What does the S in 911S mean?

[Paul Schooley]

Ask Adrian Streather....I'm sure he'll get the intuitive 'dope' for ya!

[Jens]

Intuitive impirical documentaion from the factory in '66/'67?

[69911T]

Exactly. Empirical . I'll look at the new Excellence tonight.

[Jens]

Yup, my rather limp attempt at humor. Intuitive and impirical are opposite. Sorry Paul.

So, if einspritz is the E, the S might mean spritz.

[72targa]

Excuse my ignorance...

Who is Harvey Weidman?

[Jens]

Harvey actually handled the Porsche IROC cars in the day. VERY involved with Porsche. In fact, when Porsche delivered the 15 or so IROC cars with the ducktail spoilers, harvey took them all off and replaced them with the tea-tray IROC spoiler/wings. Because the new tea-tray wings were the hot setup, the aluminum and glass ducktails were pretty much passe almost right away. They sold for $125 each, and damn lucky to get that much! Holy crap!

Harvey knows of what he speaks, that is sure.

[69911T]

I doubt that you will find anyone to argue that Harvey is one of the, if not the, foremost authority on the refinishing, restoring and fixing Fuchs and numerous other wheels. I don't know anyone in RGruppe that thinks otherwise.

In the late 60s and 70s he ran the parts and service department for some big S.Cal Porsche dealer. In the 80s he owned a Porsche repair and restoration shop and from then till now he's been the wheel, a big one.

Please don't hold me to exact times or dates...but, it does make me think that I ought to do a short biography on him and his brother Al who were such a big part of the racing scene in the basin during those years.

Anyway, I'm a fan and don't know ANYONE who is not. His knowledge is
unfathomable.

[Jens]

He also happens to be a really good guy.