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Saturday Aug 20th - Laguna Seca Monterey Historic Racing
BMW Feature Marque
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The inspiration for the modern Z8 - the BMW 507
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Some of my Z8 friends in attendance:
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Over 20 were present for a special showing at The Quail on Friday.
Here is a photo of the designer of this model - Dane Henrik Fisker -
autographing my friend's Manuel Junco's Z8 at the Quail.
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I sold my Z8 in 2007 but have still many friends in that community:
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One of my favorite PTS color for the M3 - 'Fire Orange'
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Hurley Haywood
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Preserved 550 Spyder...as original as I have ever seen!
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Assorted other Porsches:
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The 'PTS Brigade' at Mothers Wax tent:
All seem to be Walter's Riverside delivered cars!
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'Green' Porsches, something close to my heart:
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Pebble Beach resident Danny Sullivan in a lighter moment at Canepa's
tent:
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Bruce's 959 'driver':
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Saludos,
Eduardo
Back in a rainy & cool Scottsdale!
The owner of this car had a big sign on the windshield
of his car saying 'This is NOT an Audi'
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Originally Posted by lessthan3mph
Just a question, Eduardo, is the number of this car #007/991
on the plaque inside too? I'm not sure the VIN corresponds to
the "number" of the car.
Originally Posted by GT3RS-Fan1
Hello,
What I do know here in USA, the last three digits of 918 VIN
is what is assigned on the interior plaque is on the dashboard
of the 911R. The 911R VIN here in the USA has nothing to do
with the interior plaque.
Originally Posted by lessthan3mph
Thanks for that info Fan1.
Looks like they're not following the 918 VIN convention for the
R VINs then.
BTW, I've found other photos of the Quail R that show it is one
of the #000 cars.
Sorry but I failed to take a photo of the interior ID plate. Frankly
PCNA did not let anyone get close to the R during the Quail event.
And the passenger side door was never opened. The photos of the
interior & Vin # on windshield were taken only after the event closed
...and they allowed a few of us to walk up close to the vehicle.
About the DKW, the engine was a 3 inline (two stroke) water cooled.
..And it was also the base (same) of the engine of another car that has been more known in the US (than the DKW) : the Saab.
Well, in these modern days, and during a Monterey week that celebrates BMW, shall we not think here ..about the 3 in line (4 strokes), I mean the "B38", ..that is the provider of "power" (?) to the BMW i8 ?
About this engine (the Saab version), I took a picture of an American race car equipped with it, and this in Laguna Seca, during a prior Monterey Week. This enable to visualize this "quite strange" engine, ..and also the strange architecture of this racing car :
PS : On the Saab 96, like in the DKW, this engine was not in the "central position", but in the front of the front wheels.
Drive from anywhere in the bay area to Mount Hamilton, and keep going until you hit i5 near Patterson. This road gets tight in places, but it takes you away to another land.
08-23-2016, 04:43 PM
