Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:33 pm
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CLASSIC 911 ROAD TESTS
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:53 am
Hre`s a road test for the 2.0s
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:23 pm
EARLY 911 TEST December 1966
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:13 pm
Some sportomatic road tests:
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:51 pm
More Jenks material here, from my dad's MotorSport archivesSpydermon wrote: The said tester was the famous Denis Jenkinson the late and past Motor Sport F1 contributor and friend of the famous. He was a noted eccentric and a brilliant journalist! As a writer myself (I know) I am in awe of his taught prose! He was the Navigator for Sir Stirling Moss on their legendary 1955 win of the Mille Miglia in the Mercedes SLR. ( Can I say 'Mercedes' here?) He (?) invented a metal roller machine that had the whole MM on it in pace notes! Genius.
His writeup of that event should be required reading for all petrolheads of any persuasion, it is truly epic.
A great read as always 
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:17 pm
I'm amused at the comment that 'you can cruise on the continent at 130mph and chat or listen to the radio'. Much over 90 mph in mine you either shout or have the radio at full volume!
Re: CLASSIC 911 ROAD TESTS
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:06 pm
January 1974 Road and Track 911 2.7 test ....
May need to scan this as a .jpg and upload each page separately !
May need to scan this as a .jpg and upload each page separately !
Re: Yellow 2.2S & RS
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:36 pm
I remember buying that Feb.1970 copy of MOTOR SPORT, but in January in Brighton, the same week I saw Pink Floyd at the Dome introducing numbers from their forthcoming 'Dark Side of the Moon'. I cut out the Porsche review and still have in in a plastic sleeve.richkaz wrote:Found another couple of yellow 911 being tested
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The price of the car, half the cost of a 3 bedroom semi. in Brighton, at that time.
Late 1969 photos beside the Thames, lovely.
Re: CLASSIC 911 ROAD TESTS
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:42 pm
Great thread! I'm desperately trying to find road tests/ any written material about the 1968 911, 2.0 T. I can find articles about the S, but the boggo T seems less well covered. I understand the ultimate appeal of the S, but I'm pretty sure that the T was the preferred model when it came to rallying etc. as it was more reliable. If anyone can point me in the right direction I'd be delighted
CLASSIC 911 ROAD TESTS
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 8:21 am
Not sure where you're getting the more reliable thing from .... Never heard that and no reason why either
The early T s were used as base cars to build from , reportedly as they were the lightest ( swb, both were on carbs for example)
The early T s were used as base cars to build from , reportedly as they were the lightest ( swb, both were on carbs for example)
Re: CLASSIC 911 ROAD TESTS
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:20 am
Simon,
I have a '68 T Sloniger test from Foreign Car Guide January 1969 - a blue XJ6 on the cover.
Send me your e mail by pm and I can scan it to you.
4 pages including the poodle.
I had a quick look in e bay but nothing there.
Ask John at Pooks in Rothley - he seems to have everything.
Cheers,
Dennis.
I have a '68 T Sloniger test from Foreign Car Guide January 1969 - a blue XJ6 on the cover.
Send me your e mail by pm and I can scan it to you.
4 pages including the poodle.
I had a quick look in e bay but nothing there.
Ask John at Pooks in Rothley - he seems to have everything.
Cheers,
Dennis.
Re: CLASSIC 911 ROAD TESTS
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 5:09 pm
Hi James - it may have been in Paul Frere's book, not sure now. I'm sure I'd read that they preferred the T because it was less highly developed than the S for example, and therefore was a less 'stressed' engine and so hopefully more reliable. You're right about the weight advantage too of course.hot66 wrote:Not sure where you're getting the more reliable thing from .... Never heard that and no reason why either
The early T s were used as base cars to build from , reportedly as they were the lightest ( swb, both were on carbs for example)
Re: CLASSIC 911 ROAD TESTS
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:48 pm
Road&Track Magazine 1971 2.2L 911S Road Test: "Performance on the order of an American Supercar but without the stigma of low cost"
Re: CLASSIC 911 ROAD TESTS
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:56 am
Fixed that quote for youDougs73E wrote:straight Road& straight Track Magazine 1971 2.2L 911S Road Test: "Performance on the order of an American Supercar but without the stigma of low cost"
Re: CLASSIC 911 ROAD TESTS
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:24 pm
Great thread!