Some more Corvette pics from Laguna Seca/Monterey vintage races
08-20-2013, 08:42 PM
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I already had an overpriced Pebble Beach jacket, but this years came with a Miura on it, which makes me melt so I bought another one and the 2010 one is headed for ebay!!
08-20-2013, 08:46 PM
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In this second posting of pictures, I didn't like the blue Lambo anymore!
The sex appeal was missing from the picture on the new shot you posted!
08-20-2013, 08:50 PM
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Wife holding camera. Had to be slealth...
08-20-2013, 08:57 PM
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The second red Vette in this shot, the one with the hoodscoop, was stolen in Pacific Grove that night. Here's the post with all the info about it- http://forums.corvetteforum.com/nort...-car-week.html
08-21-2013, 10:13 AM
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08-21-2013, 04:20 PM
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Melting Slicks
6 hour drive to get there in the lightly padded seats with a 5 point Sparco harness on.
08-21-2013, 05:18 PM
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Burning Brakes
Bill I saw the car at the corral at Laguna Seca. Tried to figure out the paint job. Different white on white?? Nice car. Was this a LM dealership or a later "grey market" import. LM only imported and sold 1971 to 1974 but they were produced in Europe for another 10 years. The interior looked like a newer car.
08-21-2013, 06:24 PM
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Melting Slicks
Bill I saw the car at the corral at Laguna Seca. Tried to figure out the paint job. Different white on white?? Nice car. Was this a LM dealership or a later "grey market" import. LM only imported and sold 1971 to 1974 but they were produced in Europe for another 10 years. The interior looked like a newer car.
The car's an '81. He also has a '73 under restoration. And 2 ERA GT40's and a 427 Ultima..........and I just finished up rebuilding a Reynard Formula Atlantic for him.
Of those cars, the one I get excited about driving is the Atlantic, I did some laps in it 2 weeks ago.
Yes, we're going to repaint it.
08-21-2013, 08:26 PM
#29
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Why repaint????
Just put some Benetton stickers on it!!!!!!
PS GT5 is specific to Homologation (Entry) to FIA Group 5 racing (Silhouettes class), 935's, BMW M1s, etc. Usually the GT5 also had the rear wing. Thus this one has been a little stumped! Group 5 is the ultimate production based class. Group 6 is the Renault 442s, Porsche 936's, and March GTP etc.. For Homologation, so many have to be built to allow those chassis, engines, and general competition parts onto the race cars. Thus alot of special cars were built to satisfy these rules and thus you have the RSR Porsches, the BMW CSL's, the Ferrari GTO, and the Grandsport was needing Homologation prior to GM pulling the plug. Back then a GT car had to have 100 built-- Thus the Aston Martin Zagato's GT's never made it, the Lightweight Jaguar E's, and the Cobra 427 etc.. the manufacturers that did were Porsche with the 904,s, the 289 Cobras, but not the Cobra Daytonas etc. etc.. But in 1964/5 they allowed a bending of the rules because they had let Ferrari do so. Thus Homologation continued and still continues to this day aka Ferrari Scuderia, aka Porsche GT-3 RSR's etc..
PS GT5 is specific to Homologation (Entry) to FIA Group 5 racing (Silhouettes class), 935's, BMW M1s, etc. Usually the GT5 also had the rear wing. Thus this one has been a little stumped! Group 5 is the ultimate production based class. Group 6 is the Renault 442s, Porsche 936's, and March GTP etc.. For Homologation, so many have to be built to allow those chassis, engines, and general competition parts onto the race cars. Thus alot of special cars were built to satisfy these rules and thus you have the RSR Porsches, the BMW CSL's, the Ferrari GTO, and the Grandsport was needing Homologation prior to GM pulling the plug. Back then a GT car had to have 100 built-- Thus the Aston Martin Zagato's GT's never made it, the Lightweight Jaguar E's, and the Cobra 427 etc.. the manufacturers that did were Porsche with the 904,s, the 289 Cobras, but not the Cobra Daytonas etc. etc.. But in 1964/5 they allowed a bending of the rules because they had let Ferrari do so. Thus Homologation continued and still continues to this day aka Ferrari Scuderia, aka Porsche GT-3 RSR's etc..
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08-21-2013, 08:44 PM
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Just put some Benetton stickers on it!!!!!!
PS GT5 is specific to Homologation (Entry) to FIA Group 5 racing (Silhouettes class), 935's, BMW M1s, etc. Usually the GT5 also had the rear wing. Thus this one has been a little stumped! Group 5 is the ultimate production based class. Group 6 is the Renault 442s, Porsche 936's, and March GTP etc.. For Homologation, so many have to be built to allow those chassis, engines, and general competition parts onto the race cars. Thus alot of special cars were built to satisfy these rules and thus you have the RSR Porsches, the BMW CSL's, the Ferrari GTO, and the Grandsport was needing Homologation prior to GM pulling the plug. Back then a GT car had to have 100 built-- Thus the Aston Martin Zagato's GT's never made it, the Lightweight Jaguar E's, and the Cobra 427 etc.. the manufacturers that did were Porsche with the 904,s, the 289 Cobras, but not the Cobra Daytonas etc. etc.. But in 1964/5 they allowed a bending of the rules because they had let Ferrari do so. Thus Homologation continued and still continues to this day aka Ferrari Scuderia, aka Porsche GT-3 RSR's etc..
