MORE random pics......

[bugstrider]

One bird was on the pad spooling up, the second came in to land and allowed the tail to swing to the left into the rotor disk of the other.

https://youtu.be/qHMhsD8OFCs

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Sebscst

Thanks for posting saw this today at the Amelia Island concourse and didn�t know what is was.

Grady Clay owned an Abarth and a 904 back in the day...

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Grady Clay owned an Abarth and a 904 back in the day...

I thought the Abarth was of a friend , he had the 904
could be wrong though, either way he had his hands on a lot of those Type 547 engines..
most 547 engines in the us he at one point or another had in his shop..

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[svandamme]

Grady did used to own this RS60

[kach22i]

https://revsinstitute.org/


https://revsinstitute.org/the-collection/1964-porsche-904-carrera-gts/

In the opinion of many an aficionado, the 904 was the greatest road-going Porsche of all. It certainly set the pattern for a whole generation of racing Porsches, but its beauty cloaked the fact that it wasn�t as aerodynamically perfect as it might have been, and it was overweight, too.

1952 Cunningham
Type: C-4RK
https://revsinstitute.org/the-collection/1952-cunningham-c-4rk/

By 1951 the Cunningham practice was to use �R�� to designate racing cars. The �K�� added to this one referred to Dr. Wunibald Kamm, a German scientist brought to this country after World War II. Reducing drag coefficient was his special area of expertise, Kamm being the first to demolish the theory that race cars were most competitive with long, pointed tails. Aerodynamically efficient Kamm-back coupes proliferated after the war. This Cunningham is a Kamm-back but with a difference. It is the only car known to have received the personal touch of Dr. Kamm himself, who made a quick trip to West Palm Beach to flatten this Cunningham�s tail.

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[kach22i]

1951 Porsche
Type: 356SL Gm�nd Coupe
https://revsinstitute.org/the-collection/1949-356sl-gmund-coupe/

While the exact number is debatable, less than fifty Gm�nd coupes were built in 1949. At some
point a handful with serial numbers above fifty − assembled in 1950 after the factory returned to Germany −
were converted to SL (Sport Leicht) racing specification and renumbered as 3000 series cars. In addition to
a new serial number series, SL configuration involved such visible differences as louvered steel quarter
“windows”, full wheel spats, streamlined aluminum belly fairings, pedestal-mounted shifter and, for Le
Mans, a third roof-mounted wiper arm, remote oil filter and driving-lights. Gm�nd coupes carried the
Porsche name into competition for three years at Le Mans as well as in several rallies, notably Li�ge-Rome-
Li�ge where one finished first in class and third overall. Said John Wyer when he saw the new Porsches at
Le Mans: “interesting … but the engine is in the wrong end.”

[kach22i]

February 17, 2018
Bizzarrini GT 5300 Body For Sale
Bizzarrini GT 5300 Body For Sale

In the comments section:

This is actually not a body but whats known as a plug. It is what is used to make a mold with. One of the giveaways are those two big posts that are laminated in the center, this is to keep the roof rigid while the fiberglass is being laminated over it..

[svandamme]

a 904 overweight??? 650kg in race trim.
For a 1964 production, homologated car you can drive on public roads???

[kach22i]

March 9, 2018
Trancas Cars & Coffee Is No More
Trancas Cars & Coffee Is No More

............the City Council nixing it.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by svandamme

a 904 overweight??? 650kg in race trim.
For a 1964 production, homologated car you can drive on public roads???

Porsche’s Italian Adventure – The Porsche 356 Abarth Carrera GT/L
Porsche�€™s Italian Adventure – The Porsche 356 Abarth Carrera GT/L

And at least 100 lbs. lighter than the all-German 356s

Porche Curb Weight

1960 porsche 356 Convertible 1885

1960-61 porsche 356 Carrera Abarth 1720

1964 porsche 904 1541
1964 porsche 904 Carrera GTS 1433

From what I can tell the 356 Carrera Abarth weighed 200-300 lbs more than the 904 using a similar engine. However the Abarth weighed over 100 lbs less than a 356.

I have no idea what the author is referring to, maybe comparing the 904 to a Lotus?

That part of the article jumped out at me as well, which is part of the reason I posted it.

Now for another image.....................I trust this one is not "overweight".

https://revsinstitute.org/news/6-cars-at-targa-66/

The 982cc engine that protrudes from the rear of the Miles Collier Collections’ 1970 Fiat TC-R 1000 Berlina Corsa.
Photo: David Santiago

[tdw28210]

Originally Posted by svandamme

I thought the Abarth was of a friend , he had the 904
could be wrong though, either way he had his hands on a lot of those Type 547 engines..
most 547 engines in the us he at one point or another had in his shop..

For the Abarth hounds here. This one was Ben Pons old race car. Photo from '75.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by widebody911

Well the clothing is different but that is how my last blind date ended!

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[widebody911]

Sorry, I forgot to include this one above

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[GH85Carrera]

3,711 discs. Astonishing. I wonder how much that cost and how long it took to install.