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Anyone own this.
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:02 pm
by GP911
Came across this article in a copy of a 1964 Autocar magazine, relates to a 1600 Carrera raced by Dick Stoop in 1960's. Car has light alloy doors and plastic windows, "rather spartan competition seats" trimmed in sombre cuorduroy and leathercloth lots of more details in the two page article including the asking price for the car of £2,000. This edition of Autocar featured a "Made in Germany" article covering German cars available at that time and mentions the Porsche 901 not yet in production.
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:17 pm
by bjmullan
Just did a check on the DVLA site and they have no record of a Porsche with that reg (2 LAA). Maybe long gone to the scrapyard in the sky.
2 LAA
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:16 am
by Mike Smith
Crashed and Burned by Nick Faure
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:42 am
by sjm
Mike, you really deserve wider public recognition for your knowledge of all things "356". Perhaps "Pride of Britain" or something?
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:25 am
by roy mawbey
Dickie Stoop was well known at AFN he certainly owned some some super cars including a 904GTS. He died on the race track in 68 after suffering a coronary I think driving a 911. He wasn't that old either.
I also think he had more than one Carrera.
Roy
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:26 am
by Mike Usiskin
roy mawbey wrote:He died on the race track in 68 after suffering a coronary I think driving a 911.
Roy
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:10 pm
by GP911
Thanks Roy,
Dick raced his 904 GTS in the British International "Daily Express" Race at Silverstone in 1964 with some tough competition.
Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Pos. Group Pos. Practice
1. 30 Graham Hill (GB) Ferrari 250 GTO 64 4399GT MO91553 Maranello Concessionaires 25 0:47:23,800 1.
2. - Mike Salmon (GB) Aston Martin DP214 0194/R 25 3.
3. - Jack Sears (GB) A.C. Cobra 25 2.
4. 31 David Piper (GB) Ferrari 250 GTO 4491GT MO92119 David Piper 25 5.
5. - Roy Salvadori (GB) Jaguar E type Lightweight S850661 Tommy Atkins 25
6. - Dick Protheroe (GB) Jaguar E type Lightweight EC1001 CUT 7 Dick Protheroe 25 6.
7. - Peter Sutcliffe (GB) Jaguar E type 25
8. - Dan Gurney (USA)
DNS - Jack Brabham (AUS) Jaguar E type Lightweight S850006 4WPD John Coombs 25 4.
9. - Innes Ireland (GB) Porsche 904 GTS 25
10. - Jim Clark (GB) Lotus Elan 25
11. - Bob Olthoff (ZA) A.C. Cobra 25
12. - Dickie Stoop (GB) Porsche 904 GTS 045 YOU 4 24
13. - Peter Arundell (GB) Lotus Elan 24
14. - Jackie Stewart (GB) Lotus Elan 24
15. - Mike Beckwith (GB) Lotus Elan 24
16. - John Sharp (GB) MGB 23
17. - Andrew Hedges (GB) MG Midget 23
18. - Neil Dangerfield (GB) Triumph TR4 22
Other starters:
- xxx Aston Martin DP214 0195/R
- Stirling Moss (GB) Porsche 904 GTS 025
- Chris Kerrison (GB)
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:34 pm
by 964RS
some cool drivers in that line up!
you just don't see racing or names coming through like that these days....you're either unknown or mega rich and retire young
spooky!!!!
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:33 pm
by speedsterboy
was talking to someone yesterday and they mentioned this car.
there is a number of pieces of this car left( -unfortunatley not the body though) all tucked away safe and sound maybe to be resurrected someday!