grahampeterm

JP
Have a look at the YouTube video of his car - you catch a glimpse there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39bg7bWFa1o

Graham

JPP

Ah, yes, I see. Just enough to show RS style doorpanels and wood trim on the dash .... Thanks, I completely missed that before :-)

RP993

yes, from 3:46 to 3:48

many thanks to Graham, for the video

curve lover

I was hoping you'd swing by there on your recent European trip

After the above video, & before museum display, Butzi got an update

curve lover

JPP

Yes... or lack thereof. Thanks for the video, is that 'Enya'?

So, I find the use of the 'gathered leather pocket' on his RS doorpanels very interesting indeed. I've seen these in use elsewhere and I've always thought they must have been 'optional' on RS cars ordered by customers who intended to use their cars on the street. The pockets are always the same design and location and would seem to make the spartan RS influenced Speedster interior a much more 'user friendly' place....

curve lover

^^ Gathered pocket's certainly makes a Speedster / RS interior more user-friendly. ^^
Doesn't Enya have words
Glad you liked; seemed on target for Butzinterior.

Speaking of videos, I've known the Max Hoffman Speedster story for a long time,
but it took 'til now to realize he's my hero ... thanks to this:

JPP

I don't know Enya from Kenya ...

"To finish first you have to finish first." .... So German, .... so Porsche The press started calling the Spyders 'Giant Killers' as they won race after race against Ferrari and Mercedes, taking advantage of the fact that while those cars with double and triple the horsepower and sophisticated systems were in the pits having their 'systems' repaired and their thirsty tanks refilled, the little bullet-proof, gas sipping Spyders just kept lapping them ..... Hm. Isn't that what happened in China when the new 997 Hybrid GT recently ran as a 'guest' in their recent ProGT race ..? Deja Vroom .... Funny the new Spyder gets How Many Miles per gallon???? 70?

I've always been amused by those who 'scoff' at the lowly 4 cylinder 356's and 912's. Only 95-130 horsepower ... when you weigh in at 800kg, it changes the equation .. no? My '55 1500 Super Speedster's 0 to 60 time was 6.6 seconds. My 1987 3.2 Carrera Cabriolet's 0 to 60 time was 6.8 seconds .....

Here's a shot of a later '55 Super I sold in 2000 with about 100 hp, 0 to 60 in 5.5 seconds, Delivered to Max Hoffman in New York in November 1954, so one of the early cars. The new owner had it prepared for the Carrera Panamericana in 2002, lightening it even further. Unfortunately, he died of an annurism a week after the car was finished and his 19 year old nephew inherited it .....

obersturm

Hi all,

even though some really holy members here might not appreciate me posting here anymore
Again for everybody to see: if I steppt on anybodys toes, I am sorry for that.
I still can't see where I could possibly have gone wrong, but apologize anyway.
It would make me very happy if we all could bury the hatchet....

Now back on topic: thanks to my friend Matze from Germany I can share some interior shots of the Butzi Mobil.










More can be found on my photobucket Speedster Picture Copendium:
http://s256.photobucket.com/albums/hh195/obersturm/

I really like the colour combination and could almost get used to the walnut dash trimmings.
Amazing how they tried to cover everything in leather (the hardshell seat back PORSCHE decal cover-wow)



Best regards from Australia

Marty

(PS: Hallo Apard, falls du das hier lesen solltest: melde dich doch bitte und sag mir, was ich falsch gemacht habe?)

JPP

^^ Thanks for sharing, I appreciate it.

obersturm

Hi Jon,

thanks for the thanks....

Who's car is you picture from? Very neat interior in that one and obviously the steering is in the right location for my application ;-)

Best regards

Marty

curve lover

Martin-- Holy cow; with friends like Matze, I don't think anyone would be your enemy -- wow, what great shots!
Some people think I can hunt down stuffs on the interwebz, but I bow to your surfing or networking skillz
You're making the world a more beautiful place with Speedster luv.

In fact, I have to quickly post my one & only remaining shot of the Butzi-mobile before folks realize the unending # of cool pix you've got

obersturm

Hi Jäger,

Thank you Sir for the praise.
Matze is a top bloke and is a real Porsche-Oracle. I think he lives part time in the factory or the museum ;-)

Best regards

Marty

gonzilla

The interior of Butzi's car is unbelievable. I could do without the wood, but I love that leather color!

curve lover

Hmmm... "wood"
Brown cows don't

Wait, what? You did it the old-fashioned way ... by asking? Pretty sure that's against RL rules

Just kidding -- good job!