DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

fcd911 wrote:Great photo – 1970 London to Mexico

911 driven by Terry Hunter / R Ridgard and Entered by Bio Strath (DNF) - parked next to it is the winning Mk1 Escort (#18)

Terry Hunter also appears to have race a 911L, once in the 1967 British TCC and once in the 1968 European TCC

John

Interesting to note that both 911 crewmen produced seats: Terry Hunter sold Huntmaster seats while Robert (Bob) Ridgard sold Ridgard seats...

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From a wreck to the finished article. So if you are engaged in a resto and you think you have a job on your hands take heart.

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BILLY BEAN wrote:From a wreck to the finished article. So if you are engaged in a resto and you think you have a job on your hands take heart.

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That one was definitely worth saving!

matteo68 wrote:

BILLY BEAN wrote:From a wreck to the finished article. So if you are engaged in a resto and you think you have a job on your hands take heart.

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That one was definitely worth saving!

Not so much a save Matt but more a completely new vehicle.

Same car (with an £800k bill from Porsche Classic)...

BILLY BEAN wrote:.

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Barry got a bigger shed

Very nice RHD 356SC in Porsche Swindon on Monday, probably lots of money but immaculate.

Away in Sussex on business and having a walk around Arundel





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Finally got my 356C back from Autoshop completely repainted amd looking perfect. Used some compressed air to send fuel to the fuel pump and she started immediately so I went home on detour to see if enjoyed driving it as much as I thought I did. Definitely, it’s a wonderful little car.

Ashley it already look pretty good before!

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Did you really type £800,000 bill?

Why is it a special car and how can the bill come to that level?

911hillclimber wrote:Did you really type £800,000 bill?

Why is it a special car and how can the bill come to that level?

This Porsche 911 S (M491) 2.5 S/T (or SR to give it its proper name), had a pretty prolific competition history during 1972 and was driven by Michael Keyser and Jurgen Barth, including a class win at Le Mans. It was discovered in the a very sorry state in 2014 in the US and was basically restored with no-expense spared to virtually a brand-new car by Porsche Classic, including cathode-dip treatment for the shell.

It featured in, and was the camera car for, Keyser's excellent movie 'The Speed Merchants', as well as being the subject of Keyser's book '2.5 S/T - Camera Car':

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/366711110 ... 8TZ3G1P2B7



Following the restoration between 2014 and 2016, Porsche featured it in a number of articles documenting the whole process:

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/history ... 12414.html

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/christo ... 14285.html

Only 21 of these were cars ever made, including GeLo Racing Team #44, the only other SR which raced at Le Mans in '72...