The mystery continues.[/QUOTE

I always thought cardexes were written in German??

[Eminence Gris]

[QUOTE=Jules Dielen;673855]

Kardex was not revealing. Says "test car." The mystery continues.[/QUOTE

I always thought cardexes were written in German??

What's your translation of "Versuch?"

[Flieger]

I think Versuch is closest to experiment[al] in English. German test would be closest to trial- as in a competition like a hillclimb or speed test.