The X---- Porsche cars

[Trevor]

Sorry I didn't take a picture of the plaque displayed in front of the car, the plaque sometimes lists the chassis number.

[Porschinelle]

To day we continue with 1008 the first Abarth Carrera built in 1961 and sold new in Sweden to Carl Gunnar Hammarslund (1931/2006) famous in Sweden to have lead for many years a popular radio serie dedicated to cars

Carl Gunnar Hammerslund racing in Sweden with 1008

[Porschinelle]

1009 has already been largely evocated
Herewith an unposted pic of 1965 when it was the property of Guy Hospitalier

1009 being restored in Italy 2009

[Porschinelle]

1010 sold new to Ben Bon the VW and Porsche distributor for the Nederlands
Very interresting car with a well knon racing history

[Porschinelle]

Ben Pon rallye des tulipes 1961

Le Mans 1962

Le Mans Classic 2004




Le Mans 62 1013(35) 1018 (34) 1010 (30)

[Porschinelle]

Sorry some confusion in the pic display
Le Mans 1962


Le Mans Classic 2014

[Trevor]

1004

Love the American Racing (Magnesium?) Torque Thrust wheels on this one.

[JTR70]

I like the Torque thrust's on there too! Not too many cars around that those wheels don't look good on.

Gerard, Great historical and most interesting information once again! In an earlier post of yours I gather that one of these 20 Abarth GTL's is missing or unaccounted for. I have a bit of urban legend that might shed some light on what happened to it. This story was relayed to me by Tim Lewis about five years back. He said as a kid growing up in California in the late 60's a neighborhood gearhead had somehow came into possession of one of them. By Tim's account he was a typical Hot Rodder of the day who's only real interest was American cars with a V8 so this weird looking foreign car held little interest or value to him. As time passed Tim said he literally watched this guy slowly cut this car up into pieces in his driveway. I could get back in touch with him to clarify the story but the upshot was that this guy completely disposed of it.
Justin

[Porschinelle]

Hi Trevor

Agree with you for the alu or magnesium wheels but 1004 is the only pic I found of an Abarth with different wheels than the typical steel wheel
This car is 1008


Race number 23 is a reference to the first owner Carl Gunnar Hammarslund when he was racing it in Sweden

[Porschinelle]

Justin wrote :

[Porschinelle]

The mystery of chassis 1021

For many years a lot of people have considered that in fact a total of 21 Abarth Carrera were built
The rumour were that chassis 1021 had been used to repare 1002 or 1019
Indeed nothing of the above is true
It is now clear that only 20 cars who, still all exist to day, have been built
as per the following list of first owners and the 2010 Registry up date

[Porschinelle]

Indeed a chassis 1021 had really existed but it was not an Abarth but a special A cab left over in 1961 from 1959 as per the following history always issued from the registry

[Porschinelle]

2 pics of the chassis 1021 A cab back on the Stuttgart factory parking after a serious accident

[Porschinelle]

Back to the 1961 cars
Chassis 1011
This car was sold new to the Mexico VW/Porsche dealer
Some say this car had been drove by the Rodriguez brothers Pedro and Roberto

[Porschinelle]

1012 bought new by Heinz Schiller a Swiss pilot who even raced formula 1 race car
1012 seen here at the 1961 Auvergne 6 hours trophee driven by H Schiller




Sold to the scuderia Filipinetti a Swiss race team who entered many sport cars such as Ferrari and Ford GT40 in nthe European and US championships

1012 continued to race up to the end of 1963
Seen here under the Filipinetti banner driven by nH Schiller Kuhnis at the 1963 Nurburgring 1000 kilometers