718 RSK RS60 RS61

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The Oracle: Porschenelle.

[Porschinelle]

Car race number 38 alongside Jean Behra is a Lotus 11 driven by Innes Ireland (DNF) as well as the third car race number 47 a French Deutch-Bonnet also DNF

[Porschinelle]

Hi Vance

above pic 718 RSK-005 driven by the French pilot Jean Behra during the 1958 Le Mans 24 hours June 21 st/June 22nd
For this race Jean Behra was teaming with Hans Hermann

Hans Hermann at the wheeel Jean Behra without helmet
They finish 3rd overall achieving the first ever podium for Porsche and 1st in class 2000

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[Rickie]

As discussed earlier in this thread, here is a photo of the side oil cooler on the early RSK Factory cars taken from inside the cockpit. As you can see it is in a boxed enclosure to allow the air to pass from the scoop to the exhaust port. I imagine it still created a toasty situation for the driver. note that this car has a center seat set up which is not currently in use in the photo.

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Ken Miles racing at Dodgers stadium 1963

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1961 Targa Florio

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My apologies for the confusion I was referring to this photo. You asked where it was taken so I found out it was at the Nurburgring paddock.
~Vance

[Rickie]

With all due respect, Bob Holbert never raced at the Nurburgring and the
people sitting on the fence seem to have more of a 50s American look then any of the good people of Deutschland. E modified is an SCCA class, BTW...

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Photo was shot at Nurburgring pit area.
~Vance


Bob Holbert 1960

[Rickie]

Can someone to identify the location of this photograph? I can say unequivocally though that this is one of the series built customer cars. note the Wendler badge and the parchment colored interior which characterized that run. without more information this car cannot be identified by number.

[Nur964]

What is the number?

[Nur964]

718-005.
3rd OA, Le Mans 1958, Jean Behra.
Long factory competition history including European Mountain Championship.
One of the two cars in the Zeltweg Austria so-called "grudge race" where Behra had claimed that Von Trips had better prepared cars, and so they switched machines for that event.
I have the full factory competition records of the transmission department, which for some reason is the best and most complete information remaining regarding race activities of the period, according to Jurgen Barth. I can provide more information on request.

This car belonged to Mickey Graham of Greenwich, Ct. in the late 70's (he had 2 RSK's), and I helped my friend Murray Smith acquire this car, which enjoyed its first restoration by Tony Dutton of Northumberland Engineering in Southampton. I researched its history and details for that effort, and in 1986 Murray and I took two works cars, 718-005 and my car, 718-009 to the Monterey Historics.

thanks for the info. you need to publish the book on the Porsche 71
you have more photos with 007? since when he was black? or process of his restoration?
thank you