What a great steward for this ICON, thanks for taking such good care of her

Count me in for sure, I am sure someone can do it in poster form.

After we patch our rusted hulks together with a wing and a prayer.

Thank you John for these pics, that day was a Rush & Tarpy's was an awesome get together with Alex Wong's Family
Marty

LM24 P1 winners in their Class, 1970 #40 and 1951 #46
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Front straight at Weathertech Laguna Seca, actually got a bit of wet weather over Friday night into Saturday morning
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As I remember your car liked the rain. Unlike a lot of other cars at Le Mans in 1970.

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@Shivers we ran the track with period correct Dunlops (treaded) not slicks, as our exhibit class was non-competitive/ exhibit only. The car stuck just as well dry or moist tarmac, and front straight was always w-o-t 2nd 3rd + 4th

What a great day Marty. @Maltese Falcon

RR7 provided signage in the exhibition tent
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This was on backside of the #40 Poster stand
Blue IROC is Hulme's car, our neighbor in the exhibit
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Cruising over to the staging area in the pits
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For every #40 photo I see, cannot help but wonder about the seats. I forgot to look when I was at RR7. There is so much headroom, are they tight to the pan? Maybe Sonauto designed it that way for helmet clearance?

In good company !
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Surrounded by Porsche Family
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Claude did pilot all sorts of Porsches
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Agreed, what I also have wondered was the ride height? seems like alot of ground clearance especially when near a 917. Who am I to wonder, the proof is in the history books

Have you checked out AJ Serrano's 914-6GT resource pages? One of them is this one: https://pbase.com/9146gt/factory_original_9...s_marker_lights

There's also this page: https://pbase.com/9146gt/9146gt_factory_rac...31020_sonauto40

Included there, under "Jon Lowe's photos", is this image--https://pbase.com/9146gt/image/25650223

--DD

I saw this Lemans diorama on line:

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Roof light
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Roof light
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maybe someone has asked already but what are you running for wheels and tires? Any spacers? Another question: Any details of the front trunk with the gas tank?

Rick,
Fuchs are 7x15 Fr/ 8x15 Rr , no spacers front or rear.
Rear rotors are actual M471 gt spec which are mfg with a taller "Hat" which puts the wheel outboard approx 1".
100 litre fuel tank* is also a spec M471 gt OE mfg unit. The common frunk bulkhead is removed so the tank will fit, then a square steel strut is put back in its place in order keep the unibody rigid.
*I think that MittleMotor (Germany) might be offering newly mfg tanks*

Marty

I was kind of thinking since the bulk head on my 6 is removed anyway... I have a set of flares... I have a set of wheels...

Check the price on the MittleMotor tank
You will be way ahead with a FuelSafe 914 tank, it has a bladder (for impact safety) and built in pump; you're ALL in for less than $2k !
There's a pic of this tank over in our 9148gtt build thread.
Marty

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I was kind of thinking since the bulk head on my 6 is removed anyway... I have a set of flares... I have a set of wheels...
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Check the price on the MittleMotor tank
You will be way ahead with a FuelSafe 914 tank, it has a bladder (for impact safety) and built in pump; you're ALL in for less than $2k !
There's a pic of this tank over in our 9148gtt build thread.
Marty

Thanks Marty! I will check it out.

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Lots of people at RR7 that I missed meeting up with, thx for the pic John !

@MATTYLITE headed out for his exhibition stint
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Nice bit of positive press in this months Pano, Rennsport

Not all Pano stuff is junk, but most of it

RR7 pic by Rami Garcia
#40 & #46 cruising into the concours exhibit area Laguna Seca
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RR7 pic by Dennis Grey
Our good friend Jim Torres in his (ex-Hotchkis) Wynns 962...it's an awesome ride !
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RR7 pic by Kristina Cilia
#40 staging at the trackside concours Saturday evening. There was a bit of rain overnight and early morning; made for some interesting parade laps for all !
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Marty,
Thanks for giving my wife photo credit Hope you liked the pics she took of your car in Panorama. You didn't hear this from me, but you might be pleasantly surprised when you see the official RennSport 7 photo book (hopefully for sale in early 2024)

Merry Christmas,
Dominic, Kristina and Family

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas/ Happy New Year Dominic + Kristina and kids !
We enjoyed the professionalism + creative pics that Kristina snapped of #40. Matthew was grilled with all sorts of questions, as I was opening up doors, trunks and engine lids; all while getting our rig and trailer staged to get loaded and home before Monday's L A. Sunrise. It all worked out, and we will def be on the lookout for the RR7 book !
Marty

A couple of B&W film shots (TX400) from the tent display at RR7 on a rainy grey Saturday AM -

I want to see that shot by Kristina Cilia in all of it's full-res glory!

@campbellcj Looking tight !¡ B+W has that crisp period-correct look as well.
It actually rained a lot at the 1970 LM24. Enjoy the Holidays Chris

Porsche 'PANORAMA', Issue #801, December 2023, page 68.

Finally getting around to prepping & replacing the roof livery "Sonauto". The decades-old orig is headed for Wall Art . This week Goo-Gone and a plastic scraper (old credit card) are our friends !
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looking good!! hopefully i will see this car in person someday, need a good work excuse
to go west and write off the trip!

@DRPHIL !

This is why !
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Marty, I found some pictures! Great to see you at RR7


RR7
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RR7 Marty
Car looked amazing!


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@Lucky9146 Jim, it was great to meet up with you two over at the track & your pics are cool

Car is looking fantastic Marty, it was meant for you as custodian!

RR7 met up with Eric @AZBanks & his Sons in the Tent, and shared some stories. Seems like RR6 in 2018 was just yesterday !
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It is always great to see you and Matty.
We are already looking forward to RSR8.

A little look see and maintainence Post-RR7
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Framed up another LM24 hour poster "Titans" from the 1970 event; this is a collage of Michael Keyser's pics, most taken from his live reels.
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Fresh off the printing press (www.autograph.net), the 1st edition of "Rennsport Monterey 2023", and we were very surprised that the cover pic was our #40 Sonauto. Of the hundreds of photographers covering the 4 day event, Kristina Cilia took this pic which was chosen by the editors for the cover. During the event we did have a meet & greet with the Cilia Family, @Dominic is a member here on World !
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