718 RSK RS60 RS61

[Carrera GT]

Joris,

I believe this was Sepp's Carrera GS coupe that he modified with plexi windows and door panels on his own. He did some other personal lightweight touches to it as well, like the plexi Quarter windows. Later on he owned a Carrera GT coupe. I'm pretty sure he was a VW Porsche dealer in the Munich area.

Michael Doyle

[Carrera GT]

Gerard,

David Piper's Cabriolet doesn't appear to have a left rear oil screen under the fender, so doubt it's a Carrera model. Unfortunately for Sepp Gregor, he lost his left arm as the result of this accident. As an aside, David Piper went on to loose the lower part of his right leg in an accident during the making of the 1970 Le Mans movie with Steve McQueen.

Michael Doyle

[356]

Wolfgang Von Trips at Zeltweg Airport 1958

[55Speedster]

[Stormin]

I like the overhead belt drive for the machinery.
I used to work in a shop which had that.
lefty

[Rickie]

The center photo in post 32553 to which you refer is in the garage at Teloche near Le Mans which was used for many years by the Factory Team to prep the cars for the 24 Hours...
RSK number 30 clearly shows the "works only" cad hood oil cooler set-up and side intake and exhaust for the air to pass over the auxiliary side cooler.

[356]

[Type550]

[neilbardsley]

Has anybody seen this

http://petrolicious.com/the-porsche-718-is-a-living-legacy

Derek Bell says 176 hp. The 4 Cam bible says that 041 had a 547/2 engine in it. Which produced 150hp?

[vhelmle]

[356]

[Porschinelle]

Every morning the Porsche race cars were joining the Le Mans race track by the open road as this 917 crossing a Renault 8 and a Citroen 2CV

[Porschinelle]

[Porschinelle]

Le Mans 1959 was a disaster for Porsche who did enter 6 off cars

car race number 31 (718 RSK 00 for Jo Bonnier/Wolfgang von Trips
car race number 32 (718 RSK 007)for Hans Hermann/Umberto Maglioli
car race number 34 (718 RSL 006) for Edgar Barth/Wolfgang Seidel
car race number 35 (550 RS 0142) for Jean Kerguen/Robert Lacaze
car race number 36 (718 RSK 027) for Carel Godin de Beaufort/Christian Heins
car race number 37 (718 RSK 024) for the US teamn Ed Hugus/Ernie Erickson

None of these cars were amongst the 12 finishing cars

Aston Martin were first and second followed by a Ferrari

[Porschinelle]

Some more 718 RSK pics taken during the race

+Hans Hermann at the Tertre Rouge curve


That same car on the start grid Saturday June 21st 4 PM

Same car again in the pit lane

Ed Hugus jumping in his car