Not going to believe what vacations @ my local wrench; Any Guesses what this is?
05-23-2013, 04:26 PM
#1
Burning Brakes
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Not going to believe what vacations @ my local wrench; Any Guesses what this is?
When on site wrench must increase his liability insurance whilst in shop.
Its permanent Residence is literally only a couple miles from my home.
Joe
Its permanent Residence is literally only a couple miles from my home.
Joe
05-23-2013, 04:27 PM
#2
A 901?
05-23-2013, 04:38 PM
#3
Burning Brakes
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What was that like a minute? ding, ding, ding, you win!
Yes one of the original prototypes a 901 Barbarossa. priceless.
Had my car in for service and there it was just sitting there all unassuming.
Yes one of the original prototypes a 901 Barbarossa. priceless.
Had my car in for service and there it was just sitting there all unassuming.
05-23-2013, 04:48 PM
#4
Burning Brakes
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"Hunt for 901" is the debut fiction novel by gourmet chef and automotive writer Kevin Gosselin and Fasten Hanks car historian,and automotive archeologist known for his ability to find lost automotive Treasures.Fasten Hanks hunt's for the holy grail of Porsche's all over Europe for clues that will lead them to the missing 901 Prototype.
The advertisement "Hunt for 901" on You-Tube non-fiction also mysteriously not available for viewing.
In the early 1960's Porsche replaced the 356 with the 901,the question as to whether an open car should be offered,since Karmann had historically built all 356 cabriolets for Porsche,the decision was made to commission an open 901 prototype in June 1964.
Type 901 had existed since 1959,Porsche allotted ten serial numbers {replacement chassis} numbers for pre-production,{some sources indicate 13} for test prototypes.Porsche started the prototype series number's with "13".No one knows why they began with "13" unless they were optimistic about the cars success.Exactly how many were made, and where they went is also unknown.There is little documentation of what changes they did make and why.
Records indicate that only four numbers were actually assigned to bodies 13326~13327~13328 and 13330.
The only one is still known to exist chassis # 13327.
Porsche records indicate in a Gesture,typical of a factory's relationship with it's favored drivers,13327 was sold to renowned Porsche racer,PR man and Christophorus editor Richard von Frankenburg.In 1973,however von Frankenburg {who since joining Porsche in 1950 had survived any number of mishaps including a famous flying somersault in a Porsche 550A on the banking at Berlin's Avus circuit in 1956} was killed in a unrelated car accident.Not long afterward 13327 went to Italy,and followed it's brethren into obscurity.
In December 1984 Pennsylvania auto dealer,Porsche racer and PCA chapter president Don Meluzio miraculousy found this 901 with unknown history and in deplorable condition abandoned in a New York garage. this purported 13327 is stored not in the Porsche Museum but in a secret specially built garage.
The advertisement "Hunt for 901" on You-Tube non-fiction also mysteriously not available for viewing.
In the early 1960's Porsche replaced the 356 with the 901,the question as to whether an open car should be offered,since Karmann had historically built all 356 cabriolets for Porsche,the decision was made to commission an open 901 prototype in June 1964.
Type 901 had existed since 1959,Porsche allotted ten serial numbers {replacement chassis} numbers for pre-production,{some sources indicate 13} for test prototypes.Porsche started the prototype series number's with "13".No one knows why they began with "13" unless they were optimistic about the cars success.Exactly how many were made, and where they went is also unknown.There is little documentation of what changes they did make and why.
Records indicate that only four numbers were actually assigned to bodies 13326~13327~13328 and 13330.
The only one is still known to exist chassis # 13327.
Porsche records indicate in a Gesture,typical of a factory's relationship with it's favored drivers,13327 was sold to renowned Porsche racer,PR man and Christophorus editor Richard von Frankenburg.In 1973,however von Frankenburg {who since joining Porsche in 1950 had survived any number of mishaps including a famous flying somersault in a Porsche 550A on the banking at Berlin's Avus circuit in 1956} was killed in a unrelated car accident.Not long afterward 13327 went to Italy,and followed it's brethren into obscurity.
In December 1984 Pennsylvania auto dealer,Porsche racer and PCA chapter president Don Meluzio miraculousy found this 901 with unknown history and in deplorable condition abandoned in a New York garage. this purported 13327 is stored not in the Porsche Museum but in a secret specially built garage.
Last edited by Ridin Dirty; 05-24-2013 at 08:21 AM.
05-24-2013, 08:56 AM
#7
Burning Brakes
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Article from MotorTrend below: In the last sentence it mentions our local shop and Dennis Frick who works on my car. Never told me about this/that's modesty/or still supposed to be a secret?-ha!
What's cool about this car in person is that it looks like a 1964 911 but virtually nothing is the same. It totally fooled me. Dennis said "know what this is?"
Looks like a 911 door that will fit on our cars but nope-it's shorter. Fuel filler cap is round, the sunroof opens toward the front!! In fact virtually nothing fits to a 64 911 its all "different".
And this car is in the US! It runs the long winding back roads of Amish farm country; it's probably happy. But to be privately owned? Its gotta be secured like mission impossible.
Motor Trend Article:
http://www.motortrend.com/classic/ro...ototype_drive/
What's cool about this car in person is that it looks like a 1964 911 but virtually nothing is the same. It totally fooled me. Dennis said "know what this is?"
Looks like a 911 door that will fit on our cars but nope-it's shorter. Fuel filler cap is round, the sunroof opens toward the front!! In fact virtually nothing fits to a 64 911 its all "different".
And this car is in the US! It runs the long winding back roads of Amish farm country; it's probably happy. But to be privately owned? Its gotta be secured like mission impossible.
Motor Trend Article:
http://www.motortrend.com/classic/ro...ototype_drive/
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05-28-2013, 04:05 PM
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05-29-2013, 08:22 AM
#10
Burning Brakes
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Jeez sorry didn't mean to sound like a snob with the "Dennis Frick who works on my car" statement.
To the contrary it's the opposite I was merely stating how my humble lil 993TT gets to hob *** with the last 901; Totally inadvertently too.
Now..... Pardon me, would anyone have any Grey Poupon? Isn't this the Rolls-Royce forum??
Joe
To the contrary it's the opposite I was merely stating how my humble lil 993TT gets to hob *** with the last 901; Totally inadvertently too.
Now..... Pardon me, would anyone have any Grey Poupon? Isn't this the Rolls-Royce forum??
Joe