Your Porsche pic of the day......
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This is the story behind the car as told by friend Don Lindfors:
Originally built by Porsche as part of a Dutch order of police cars (last in a batch) but intended to come to the United States as a show car.
It was shown at Washington, DC, New York, New Haven, and Chicago auto shows.
Porsche of America also used the Polizei Targa to pace the 1968 U.S. Road Racing Championship at Bridgehampton, NY.
In 1969, this car was purchased from Porsche by Bill Yates of Bill Yates Porsche of San Juan Capistrano, CA.
The vehicle was on display at the dealership and may have been used to pace some races on the West Coast.
Mr. Yates retained ownership of the 911 Polizei after his dealership closed in the 1980s and until his death in 1996.
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“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
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Scruffy B*stard at Classic Nostalgia on Sunday.
Sorry I missed you. We were taking the 914/6 up the hill for a change, as the cars in the class had to be 1970 or earlier.
Here it is on a very wet Saturday practice run, courtesy of Simon Tarling - nearly on the right line through Bottom "S" for a change!
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Cool JW. Looks like you had nicer weather than we did at Castle Combe, which basically had 3 rivers across it….
I fitted up the bumpers on the project car, machine polished them and fitted the number plates….almost ready for the MOT. The paintwork on the bumpers turned out so well I’ve decided I am going to paint the 964 myself. Should stop me being bored in the off season……
This is the front corner that took the pigeon impact that I plastic welded
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I fitted up the bumpers on the project car, machine polished them and fitted the number plates….almost ready for the MOT. The paintwork on the bumpers turned out so well I’ve decided I am going to paint the 964 myself. Should stop me being bored in the off season……
This is the front corner that took the pigeon impact that I plastic welded
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'You see Paul, hill climbing is like making love to a beautiful woman. You get your motor running, check your fluids, hang on tight and WHOA..30 seconds later it's all over!' Swiss Tony
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A tuned 993 engine supposedly producing 320 BHP at the wheels in a G body back date. The car itself was very nicely finished with comfortable touring in mind: airconditioning, electric windows and lots of soundproofing.
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Just being a pendant, but bhp is at the flywheel not at the wheels by definition
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Andy
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
Re: Your Porsche pic of the day......
That’s special
daily driver 930 SE
currently working through total rebuild '71 2.2 s
caring for '73 2.4 s
recent past;
993 cup;rs cs ; rs ;c2;gt2 ;gt2cs
'76 930, 3.0
'74 3.0 rs
'72/3 2.7 rs ;2.4 E;2.4 E Targa
'71 2.2 s
currently working through total rebuild '71 2.2 s
caring for '73 2.4 s
recent past;
993 cup;rs cs ; rs ;c2;gt2 ;gt2cs
'76 930, 3.0
'74 3.0 rs
'72/3 2.7 rs ;2.4 E;2.4 E Targa
'71 2.2 s
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Since you are a pendant, I assume that you are swinging on the end of a chain somewhere?
JW
Life's a single timed run with no practice....
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber 3.2 MFI. Part of the family for 30+ years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
2000 T4 Van LPG
2000 Golf V5 Estate GT (Greyhound Transport!)
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber 3.2 MFI. Part of the family for 30+ years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
2000 T4 Van LPG
2000 Golf V5 Estate GT (Greyhound Transport!)
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jwhillracer wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:46 amSince you are a pendant, I assume that you are swinging on the end of a chain somewhere?
JW
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Flew in to Stuttgart to do some work with Porsche tomorrow so it was rude not to go to the museum again
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Dear Pendant,
Just quoting what the owner told me. I have his phone number if you would like to take the point up with him.
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Grahams pendantic point is that if it’s at the wheels it can’t be bhp, it’s whp - wheel horse power.BILLY BEAN wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:22 pmDear Pendant,
Just quoting what the owner told me. I have his phone number if you would like to take the point up with him.
But, though the kettle may be black, pot man Graham is too, because strictly speaking bhp isn’t measured at the flywheel. If it were how would anyone know the bhp of cars like the Smart and Rolls Royces?
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Seems, I must, when having a casual conversation with the owner of a car:Sam wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 12:21 amGrahams pendantic point is that if it’s at the wheels it can’t be bhp, it’s whp - wheel horse power.BILLY BEAN wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:22 pmDear Pendant,
Just quoting what the owner told me. I have his phone number if you would like to take the point up with him.
But, though the kettle may be black, pot man Graham is too, because strictly speaking bhp isn’t measured at the flywheel. If it were how would anyone know the bhp of cars like the Smart and Rolls Royces?
1. Not listen to any talk about the power of an engine or
2. Establish whether the measurement of power is HP, BHP, PS and qualified by SAE or DIN as appropriate. Or if Kilowatts are involved. Whether a rolling road or Dyno was used to establish power and how the particular machine was calibrated. Was the measurement at the output shaft, flywheel or wheels and if the latter what assumptions were made about mechanical losses.
Think I will opt for number one above to avoid the pendants or the pedants if tempted to post here concerning the nature of an engine's output.
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