Copperstate rally stopped in Prescott

[89AKurt]

Just happened to be in town today, saw an old Alfa Romeo, then another classic sports car, with a logo on the side, so I did a quick u-turn and followed them to a hotel downtown.  The Copperstate rally was staying the night, last day will be tomorrow.  So nice to see these cars being driven, this rally is 1,000 miles.  A nice benefit, the latest project I'm building was here, so took lots of reference pictures that aren't posted.  Looks like whoever had a Porsche 911 Carrera RS got a discount to join the party.

First batch is in bright sunlight.

[89AKurt]

I returned for the Golden Hour lighting, and all cars to be parked.  I never heard of some makes.  Didn't bother taking pictures of the muscle cars, even though they are special editions, but I've seen enough of them.  There were enough Porsche 911s to qualify for that opinion.  I usually don't like street settings, but downtown Prescott has historic buildings, so I like how some pictures came out.  Also discovered a new "weathering" detail that I'll have to try.

[89AKurt]

More evening shots.  One of the DPS officers who was assigned to escort them talked to me, the rally pays for lodging and food, tough detail!  So they aren't able to rip on the open road.  Saw a pickup with "mechanic" on the door, bet that is reassuring for participants.  I was glad to have caught this car show rally!

[afx]

Many impressive cars - thank for sharing.

[JollySipper]

I like the little Bimmers......

It's pretty cool to see the Karmann Ghia among the higher-end cars.....

[TransAmMike]

Man I can't even imagine how many millions of dollars that group of vehicles represent.  And to have the nerve to even put some of them on the road is amazing.

Great pictures Kurt.

[cobraman]

Cool cars, cool pics. Thanks.

[89AKurt]

Welcome everyone, thanks for looking and leaving comments.

[DustyMojave]

Way cool!

Thanks for sharing those.

Some of those cars are special to me.

The MGs - A TC and a later TD. My dad when he met my mom at a sports car race in 1953 was driving a Singer Mk 9 sports car similar to those MGs.

The Allard J2x - (dark red with separate front fenders and spare tires on both sides of the body) That's an early 50s British sports car with American V8 engine, from Ford Flathead to Buick, Olds or Cadillac. I used to see those racing here in SoCal when I was a little kid.

The '73 Porsche 911 Carrera RS - (a few of them!) That model of Porsche was used for the 1st season of the IROC series (International Race Of Champions). They were prepped by Penske Racing. I was a Tech Inspector at their 1st event, which was at Riverside in 1973.

The Devin - (Blue roadster with roll bar and side pipes) Manufactured in LA in the 50s and 60s as a kit car for various chassis. This one looks to me like a Devin-Healey, although the side pipes suggest a V8 engine in this one. There was a version for Corvette chassis, but the rear fender shapes suggest that this is not one of those. There was a version for Porsche, for VW, and for other chassis too.

Ferrari Dino 206 - (Gray mid-engine Ferrari) My offroad race car with a VW 1.8l engine used a carb made for this model of Ferrari. I won a Championship with that car.

The Cunningham - (white roadster with blue stripes) American designed and built sports car with American power (typically a Chrysler Hemi). When my parents met as mentioned above), dad was an official at that race, but his weekday job was working for Johnny von Neuman, sports car importer whose operation was later bought by VW to become VW of America and Porsche of America. Mom was at the race with her friend Maxine Elmer, who was there to drive one of Johnny's race cars in the ladies-only Powder Puff Race that weekend. Mom and dad got married 3 months later and Maxine later married Briggs Cunningham, who owned the company that built that Cunningham sports car.  I remember private visits to Briggs Cunningham's Auto Museum in Orange County California. After Briggs passed away, most of his collection went to the Collier Museum in Florida.

Fujimi made a kit of the '73 Porsche 911 Carrera RS and another of the Ferrari Dino 206 in their Enthusiast Model line. Most of these cars other than those would only be available in model kit form in 1/43 scale if at all. Gunze Sangyo did a Karmann Ghia and Revell and Hasegawa have done the VW Bus in 1/24 and 1/25th. The GT350 was done in 1/24th by Revell-Monogram. Corvette Stingray by Revell-Monogram in 1/24th as a '66 coupe and as a '67 Coupe or Roadster. By AMT in 1/25th in annual coupe and roadster versions from '63 to '67. The '63 Coupe version re-released MANY times. Jag XK120 was done in 1/24th by Revell of Germany. Ferrari Dino 206 was done by Fujimi, also in their Enthusiast Model series.

[Russell C]

Must have been a bit windy along the way. (cars sez, "tumbleweeds - good to eat!)

