Air cooled delight.
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Yellow491 said:
At bit about the st i was custodian for,ex factory car,one of 4 that had the double inner wing for strengthening for rallying,a true thin gauge lwt steel body with factory plastic front wings,balsa wood plastic bonnet,thin steel roof ,alu rear lid,thin gauge doors,etc etc.
The car was supplied with out a engine fitted,but three engines,2.0ltr,a 2.3 and a 2.5,which would fit into most rally groups.It finished 11th &17th overall in the targa florio in 1972 and 73 plus class winner,i miss the old girl now although the rsr is a st on steriods!
Cheib said:
Wow what a privilege to have been custodian of that ! Were all three engines built for it at the factory or were they acquired along the way by previous owners ?
Goodness knows what that would be worth now.
No thats how it was supplied from the factory into southern italy ,no engine fitted in the car but with 3 factory enginesGoodness knows what that would be worth now.
first targa florio it was in the 2.0ltr class.You would probably need more than 1.2 to purchase such a car.
Yellow491 said:
Cheib said:
Wow what a privilege to have been custodian of that ! Were all three engines built for it at the factory or were they acquired along the way by previous owners ?
Goodness knows what that would be worth now.
No thats how it was supplied from the factory into southern italy ,no engine fitted in the car but with 3 factory enginesGoodness knows what that would be worth now.
first targa florio it was in the 2.0ltr class.You would probably need more than 1.2 to purchase such a car.
Yellow491 said:
At bit about the st i was custodian for,ex factory car,one of 4 that had the double inner wing for strengthening for rallying,a true thin gauge lwt steel body with factory plastic front wings,balsa wood plastic bonnet,thin steel roof ,alu rear lid,thin gauge doors,etc etc.
The car was supplied with out a engine fitted,but three engines,2.0ltr,a 2.3 and a 2.5,which would fit into most rally groups.It finished 11th &17th overall in the targa florio in 1972 and 73 plus class winner,i miss the old girl now although the rsr is a st on steriods!
Should have taken up your generous offer to drive it at Brands, lovely thing. (The car not you).
993rsr said:
Yellow491 said:
At bit about the st i was custodian for,ex factory car,one of 4 that had the double inner wing for strengthening for rallying,a true thin gauge lwt steel body with factory plastic front wings,balsa wood plastic bonnet,thin steel roof ,alu rear lid,thin gauge doors,etc etc.
The car was supplied with out a engine fitted,but three engines,2.0ltr,a 2.3 and a 2.5,which would fit into most rally groups.It finished 11th &17th overall in the targa florio in 1972 and 73 plus class winner,i miss the old girl now although the rsr is a st on steriods!
993rsr said:
Love the hammer in the passenger footwell!
Yes, but it's not a proper hammer is it JC ? More of a toffee hammer really 993rsr said:
Should have taken up your generous offer to drive it at Brands, lovely thing. (The car not you).
Harsh .... but fair
Slippydiff said:
993rsr said:
Yellow491 said:
At bit about the st i was custodian for,ex factory car,one of 4 that had the double inner wing for strengthening for rallying,a true thin gauge lwt steel body with factory plastic front wings,balsa wood plastic bonnet,thin steel roof ,alu rear lid,thin gauge doors,etc etc.
The car was supplied with out a engine fitted,but three engines,2.0ltr,a 2.3 and a 2.5,which would fit into most rally groups.It finished 11th &17th overall in the targa florio in 1972 and 73 plus class winner,i miss the old girl now although the rsr is a st on steriods!
993rsr said:
Love the hammer in the passenger footwell!
Yes, but it's not a proper hammer is it JC ? More of a toffee hammer really 993rsr said:
Should have taken up your generous offer to drive it at Brands, lovely thing. (The car not you).
Harsh .... but fair
The hammer was for your knees jc, incase you drove the car with no respect
dont give up the oppurtinity if you get it next time,may have the 2.8 at dony,deff be out for the rennsport collective.
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993rsr little runaround in build.
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Edited by Yellow491 on Wednesday 24th April 20:09
Cheib said:
Don’t think this vid really applies to this thread but anyone drooling over these cars will I feel be sure to enjoy it. Not really a fan of Mr JWW but this is a brilliant video. Guy Berryman of Coldplay has a pretty incredible car collection, incredibly eclectic and bar the one relatively modern car just screams the bloke is a genuine car enthusiast that happens to be able to enjoy his passion. Features three old Porsche’s, two of which I doubt anyone would guess. The one thing that is relevant is that one of his Porsche’s was entrusted to Tuthill for a restoration keeping the car totally original.
https://youtu.be/tqepDxuwwHE
Thanks for posting. A thoroughly enjoyable watch https://youtu.be/tqepDxuwwHE
Fast forward to 2mins 40 secs. Hang in there through the misfire, and marvel at the commitment once the misfire is fixed and the old girls fully on song
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6N8iPOsshgU
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6N8iPOsshgU
Slippydiff said:
Fast forward to 2mins 40 secs. Hang in there through the misfire, and marvel at the commitment once the misfire is fixed and the old girls fully on song
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6N8iPOsshgU
Thanks for posting....great viewing!https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6N8iPOsshgU
Commitment.
Spare car to carry on
Before the 4 day 800 mile tour brittania,which was circuit raceing ,tarmac rally stages and hillclimbs ,two pristine st ready for the event,the green st we had scruted just in case!also we planned to tow it around the event as a endless spares package as the plan,which did not go to well at the first event which was snett in the wet,we did win the event the year before.
The bitza at the front stalled,the lwt etype went into the back of the bitza,and i scooped the etype up.The damage was not structural,just wing,bumper,bonnet and one front cooler.
Yellow491 said:
Commitment.
Spare car to carry on
Before the 4 day 800 mile tour brittania,which was circuit raceing ,tarmac rally stages and hillclimbs ,two pristine st ready for the event,the green st we had scruted just in case!also we planned to tow it around the event as a endless spares package as the plan,which did not go to well at the first event which was snett in the wet,we did win the event the year before.
The bitza at the front stalled,the lwt etype went into the back of the bitza,and i scooped the etype up.The damage was not structural,just wing,bumper,bonnet and one front cooler.
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