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Black Hawk Concours and Museum
There was a PCA Zone 7 concours at the Blackhawk Museum on Sep 7,
2003. We saw some nice Porsches. Prizes were won by both the 912 that
entered. There was an interesting 356 daily driver and we went to the
museum.
Concours
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Several representative cars were shown in front of
the museum. This is a nice setting.
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Slate grey rules! Lisa's '69 won first place in
full restoration. George's '67 won second in wash and shine.
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In the full restoration class, the complete car is
inspected and judged for condition, originality and cleanliness.
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Here is a detail of the driver's seat latch.
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Asha is looking at a nice 1962 1600S 356.
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The current owner purchased the car in 1965 for
$2,895 and has used it as a daily driver since. It has been driven
over 400,000 miles.
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There were a couple of interesting cars in the
display section. These cars were not judged. This one is a '91 911
with a custom body.
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This is Ted French's 912. He was one of the judges
on Lisa's car.
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Museum
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1963 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS Race Car. Designed by
Ferdinand (Butzi) Porsche III the grandson of Porsche's founder. This
was Porsche's first fiberglass car.
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1966 Porsche 906 also known as the Carrera 6, designed
by Ferdinand Piech, Ferry Porsche's nephew.
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At it's first outing at the Daytona 24 hour
endurance race, it placed first in class and 6th overall. This 906
was driven by Ben Pon and Vic Elford at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans
where they finished 3rd in class and 7th overall.
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1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Prototype 2.7.
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1980 Porsche 935 K3. This 935 was modified and
prepared by Kremer Racing and finished 5th overall in the 1980 24
Hours of Le Mans driven by John Fitzpatrick, Brian Redman and Dick
Barbour.
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Last modified: Sun, 07 Sep 2003
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