Cliff W

A little info about two of your options - The 1966 Daytona car is actually a very early 1964 911. Brought in by Brumos Porsche in Jacksonville Florida, it was later sold to Jack Ryan, a VW dealer in Atlanta. He decided to enter this used dealer demonstrator in the Daytona 24 hour race. The Porsche factory team was there with their 904 and 906 contingent and were not happy with the auto dealer's effort. The factory had yet to develop any racing parts for the model and were dubious about the privateer's chances. 24 hours later the 911 had finished first in class, the first victory for the 911 in any road race. They then took 2nd place at Sebring a month later. Photos and history for this car at the REVS Institute in Naples Florida - 1964 Porsche 911 – Revs Institute Also at REVS, the 911R you pictured that won the 1969 Tour de France. The 911 R was an attempt to homologate a lighter weight, higher power variant of the standard 911S. Extreme weight saving measures included fiberglass doors, hood, and engine cover, special lightweight taillight assemblies, and even epoxy plastic door handles. The FIA would not buy into that concept, leaving the R model to compete in classes where homologation wasn't required. Link to this car at REVS - 1967 Porsche 911R – Revs Institute Looking forward to watching this come together! p.s. I agree the 911 R would be a difficult conversion - Fujimi did produce one in their Enthusiast Series some years ago

Found it! My favorite of the Bentleys in the collection. Pictures are from 2019 The car was black before the most recent restoration. Can't recall when it went out bur these things generally take a few years. Link to the latest "glamour shots" 1926 Bentley 3-Liter 100MPH Super Sport Skiff/Boattail - Revs Institute

By the way - thanks, Andrew for showing me what I’m missing! I left SW Florida 2 years ago and was a volunteer at REVS for 6 years before that. I really miss that place! p.s. - the Bentley was part of the collection but was sent out a couple years ago for a re-restoration. I’ll dig up a picture of the “before”.

Minor correction - this was owned by Miles Collier and was raced extensively in pre-war ARCA and post-war SCCA competition. Miles took this car to Le Mans in 1939 but a ruptured fuel tank while leading (in class) took the car out.

Amen - Sorely needed! I would be in for a couple.

Excellent craftsmanship Pierre! I love the way it turned out. Your transformation of the basic kit is amazing!

Tremendous job, Pierre! I've been following without much comment but I'm enjoying everything you are doing! As an aside, I have discovered the purpose of the black tank on the firewall! Rather than an oil tank, it is for fuel. The car (and many others of the time) still uses gravity to feed the fuel to the carburetors. Many cars of the time had the fuel tank under the cowl for this purpose. (a la Ford Model A) The "Autovac" system was developed to provide a reservoir to feed the engine while having the main fuel tank located on the chassis. This provides more fuel capacity than otherwise might be available. Engine vacuum is plumbed to the top of the tank which draws fuel in. There are various check valve and floats to control how much is captured. The fuel is allowed to flow out the bottom to the carbs. Once again, I am enjoying your build immensely - you are a true craftsman! Cliff Pic and link below: AutoVac

Hi Pierre, Here is an interesting cutaway I found. Not sure of the provenance but it seems to be in period. Based on the internal drawing maybe the device mounted on the cowl could be an oil cooler. Seems an odd place to put it but it could be using engine coolant rather than air. What do you think? Definitely a mystery! Cliff

Great work so far, Pierre! Perhaps that device might be a chassis oiling system. An email to Revs might be in order, they can be quite helpful. Keep up the good work! Cliff

The Revs website also has great photos. https://museum.revsinstitute.org/the-collection/ Hope this will help, I’m really looking forward to watching this one! Cliff

And the other side!

Happy to help, Pierre! Here you go -

Looking forward to this! I will be very interested in seeing how you modify the fenders. I’m a fan of the Dorothy Paget SSK at Revs Institute which has bobbed fenders as well as storage bins for running boards. Good luck on your project! Cliff p.s. I do have some “hoods open” pics of that car if you are interested.

Hi Ron, Yep, that’s what I was thinking. I agree that will up the authenticity as well as adding a lot of visual interest. keep up the good work! CliFf

Love the reman engine idea! A little alpine green to break up all that yellow. the details you’ve added look great! Will you be painting the “take off” parts and accessories in their original Cat colors?

Nice job! I had one back in the day. Not as well built as yours, of course! Looks very close to the Revs Institute SSK.

You hit this one out of the park! Terrific build of an iconic car!

Great looking car! Color choice is very realistic to the era!

Another vote for the “magazine is in the mail” post. With the print schedule the way it is (not complaining) I like the heads up.

Most likely seasonal but it would be nice to have them year round.

How many tail lights on the Nomad? If I recall correctly, the original tool had three on each side which was incorrect. (Should be two) Hoping that they fixed that rather than cloning the same error.

FYI Opening day is October 22nd - Cars and Coffee on November 9th. Revs Institute - Preserving the Future of the Past

You are correct, sir! At least for the ‘66. Might be a bit of a trick putting them in the daytime position.

Which caster or printer will step up to make these parts?

For your browsing and research pleasure - Dave Friedman was the official Shelby photographer as well as covering many types of racing through the years. Racing pictures from 1958 through 1972. Mostly sports car racing with some Trans Am, Indy, F1 and a little NASCAR thrown in. There's a whole section devoted to Shelby American with behind the scenes type pictures. The collection of photos is organized by year and broken down by event. Inside each event, though, the photos seem rather random. www.flickr.com/photos/thehenryford/collections/72157628488413505/ I believe this collection has been referenced in different build threads but thought it might be handy to have in this section. Enjoy! Cliff