THE START – The Daytona 1968 Series by Hans Mezger
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Porsche triumphed for the first time at the 24 Hours of Daytona with the 907 longtail in 1968. To mark the 65th anniversary of the triple victory at Daytona, the “Hans Mezger Archive” is publishing six recordings under the title “The Daytona 1968 Series” in cooperation with Berlin Motor Books.
Special features of this unique piece
- Fine-Art Metal-Print 65x100cm
- Limited to only 68 copies worldwide, individually numbered
- With six pages of handwritten notes by Hans Mezger on the Porsche 907
- With a personally signed letter from Oliver Mezger
- Each piece comes with a certificate of authenticity
- Including a SlimLine frame for mounting
- Includes robust armored packaging for shipping
- Impressive, high-gloss surface
- Extreme brilliance with a wide colour gamut
- Guarantee of colour fastness for at least 50 years
- Scratch-resistant surface, also suitable for damp rooms
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The Start
The beautiful weather delights the many onlookers a few minutes before the race. Among them is Hans Mezger, who designed the engines for the Porsche 907 with his team and is taking this unique photo. The cars line up in the pit lane for the start. Right at the front on pole position is the Ford GT40 from J.W. Automotive Engineering with the starting number 8 of Jacky Ickx/Brian Redman.
Right next to it is the second Ford GT40 of Paul Hawkins/ David Hobbs with the starting number 9. In the second and third rows of the grid are the four Porsche 907 longtails with 2.2 liter engines. The works team with Gerhard Mitter and Rolf Stommelen will take part in the race with starting number 53. Jo Siffert/Hans Herrmann, who finished second, will start with the number 52. The eventual winners Vic Elford, Jochen Neerpasch, Rolf Stommelen and Hans Herrmann drive with starting number 54.
Jo Schlesser and Joe Buzzetta, who came third at the end of the race, drove the number 51 car, followed by the Howmet TX Continental with Ray Heppenstall/Ed Lowther/Dick Thompson and the aged winner of the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Ferrari 250 LM of the North American Racing Team with David Piper/Masten Gregory.
The factory Alfa Romeo T33/2 of Udo Schütz/ Nino Vaccarella and the Ferrari Dino 206 S of Pedro Rodriguez/ Charlie Kolb followed in 9th and 10th place on the grid, ahead of the other Alfa Romeo T33/2 of Mario Andretti/ Lucien Binachi and the Porsche 907 LH of Squadra Tartaruga with Rico Steinemann/ Dieter Spoerry.
This unique photo will be produced as a high-quality fine art metal print in 65×100 cm format. Secure one of only 68 copies worldwide with six pages of handwritten notes by Hans Mezger on the Porsche 907.
The photos from the Hans Mezger archive are particularly interesting for lovers of classic cars and historic motorsport.
The limited edition artworks are particularly suitable for:
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Waiting rooms and treatment rooms in doctors’ surgeries
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