718 RSK RS60 RS61

[JMG]

These are terrific. I've finalized the print and will be giving to Chassis #31's current owner next week. Will attach a photo when I receive it.

[Miracle Man]

Moss is to the left of Denise and it is Pedro Rodriguez, not Ricardo. Note Roger Ward in the white tee shirt at the bottom and most likely Dan Gurney bottom row far right.

[JTR70]

Great photos Bruce!!

Welcome Dave and thanks for joining with us here.
Justin

[Porschinelle]

[Jbrooks]

Nice place to store the jack

[alan hall]

Delivered with the soft top.

[Porschinelle]

Wolfgang von Trips (right) examining with Huschke von Hanstein the 718 RSK race number 130 that he shared with Jo Bonnier at the 1959 Targa Florio after the accident who force them to abandon the race
Note Huschke camera on the car bonnet

That same car before the accident

[Porschinelle]

Recondsidering what I have post above I have written something wrong
Both pics have been taken in May 1959 during the Targa Florio
Car race number 130 was effectively driven by Jo Bonnier/Wolfgang von Trips
The 2 gents examining the 718 RSK are Wolfgang von Trips and Huschke von Hanstein but even if they wear the same race number they are 2 different cars
(no fog lights on Jo Bonnier car and 130 painted at a different place)
718RSK race number did not finish the race but may be not because it had an accident
Vraissembly a reconnaissance car

[Rickie]

The upper photo with the front end damage was actually taken during practice for the Ollon-Villars hillclimb in Switzerland on the last weekend of August, 1958. Trips did compete in the damaged car with race number 130, where he finished sixth. Note that the iconic "Spyder" outside mirror is not on the car, although the mounting holes can be seen. Also the fog lights and the four tonneau snap bases for the half tonneau on the rear decklid front attest to its prior use in long distance track competition, likely Le Mans. Jean Behra set a course record on a dry hill in practice in another works entry, but only finished 11th in the rain.

[Porschinelle]

Thanks Ric for your explanation
Everything ckearer now

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[Rickie]

Wonderful well known photo by the great Julius Weitmann of the race mechanics wheeling out 3 of the "customer cars" from Werkes I. Unlike almost all of the 9 (10) works cars which had maroon/wine upholstery. the customer cars had parchment colored interior trim. they also had Wendler badges on the lower flank, which did not appear on the factory cars, and a Porsche logo emblem on the hood.
There was no number 718-010 produced, a well known fact which I confirmed personally in Zuffenhausen from the factory records, but there was a 1 and an 001, so there actually were 10 works cars.

[Rickie]

RSK 718-009 and 718-005 at Monterey 1986.

[Porschinelle]

For those who have not yet seen it a quite fantastic Petrolicious video turn in Sicilia on the roads used in the past to race the Targa Florio by Porsche in 2016 at the occasion of the launch of the 718 Boxter
The driver is Dereck Bell, english pilot born in October 1941, who raced 26 times the Le Mans 24 hours from 1970 to 1996 and 13 times for Porsche with 4 overall wins
The car tried is 718 RS 60 041 (presumably from the Porsche Stuttgart museum) winner of the 1960 Targa Florio with the team Jo Bonnier/Hans Herrmann









www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y25dYXbr5M

[Porschinelle]

another video of the same car and same pilot not so good as the one already posted but still enjoyable mainly the music of the 4 cams from inside the car is far away less excitant than when it is taken from outside
I have also been surprised that Dereck Bell drive most of the time on couple not changing gears


www.youtube.com/watch?v=izMu4biA828