PS GT5 is specific to Homologation (Entry) to FIA Group 5 racing (Silhouettes class), 935's, BMW M1s, etc. Usually the GT5 also had the rear wing. Thus this one has been a little stumped! Group 5 is the ultimate production based class. Group 6 is the Renault 442s, Porsche 936's, and March GTP etc.. For Homologation, so many have to be built to allow those chassis, engines, and general competition parts onto the race cars. Thus alot of special cars were built to satisfy these rules and thus you have the RSR Porsches, the BMW CSL's, the Ferrari GTO, and the Grandsport was needing Homologation prior to GM pulling the plug. Back then a GT car had to have 100 built-- Thus the Aston Martin Zagato's GT's never made it, the Lightweight Jaguar E's, and the Cobra 427 etc.. the manufacturers that did were Porsche with the 904,s, the 289 Cobras, but not the Cobra Daytonas etc. etc.. But in 1964/5 they allowed a bending of the rules because they had let Ferrari do so. Thus Homologation continued and still continues to this day aka Ferrari Scuderia, aka Porsche GT-3 RSR's etc..
This car does have a factory "wing" as do other '81 5's and 5S's.
Probably more were built with the large wing though.
08-21-2013, 08:58 PM
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Pantera had factory support back in the early 70's
For the late 70's and early 80's, the other manufacturers were supporting the Group FIA classes, and a privateer decided to put a Pantera back out. Thus it took a year or two before proper factory support was given. What has me stumped a little is by 1981 everyone else had the big rear wings and this Pantera in 1981 did not. Thus I thought the factory instantly supported, thus this little wing was an interm measure to get something easy on the car that would be an aid to the racers, while the big wing to follow shortly was being developed. Remember cars pushing 200mph, you don't want to run an aero aid prematurely! Thus Pantera upon reentry was behind most everyone else and actually never caught up during this time period!
08-22-2013, 12:22 PM
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I believe this 63 Z06, belongs to Forum member, Garrett Waddell. He goes by "63Corvette" on the Forum.
Thanks for posting the pictures, That's one of those events that I want to get to some day. Actually, my wife and I were talking about maybe trying to get there next year. She likes wine, and I love old race cars, so what could be better than Monterey?
Thanks for posting the pictures, That's one of those events that I want to get to some day. Actually, my wife and I were talking about maybe trying to get there next year. She likes wine, and I love old race cars, so what could be better than Monterey?
For those who went, but missed "The Quail", there was this memorable moment: The announcer, Alain deCadenet, said "and now it is my pleasure to introduce Michael Schumacher, FIA President Jean Todt, Sir Sterling Moss, and William "Chip" Connor. My daughter's eyes went glassy eyed, as she ran up to take pictures
08-22-2013, 01:39 PM
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08-22-2013, 09:00 PM
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Maserati Bora
These almost didn't happen. Naturally Maserati went from being the preferred car for royalty and celebrities to almost out of business. In the late 60's Citroen bought them and actually influenced getting this design out. But it almost didn't happen, their was an internal fight with the guys that wanted to stay with a front engine GT (Ghibli) and even put it on the track and abused it to prove that the mid engine 4.7 wasn't superior, but the Bora went to production! Two factory race cars for Group 4 were produced and they ran respectfully is the best way to put it! This was penned in 1968 and prototyped in 1969 and shown at I think Geneva show in 1971 and production ran to 1978. Since some of the design guys moved around, Maserati got wind of the coming Boxer and this was an attempt to put down the recent start up sensation Miura's from Lambo!
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09-16-2013, 04:14 AM
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Sorry vettebuyer, please don"t ban me.
That car is really NON STOCK. I know, I have a 74 since 79 and have looked and worked on many
That roof spoiler is an add on from Hall, I have the countach wing on my car. Never from the factory ever.
My car was built in 74, Ford LM pulled the plug in 73 stopped selling them but mine is a 74. Lucky for me ford said sell them off as as 73 models. In cal it is coo;l, no smog.
That car is really NON STOCK. I know, I have a 74 since 79 and have looked and worked on many
That roof spoiler is an add on from Hall, I have the countach wing on my car. Never from the factory ever.
My car was built in 74, Ford LM pulled the plug in 73 stopped selling them but mine is a 74. Lucky for me ford said sell them off as as 73 models. In cal it is coo;l, no smog.