718 RSK RS60 RS61

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When and where?

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[Nur964]

[Nur964]

someone has a photo of the bottom 718?

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Riverside 1963

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Ken Miles at Riverside 1963

[Porschinelle]

75 = Seine department whose caital is Paris
W numbers were allowed on a race car not yet sold to somebody
It is not rare to see 550 718 RS and 904 raco=ing with these numbers
As a counter-example Robert Buchet who had a large Porsche garage in Poitiers was always registring his cars before racing them


86 = Vienne department in whose capital is Poitiers

[Porschinelle]

Hi Andrew

In France garages have special numbers including the W letter in it






Large garage as Sonauto was in the 60's had several different numbers
These numbers allow them to take on open roads either a new car never registred either customer cars during their repair or maintenance
It is not the case for Pierre Monneret RS 60 who had a regular registration for Paris area
75 = S

[Type550]

You have certainly come through with the goods! Great information that helps heaps - was there certain licence plates that Sonauto used on their cars? This is the only mystery, who owned the car while he was racing it. And yes Rickie, it is a RS60

[Rickie]

I believe 718-055 would be an RS60. The RSK, RS-60 and 61's were numbered in series. The FIA windshield never was fitted to an RSK..

[Porschinelle]

More in the topic a pic extracted of Christophorus number 375
The first 3 718 in front of the Porsche plant

[Porschinelle]

Found this unfortunately the book is no longer available

[Porschinelle]