Tonight, I stood next to a genuine Porsche 906 and ate ribs. For free. You may have seen it when you were at Goodwood last year. (One of 50 produced).
(Please forgive the poor quality cell phone pics.)
There was also a 959 in the shop (one of 337).
There were also two 356 Carrera Speedsters.
That's a four cam Carrera engine on the stand. They trade hands for about a hundred grand these days.
There were twelve of them there.
And here's a brand new 991 getting an aftermarket exhaust. (Bor-ing!)
Hot damn!!! 
Carrera 6 is one of my favorite body designs ever. I've seen a few, but they always startle me with their sexiness.
I have an assembly manual for those carrera twin cams that was printed in 1963. Porsche calls out 40 hours, just to TIME that engine. Beveled gear driven camshafts FTW!
Who's shop is that, by the way?
I'm not even a Porsche guy and I'm getting a ...oh, never mind...
First saw the 906 in Road and Track in '66 or so and they called it the Carerra 6
While We're On The Subject: Anybody see the article in the Porsche mag( whose name I forget )about Seinfeld's replica Carrera Panamerica 4-cam car?
shadetree30 wrote: First saw the 906 in Road and Track in '66 or so and they called it the Carerra 6
Maroon92 wrote: I have an assembly manual for those carrera twin cams that was printed in 1963. Porsche calls out 40 hours, just to TIME that engine. Beveled gear driven camshafts FTW! Who's shop is that, by the way?
Spencer Cox, SpeedSport Tuning.
You can see the bevel driven shafts in the engine photo.
Wanna sell that assembly manual?
shadetree30 wrote: While We're On The Subject: Anybody see the article in the Porsche mag( whose name I forget )about Seinfeld's replica Carrera Panamerica 4-cam car?
That car has recently been featured in Classic Porsche magazine, and there was an awesome cover article in Excellence. Jerry wouldn't answer my calls, or I would have featured it in my magazine, too...
That 906 needs to be lowered, the wheel/fender gap and the stance are terrible.
iceracer wrote: That 906 needs to be lowered, the wheel/fender gap and the stance are terrible.
The engine was out. It may be the small six on the stand in the last photo.
Somebody missed a very expensive shift.
I knew a guy that had a 904, 906, 907, 908, and a 910. He had a four cam on a stand a Ferrari 275 and a 360 too. These weren't show pieces. He used them. The collection has mostly been broken up in the last few years after he died, but it was pretty amazing to be around cars (and an owner) like that.
You didn't happen to get the serial number of the 906 did you?
Wow, so much beauty in one thread. Thanks for sharing!
Apis_Mellifera wrote: You didn't happen to get the serial number of the 906 did you?
I did not.
I neglected to mention that David Murry was the guest speaker for the evening.
Found it: 906-127
Has a pretty lengthy privateer racing history: http://www.racingsportscars.com/chassis/archive/906-127.html
The car was restored by Gunnar Racing.
I do like that the 959's interior looks like an 80's Miami corner office.
How were the ribs?
I'm currently at the Pittsburgh Vintage (a double weekend event).
Last weekend these nice fakes were with us at PIRC (they're Becks).
They let one of the "904" cars run in the over 2L class.
Luke wrote: How were the ribs?
The ribs did not look all that good, but they were fantastic. And messy.
Enjoying the view of that 906 again, it is only as tall as the stanchions surrounding it. Those cars are remarkably small and incredibly low.
David
DWNSHFT wrote: Enjoying the view of that 906 again, it is only as tall as the stanchions surrounding it. Those cars are remarkably small and incredibly low. David
It wasn't easy to get good pictures.
I owned a 356 back in the 1970's. Could have bought a Carrera engine for $800 and turned it down. Absolutely ridiculous the prices today when you really think about it.
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