1962 Porsche Type 804 Formula 1 Car Up for Viewing

The 2010 Porsche Panamera will be the star of the show at the 36th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on August 14-16 but it will not be the only one. While you may be hearing the deafening roar of supercars at the event, it also becomes a chance to work on your history as far as the Porsche is concerned.

There will be four special cars with significant American connections as well. These cars were loaned by the new Porsche Museum in Germany. The four cars are:

• The 1960 Porsche Type 718 Formula 2 racing car, which gave Porsche its first Formula 2 world title and was driven in 1961 by Californian Dan Gurney, is making its North American debut.
• The 1962 Porsche Type 804 Formula 1 racer, which was the car that brought Gurney to his French Grand Prix win that year. This car has not been in North America since the 1960s.
• The 1962 Porsche Type 718 W-RS 8-cylinder Spyder, in which Gurney and Joakim Bonnier finished second at the Targa Florio in 1961, has also not been in North America for more than 40 years. In the 1960s, it was raced in the U.S. by Gurney, Bonnier and Phil Hill.
• The Porsche GT1 98LM, which helped Porsche finish 1-2 at the 1998 24-hours of Le Mans event.

Porsche-sponsored activities for the fans at Laguna will include a heritage display including former and current race cars, Porsche’s current showroom product line, and experts to answer Porsche questions. With these line-up, you know that a lot of Porsche lovers will be on hand to ask things about this exotic car ever to come out.

(Source) Press