Other Muscle....

[ChevyThunder]

I know they are not American made but I still consider them serious muscle...they are getting loaded today in Ohio and will be coming west to their new home with me ! I may even break one out for the Wine Country Classic at Sears Point in two weeks...
Both cars have great history including a overall win at the Sebring 12 hour race. Power numbers are the same..depending on where the dial is set 700-850HP

[Xplantdad]

Cool Deal Van!

[PeteLeathersac]

Van, you're a sick man....I love it! . Great move w/ the Porsches....having Hans Stuck's 962 is unreal! . Is this an '86 chassis and is it the one Stuck crashed at Daytona? . Love to see any detail shots you can share....chassis, engine, anything....tags-identification would be too cool! . I haven't forgotten that PM I owe you. .



~ Pete

[ChevyThunder]

At Daytona Stuck had an accident 29 laps into the race on the bank in what sounds like a rare driver error . He had qualified the car 5th out of the field of 69 cars that started the race. It is chassis 962 113. He redeemed himself a month later at the Sebring 12 hour race when he went head to head with Derek Bell in the middle hours of the race eventually forcing Bell to make a mistake and over took 1st place...plus my car lost a center lock wheel twice during the race and still managed to win averaging a 116 mph for 12 hours . That is why I never use a air gun on my center locks.. a big manual torque multiplier wrench only !

[flyingn]

sweet......I like.... love the BIG turbo too

[PeteLeathersac]

Great stuff Van! . You're so right w/ rare errors by Stuck....he's a pretty flawless driver and has spent a lot of time in the 962s. .
I see Jackie Ickx & Jo Gartner's name in the one 962 pic....these are older shots? . What year was Gartner's fatal ride at Lemans?
On the 935....is this Akin's Kremer K3 car? .
What's next on the list....a 917 maybe? .

~ Pete

[ChevyThunder]

Gartner fatal accident was June 1st,1986 at Le Mans..May 26, 1986 he was in my 962 finishing 6th over all at Lime Rock. Here is a good bio on Gartner and it mentions he won Sebring in my car crossing the finish line with only three wheels ...shame , great driver http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-garjo.html

A 917.. I wish. There is one for sale . It has little history but it is still close to 2 million dollars.

My 935 is " The Last 935 " and is the tube frame car that FabCar built for Akin at the end of 1983. The car had great finishes in the top 10 with a 5th at Sebring and, 2nd at Daytona but at this point it had to run in GTP with all the 962's, Jags, March, Spice etc...still ,it was competative

[Hylton]

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I know they are not American made but I still consider them serious muscle...they are getting loaded today in Ohio and will be coming west to their new home with me !





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Hey! Those don't look like a 69 Z.......

[PeteLeathersac]

Unreal Van! . A serious congrats on your purchases....it's nice to see someone w/ their priorities straight!!!? . So what 917 is for sale? . Although any and all are great, the 917 Can-Am cars are still ringing in my ears....35 years later!!! .

~ Pete

[ChevyThunder]

The purple car with the green graphics. See attached photo . You can see it in the movie Le Mans with Steve McQueen. I saw it in 2001 when I raced a Daytona. It is a beautiful car.. known as the hippie car