718 RSK RS60 RS61

[Rickie]

That's an absolutely wonderful photo and that website is terrific by the way

[Porschinelle]

Just for confirmation of above
Carel in front of his castle with niece and nephews his Chevy Impala and the 718 on the trailer

[Rickie]

You're correct. He always used American sedans as tow cars.

[Henk Vasmel]

I have a strong impression that the Chevy belongs to Carel Godin de Beaufort. He had several such cars in the late 50's/early 60's and I found a picture from an Austrian race, 1959, where he sits on the front of his car, which looks likes it could have been this one. Unfortunately only a detail of the car is visible, not enough for positive identification.
A later Chevrolet was definitely used as a tow car.

[Blechquäler]

The left car in the back is a Mercedes "Ponton" with a damaged front.
The cheapest Mercedes in that days.
It probably came in for a body repair.
The other one looks to me like a Chevy BelAir.

[Blechquäler]

Hi Rickie, I don't know much about the other cars.
As far as my information goes, the RSK on the photo was built for Herbert von Karajan, a well-known austrian conductor, probably one of the best ever.
Thanks for your compliments on the sheets!

Gerd

[Rickie]

Interesting photo for Spyder sleuths. Center-seater at Werkes I unless I miss my guess, with Impala adding to the detective work. Note NL country ID on trunk lid, however. Don't see any sign it was a tow vehicle though...are the two cars related??
BTW, www.breuer.shop site has superb four cam metallwerk parts...I would just like to have around for their craftsmanship.

[Blechquäler]

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[Rickie]

Jo Bonnier was also quite an effective Formula 1 driver. The man with the glasses standing next to Bonnier as he is getting in[or out]of the car is Vasek Polak who owned the car that he drove, which was considerably aged by the time he got into it and was not the car he had expected when he arrived from Europe for that race.Vasek came up with something to enable him to make the grid.

[Porschinelle]

Vance recent pic


Joachim Bonnier (1930/1972) a Swedish eclectic pilot who raced occasioonally for Porsche either in Sport cars than formula 2
Killed himself in June 72 during the le Mans 24 Hours race at the wheel of a Lola T70
Pic taken before the start of the Riverside Sport cars 200 miles race October 16th 1960
Bonnier was DNF


Bonnier with Bob Holbert 718RSK race, number 14? who finish 15th

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One more field photo Wonder what the other car is way in the background.
~Vance

[Stormin]

Still out to pasture.
Was it saved or has it become beer cans?