That's my friend Tony G's car. I was at his house tonight drinking some vino and he told me about this thread. I met Tony on PP. Now a good friend about five years running. I drove that car once, it's sick fast. SmileWavy

August Concorso Italiano
 

Larry O'Rourke sent me tons of photos of the August Concorso Italiano Event. Here are just a few for your enjoyment.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219072960.jpg

I like the circle on the door, looks like a target. Carlisle Monke used to have a 1969 dark green Z28 with the same white circles on his doors. Very fast car.
The circles are probably for numbers while in racing mode.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219072980.jpg


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219072998.jpg

Looks good, but is it fast?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219073031.jpg

August Concorso Italiano
 

Check out this rare Alfa.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219073133.jpg

What is this? New transportation?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219073156.jpg

Beautiful!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219073192.jpg

I didn't know that they made four door Corvettes, ;)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219073210.jpg

Laguna Seca on 14th
 

Larry took these photos as well. From Laguna Seca on August 14, 2008, Enjoy!

These are some very nice 911s.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075123.jpg


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075158.jpg

One of Vasek's old cars. I built a RC plastic model of this car and painted it silver to match my own car about 27 years ago.
The car survived the 1994 quake, and is now in the attic playroom of my rebuilt house.

The new house is located in the same exact spot as the old one was.

From home, I can see the Racecourse to the east, and Beverly Glen to the west.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075184.jpg

I just love the slanted nose and the big tail, reminds me of an old girlfriend from Uni (University High School).

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075214.jpg

Laguna Seca on 14th
 

Not sure what this is. Looks like a Ferrari P330S?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075328.jpg

Look at those rear tires!!!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075346.jpg

Grand Sport Corvette.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075376.jpg

Looks like a Porsche 906. Correct?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075408.jpg

Laguna Seca on 14th
 

Look at this cute little Alfa.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075486.jpg

What motor is this?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075514.jpg

John Player made custom Nortons in the 70's, they were so cool.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075535.jpg

Now this is fast! Could it be a 917? ;)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075571.jpg

Nice door glass. No blind spots in this car.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219075592.jpg
Photos courtesy Larry O'Rourke.

car guy heaven
 

tyrrell p34 !!!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219077491.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219077637.jpg

barking flame
 

woof

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219077919.jpg

Ahh. I was so close to going, this would have pushed me over the edge.

Exhaust prep
 

Before putting the exhaust on, two exhaust studs had to be repaired.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219109294.jpg

Sometimes Vice-grips work, this time it did'nt.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219109351.jpg

By "double-nutting", the stud can be frozen enough to take the rusty nut off.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219109386.jpg

All pieces are ready to be used.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219109407.jpg

Exhaust prep
 

Here is one of the 911 exhaust ports missing it's exhaust stud.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219109782.jpg

This particular Stainless Steel Oil Line passes over the Porsche 915 gearbox in a most inconvenient way.
It is an SOB to re-fasten.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219109823.jpg

Here is the fastening point for the line clamp located over the gearbox.
This time no Porsche Spider bites. Thanks goodness!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219109846.jpg

The left headlamp had a small primer drool on the inside for 32 years. I took it apart to clean it, and now it is as clean as a new one.
However, it looks so good I'll now have to do the right headlamp.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219109866.jpg

Ooh. Lovely pics from Laguna Seca. That's something on my must-do list.

I think that beautiful Alfa is a Tipo 33/3. Their sportscar racer from late 60s/early 70s.

That Ferrari looks like a 512S? Same era as the Alfa. Racecars were gorgeous back then, weren't they? Styling dictated as much by aesthetics as it was by aerodynamics. I think I have a picture of the same car, taken at a vintage event at Lime Rock a few years ago:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...g/DSCN4287.jpg

I don't think that rearview mirror on the Rothmans 962 comes with a Porsche part number. Looks to be a Vitalloni Baby Turbo, just like the one on my motorcycle.

Incorrect. 910.

Ferrari 312P from 1969/70.

John Player made cigarettes. John Player Special cigarettes sponsored JPS Lotus and Norton.

No, it's a 962. Also fast.

BTW, the car in my signature is the one parked behind the orange 997 GT3 RS with the meatballs on the doors. Thanks for posting!

hi guys, i'm safely back home. i'd like to thank everyone for the hospitality, fun, and informative discussions. i managed to complete the motor build and it's now installed in the 951. the owner will have to complete the wiring before it can be fired up, but it should be running again soon.

here's a video of the arrival at dirt mulholland;
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4841108040962223051&hl=en

i hope to be back in the area again for a proper vacation soon!

I knew that someone would know all the facts correctly.

Thanks for clarifying.

Don't you love all those beautiful cars?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219195330.jpg

since we mentioned the 917 i thought i would share this picture with anyone who hasnt seen it before or might be a fan of that magnificent car SmileWavy

As much as I enjoy reading this ALWAYS entertaining thread! SmileWavy

has anyone ever heard of a fellow by the name of Jason Rosenblatt ? he used to be an active mulholland participant in the 80's.

Exhaust details
 

I was getting ready to mount the header/muffler assembly.
Luckily, I noticed that one of the exhaust studs was slightly bent.
This would have resulted in the nut for that stud not being able to seat in a flat position, not good.


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219260196.jpg

So I went looking for a new or used exhaust stud.
After a couple of tries, I went to where I should have gone in the first place on such short notice, TRE.
Thanks again Jeremy, I really appreciate you and Dave being there close by.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219260221.jpg

Here is the new stud in position.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219260274.jpg

While you guys were doing the MIRRC on Mul, Radu (and his girl), Chris, and I were up at Monterey Historics.

I lugged my hefty camera around on Sunday to catch some of the action.
Watch it here, or go to the link and download it for a much higher resolution version.

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