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Plateau 3 (continued)
4 off 356 speedsters including one 1958 Carrera GT
4 off 356 A
1 off 356 BT5

Plateau 4 dedicated to 1962/1965 cars
Amongst the 75 cars present
4 off 904 (1 off 904/4 and 3 904/6)
1 off 1964 901 2.0
6 off 911 2.0

Plateau 5 : 1966/1971 cars

2 off 917 (Peter Vogele 917-025 and Monteverde 917-023)
4 off 906
3 off 908
3 off 910
2 off 914/6
5 off 911 (2.0/2.2 S)

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Plateau 6 : 1972/1981 cars
12 off 911 RS /RSR
1 off RSR Turbo
2 off 935
2 off 930

Peter Vogele 917-025


935

914/6


906

910

904

356

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Some more pics

356 night race


904 fighting with a Jag E type



1958 Corvette


Le Mans typical start

The Porsche curve with in the back ground the Porsche building

Ford GT 40

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Last pics to close the subject

Porsche parade (reserved for the Porsche Club members)

Porsche car park


Esso publicity

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Ready to enter the race track


VW corner


917-023 Monteverde

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Two days ago Iclosed this item but I got today some pics from a Porsche 914 France club that I would like to share with you
Amongst the 150.000 + visitors a large number come from England
English fanatics, much more than the french ones,do not hesitate to cover thousands of kilometers with their veteran cars
Below some pics taken in a small village in the country a few kilometers from Le Mans city

Not less than 8 GT 40 (of course recreation not real)



AC Cobra (also recreation)

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This gathering which attract over 150 Porsches(mainly modern Porsches but also some nice classics) was organised by the Atlantic Porsche Club

Amongst the interestinng cars one of the very few 356 Carrera GT 2000 taken by the road from Paris (over 1.000 km go and return + the rallye) by its owner a quite famous member of the 356 Club France
I had the opportunity to talk with him and he told me that despite the always increasing value of this car he continue to take it on the road for many events

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Another interesting car a 1954 356 PRE A

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and for the fun my 914/6 in between a black 1989 911 speedster and a red 964 speedster

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and some of the other cars considered of enough interest

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a part of the crowd

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A last pic of the red 356 Carrera 2 GT forgotten yesterday

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First 2017 event in France : the XXth edition of the Historical Monte Carlo Rallye is being held from last Wednesday (January 25th) to next Wednesday (February 1st)

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For those who are not aware this event is open to any cars built up to 1979, providing a similar car had raced in the past the original Monte Carlo rallye.
This year 308 cars entered the rallye
The oldest car is a 1954 TR2 Triumph followed by a French DB (Deutsch Bonnet) coach
Amongst the 308 entered cars, 36 Porsches :
2 off 356 (61 BT 5/62 BT6)
1 off 912
15 off 911 classic (up to 1973)
7 off 911 SC
3 off 930 turbo
3 off 914/6
5 off 924 Turbo including one from the factory Museum driven by Jurgen Barth