[Rob Hall]

Lots of neat cars...I went a few times to Copperstate kickoff events where the cars would be grouped together in a baseball stadium in Tempe maybe 10-15 years ago.

[Andrew McD]

What a stunning collection of cars!  Wow.  Beautifully photographed with my favorite photo of the group being the Allard.

[89AKurt]

On 4/6/2022 at 7:26 PM, DustyMojave said:

Way cool!

Thanks for sharing those.

Some of those cars are special to me.

The MGs - A TC and a later TD. My dad when he met my mom at a sports car race in 1953 was driving a Singer Mk 9 sports car similar to those MGs.

The Allard J2x - (dark red with separate front fenders and spare tires on both sides of the body) That's an early 50s British sports car with American V8 engine, from Ford Flathead to Buick, Olds or Cadillac. I used to see those racing here in SoCal when I was a little kid.

The '73 Porsche 911 Carrera RS - (a few of them!) That model of Porsche was used for the 1st season of the IROC series (International Race Of Champions). They were prepped by Penske Racing. I was a Tech Inspector at their 1st event, which was at Riverside in 1973.

The Devin - (Blue roadster with roll bar and side pipes) Manufactured in LA in the 50s and 60s as a kit car for various chassis. This one looks to me like a Devin-Healey, although the side pipes suggest a V8 engine in this one. There was a version for Corvette chassis, but the rear fender shapes suggest that this is not one of those. There was a version for Porsche, for VW, and for other chassis too.

Ferrari Dino 206 - (Gray mid-engine Ferrari) My offroad race car with a VW 1.8l engine used a carb made for this model of Ferrari. I won a Championship with that car.

The Cunningham - (white roadster with blue stripes) American designed and built sports car with American power (typically a Chrysler Hemi). When my parents met as mentioned above), dad was an official at that race, but his weekday job was working for Johnny von Neuman, sports car importer whose operation was later bought by VW to become VW of America and Porsche of America. Mom was at the race with her friend Maxine Elmer, who was there to drive one of Johnny's race cars in the ladies-only Powder Puff Race that weekend. Mom and dad got married 3 months later and Maxine later married Briggs Cunningham, who owned the company that built that Cunningham sports car.  I remember private visits to Briggs Cunningham's Auto Museum in Orange County California. After Briggs passed away, most of his collection went to the Collier Museum in Florida.

Fujimi made a kit of the '73 Porsche 911 Carrera RS and another of the Ferrari Dino 206 in their Enthusiast Model line. Most of these cars other than those would only be available in model kit form in 1/43 scale if at all. Gunze Sangyo did a Karmann Ghia and Revell and Hasegawa have done the VW Bus in 1/24 and 1/25th. The GT350 was done in 1/24th by Revell-Monogram. Corvette Stingray by Revell-Monogram in 1/24th as a '66 coupe and as a '67 Coupe or Roadster. By AMT in 1/25th in annual coupe and roadster versions from '63 to '67. The '63 Coupe version re-released MANY times. Jag XK120 was done in 1/24th by Revell of Germany. Ferrari Dino 206 was done by Fujimi, also in their Enthusiast Model series.

Thank you very much for your contribution!  Nothing like being there in the day.

I'll add what a contact on Fakebook wrote about his favorite subject, Alfa Romeo:
(25) Thats a 1600 cc TZ1, "Tubolare Zagato." Tubular frame, Zagato body. Was 100% designed to win races (not be comfortable)...and in it's class, boy it did. Value? Upwards of 1 million!
This one in particular is a million dollar baby. Doesnt look like that much, does it? It is the racing heritage and scarcity of the car. Hand-made, basically.
(48) Alfa 1750 cc GTV! I owned two of these in my past life as an Alfa nut and restorer, but mine were a year or two later, with 2000 cc engines.
(70, 90) Another Alfa GTV and the very rare "SS" "- Sprint Speciale, 1300 cc, 125 MPH.

I have the Fujimi kits of the Dino, Daytona, and 356 Speedster, and built the Bus with major customization.  I would like to get an early 911.

22 hours ago, Russell C said:

Must have been a bit windy along the way. (cars sez, "tumbleweeds - good to eat!)

Yes it was!

16 hours ago, Andrew McD said:

What a stunning collection of cars!  Wow.  Beautifully photographed with my favorite photo of the group being the Allard.

Thank you!  I should have aspired to be a professional photographer.

[iamsuperdan]

Wow. Talk about eye candy!

So good to see owners that aren't afraid to take their classics out for a roadtrip, and get them dirty. 

[Brudda]

Very nice! Thank you for sharing, love them all.