Amelia Island - Wilber Pickett '65 911

[ennisk1]

Just now getting around to post a few pictures from Amelia. Not many Early 911's, but I was lucky to there with Phil Bagley from Klub Sport who had entered the Wilbur Pickett 1965 911 race car that has some great Daytona and also Sebring history (with Peter Gregg at the wheel).

[bob tilton]

More...please!

[hoffman912]

i never thought i would see the stars and bars on a porsche. :P

agree more pics.

[Bill Simmeth]

Great car! Interested in the lights -- what are they?

i never thought i would see the stars and bars on a porsche.

Very appropriate for a car prepped by Brumos and driven by a good ole boy named "Wilbur Pickett"

[hoffman912]

Very appropriate for a car prepped by Brumos and driven by a good ole boy named "Wilbur Pickett"

oh, i agree 110%. no political impliedness in my statement either, just merely a funny observation.. period and sign of those times in that region.

right, wrong, or indifferent anything like this is part of the mindset of the times our cars were made, and in order to be a true historical piece, we have to recognize those things i original to the car.

[Bill Simmeth]

I thought Dr Wilbur Pickett's car was prepared by ELSCO??

Raj, I'm a simple man -- I just was reading off the fender graphic in the pics. As to historical accuracy, I'll defer to you.

[Bullethead]

Must be something in the water in Fla.

EDIT: Great catch... Pickett and Gregg were prepared to be pre-paired!

Great car! Interested in the lights -- what are they?

Lucas Fog Rangers, exceptional quality repops are available in the UK, and they're reasonably priced.

Seriously, it's a very nice car. Saw it before the NASCAR stuff was removed which I thought held some remarkable period details of the life of a war-horse. Old photos of it in this livery and configuration helped provide direction; as with any race car restoration, a point in time has to be chosen.