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Old 04-11-2017, 04:30 PM
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I have just bought the Tom Oxner 996 GT3 Cup car its chassis 009 can anybody help with the early history , I would really like to know if it started life in the USA or was a import later in its life
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Old 04-11-2017, 05:23 PM
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What year (specifically the MY indicator in the VIN)?
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The complete chassis number is WPOZZZ99ZYS698009 am I right in believing this should be the 9th car built in 2000
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I believe your car was driven by leh kehn and cory friedman early under Autometrics.
Was purchases by r bowman out of houston and maintained by topp during his ownership. Was driven by richard and m kemp in pca.
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Hope u drive it like Leh
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http://www.racingsportscars.com/chas...ZYS698009.html

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Daytona History that's really great Thanks
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Congrats on the car. Tom & Luke are great people and the car was a very good buy
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Thanks its a real bummer having to wait for 3 weeks before I can see it for real, already booked a trackday at Silverstone to check it out
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Our old car! That is the first 996 cup I ever drove. Leh and I had two podiums (VIR and Barber in SGS class. First Pro race podium for both of us.) in that car. The rear wheel tubs aren't pretty but it got the job done back in the day. It's going to England?
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Thanks for the info what year was this, do you have a photo , yes it in a container crossing the Atlantic
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Originally Posted by coryf
Our old car! That is the first 996 cup I ever drove. Leh and I had two podiums (VIR and Barber in SGS class. First Pro race podium for both of us.) in that car. The rear wheel tubs aren't pretty but it got the job done back in the day. It's going to England?
So all those hammer marks were done at the factory?
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Originally Posted by Mark Anderson
So all those hammer marks were done at the factory?
Mark,
In 98-01 it was the Pirelli SuperCup and the cars ran a 660 height rear. In 02- onward it was the Michelin series with. 680 rear. The factory used larger rear wheel tubs 02 on. If you had an earlier car you ran it as low as you could on the new rubber and then had to clearance using a very large hammer....to run the michelins and get a low enough ride height. Many cars were also retubbed after wrecks with the larger wheel tubs and some were done nicely with the new wheel tubs actually cut and welded in.

All worked well with different kool factors...

Some of the early kadach and farnbacher cars had some very creative ways of going a bit quicker...

Some Grand Am cars and Speedvision cars stateside also benefitted from the creativity...

Different topic for another thread.

Enjoy, car was a tenant for a long time...
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Originally Posted by Glen
Mark,
In 98-01 it was the Pirelli SuperCup and the cars ran a 660 height rear. In 02- onward it was the Michelin series with. 680 rear. The factory used larger rear wheel tubs 02 on. If you had an earlier car you ran it as low as you could on the new rubber and then had to clearance using a very large hammer....to run the michelins and get a low enough ride height. Many cars were also retubbed after wrecks with the larger wheel tubs and some were done nicely with the new wheel tubs actually cut and welded in.

All worked well with different kool factors...

Some of the early kadach and farnbacher cars had some very creative ways of going a bit quicker...

Some Grand Am cars and Speedvision cars stateside also benefitted from the creativity...

Different topic for another thread.

Enjoy, car was a tenant for a long time...
Thanks Glen, great info
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Hi Glen
What years where you involved with the car the years I cannot find are from 2000 to 2003


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