718 RSK RS60 RS61

[Rickie]

Absolutely no question it's the real thing. Too many details confirm, and I speak as the former owner of 718-009 who studied the RSK very very closely. It's just been cobbled up over the years.
Are these very recent photos, or just something found somewhere?

[Stormin]

A few things aren't right.
Me thinks it's a copy.
Great find though.

Norm

[Rickie]

Customer car...chassis number?

[55Speedster]

Pulled out of public storage...anyone know anything about this one?

[taliana]

Sebring 12 hr 1960

[JG]

[bbspdstr]

[356]

[JTR70]

No need for an apology Bruce, interesting background stories are always great to hear! Thread posts are no different than a bunch of guys standing around shooting the shit in person as the main topic of conversation easily Segway's into another story and then comes back again.

Sorry about the CAPTCHA code Gerry. Its designed to slow down SPAM and to give me a chance to delete and disable the account. You cannot imagine the volume of crap that is constantly being pushed on these forums through the use of automated SPAM bots that scourer and sign up then begin posting links to all sorts of garbage they try to sell. A new account is established after your 5th post and the code will be gone for good after that. So on your next post you'll be good to go. Thanks again! Justin

[bbspdstr]

Yes, Alec Kerr was/is a "Philadelphia Lawyer" specializing in corporate law with 80 lawyers under him, but a great guy nonetheless. We partnered in the project (his money and my labor) and sold it in '93 or '94.....and one of 32 or 33 C-2 Cabriolets made in '63 brought $150k, "all the money" back then.

The big downer was the engine. All of Alex's connections could not get anything done (legally) in CA but hollow promises for 7 years and then the "We're just waiting for the crate" took another year. It WAS a seriously nice professionally-made crate, but not worth a year to be made.

You, my friend, were never in any legal jeopardy. I am eternally grateful that you bailed us out after John Burgess and I assembled the various parts we received in that marvelous crate...and above all, grateful that we didn't try to start that motor with what we amateurishly assembled to the best of our abilities before you tore it down. Mismatched oil pump gears or cam lobes would have done that motor in, if I remember correctly.......but hey, this is the 718 thread.....sorry!

-Bruce

PS-When Dale Miller was sent to spend a day doing a PPI for the buyer, he commented on how well it drove...perhaps dropping your name helped the sale? Also, thanks again for the loan of some air channels for me to copy...I recently found some pictures of those I made and if I find them again, I'll post those here.

[gerrymc547]

Justin:
Yes, that's the one. In those days,I too, had dark hair!
Bruce:
I remember that engine well. You and the owner had been badly miss used. I resolved to sort it out, and then learned it belonged to a "Philadelphia Lawyer". I worried about that thing for a year after it was finished! Justin: why must I go through the captcha thing EVERY time I post? Not user-friendly.

[bbspdstr]

I am not old enough to remember Vineland pre-'64. I remember being there when Oscar's "Car 54 (where are you)," the Ferrari/Chevy, was raced... dicing with 'pure-bred' cars and me being specifically interested in Speedsters like mine and similar little things I learned were called "Spyders". I remember they had a 'different' sound....

Gerry, glad to see you participating here on Justin's site.

Below are pictures of 2L engines over the years. The one with the tin being fitted by Dave Baker (in 1980, his hair was still dark) in my 'big shop'...another of the engine you helped us get right after a well-known west coast 'guru' said 'screw-u' and sent back a beautiful big crate of random parts after a wait of 8 years.....for a rebuild.
The third picture is of the completed engine after you did your magic and actually matched the cam lobes, in the little showroom I had, c.'92.




Best for the New Year to all.

-Bruce Baker

[JTR70]

Gerry, Thank you so much for joining us here and Welcome! Is this the photo you're describing? Welcome once again!! Justin

Photo thanks to John Garret (JG)

[gerrymc547]

Start no. 36 is 718-063 at Vineland, N. J. early spring 1961, SCCA regional. The first outing with new owner, having just bought it from Bob Holbert. We expected a nice low-key introduction to the new car. Bob showed up with TWO brand-new out-of the-box RS61's + Pete DiCosta with his K, a two-liter birdcage, and Bill Wonder with an RS. I think it was the biggest EM race of the year. If memory serves, DiCosta won, 063 was 2nd Holbert dnf'ed. Car is still in family.

[Carrera_The_Kid]

Thanks guys for sharing all these fascinating stories. Amazing!