Glad you liked it. Henry certainly created something special. The guy used a 904 as a daily driver, assembled the greatest collection of Porsche prototypes in individual, private ownership, continued to race them despite being worth millions, built a race track, and invited locals to enjoy it. And all in WV of all places.

YES the smell of hypoid oil, fresh rubber, glue, fiberglass, race gas, paint... I know the memory . Great stuff, great passions 🏁

Glad you enjoyed it. Henry embodied the American dream. He built something from nothing and had the forethought to buy many rare cars before they exploded in value. Unfortunately, he died in 2008. What we admired about him was that he continued to drive these cars as just as Porsche intended, despite their growing value. Jerry Seinfeld now owns the 907. His mechanic called me seeking a glass windshield to replace the perspex version pictured here, so apparently they are doing a complete restoration and making it "as good as new". Unfortunately, it almost certainly will never see serious track time again.

Do you feel better now?

Does the Porsche specialist holiday in Paris (pronounced Paree)?

I drive a Ford, in this video it would be a For!

Found that out driving our 83 944 !!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

Clearly you don't know who Henry Payne was. The 904 is not only the genuine article, but also well known as the highest mileage 904 in existence. The changes he made to the car to suit his daily driving needs have been published in a variety of Porsche books and magazines. Thanks for watching though.

@@slash5bmw Didn’t know who he was. The slimmer 904s looked better though I’m sure his has a six and his much faster. My apologies.

I frankly fail to see the similarities between the 904 and P3, aside from the fact that they’re both mid-engined. If you examined the designs and their differences, you’d see the P3 has more emphasis on both its rear and frontal haunches. The Ferrari P3 also generally carries a slightly more rounded philosophy to its exterior design, whereas the Porsche 904 leans towards the boxier side of the overall design.

Why concern yourself with the pronunciations of strangers?

Over paid, ignorant Americans again! Try Renualt, Citreon.

What?

Fiberglass is a type of fiber-reinforced plastic. I think you might be confusing the word 'infers' for the word 'implies'. If you are suggesting that 'plastic' universally implies something to be cheap or weak, then I would disagree. The use of fiber-reinforced plastic for the body of the 904 was not only a departure, but also an advancement for Porsche. Beginning at 0:53, the narrator mentions the rigidity of the 904 and Mr. Payne discusses why these cars were dubbed 'Plastic Porsches'.

I'm not sure what you're referring to, but at around 3:00 the narrator correctly states that a 904 took 2nd place overall in the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally, not first. I have confirmed this both in the race results and also the various story books I have, which are both well documented.

@@slash5bmw And it beat the 911, which IIRC, finished fifth. Also, I seem to remember that a 912 won the European Rally Championship back in the ‘60s.

I believe that the point of the comment in the video was that the Porsche came second in a "brutal event" with a car that was designed for the race track. If you are looking for outright wins, that would be the Porsche 911 with 3x wins in a row in the 1960s and another in the 1970s.

Not all of em. Minis won 64 and 65, then the French banned them!

Ignoring the pretense, I'm not sure how someone could hear the dropped syllable and not hear the extensive historic and technical information and come to that conclusion. Very odd, clearly.

That's very clever. I suggest you avoid Victory by Design: Porsche. Alain de Cadanet might be a little too much for self-approving ears.

But they’re foreign right? 😂

It is illegal in many states.

While I don't think anyone would dispute that there are better drivetrain designs than the rear-engine layout, I think you're sensationalizing the situation quite a bit. Based on my research, Porsche never claimed it was a superior design. It does have advantages and Porsche has engineered their version to make it perform very well. When machines are used at or beyond their capabilities, failures are going to happen. By your logic, a Cessna 150 is an inferior design because the wings come off if you try to pull 8.5g like an F-4 Phantom. The 911 is perfectly safe to drive. It wouldn't have passed the NTSB vetting process otherwise.

Porsche tried to replace the 911 w/ the 928. The market spoke, "we prefer the 911". Over the years, Porsche continued development of the 911 to be the car it is today. Extended wheelbase, wider rear tires, improved suspension, brakes & aero & now driver assist systems. It has become a quite stable, high performance platform... especially for drivers who cared to learn & leverage its unique nature. Perhaps one might focus upon over-weight, low-powered 4 wheel drive transport devices - I understand they are incredibly safe for unskilled operators, + there are plenty to choose from. Good luck!

Whoa Deb B, driving is always at your own risk! I drove hundreds of thousands of miles in the prototype 911, the VW Bug, burning up engines, clutches, brakes, suspension parts, breaking and driving with mixes of those components working or not. Never rolled one over, loved to hang out the rear, oversteering with joy, full time fun auto experience. "Superior?" Mother Superior used to love to pinch me at Catechism, but I still went. I think I have those 'self approving' ears, too. Great vid, the 904 was my fave! Thanks,

@@robnamowicz8073 Yes, it's at our own risk. But the manufacturer knew it was a bad design for a sports car all the way back to at least 1960. For a slow city car, or a bus, sure, hang that engine behind the rear wheels. For a performance car, where handling it important? Nope, it doesn't belong behind the rear wheels, easily demonstrated by Porsche itself, which turned to mid engines for their best handling racing vehicles. Continuing to promote the 911, well, we'll never know how many people died unnecessarily, or were crippled because of the desire to sell garbage to foolish drivers who thought they were experts. And, even experts preferred a mid engine vehicle, but they too would bend to $$$$ when offered. The 911 in it's later years only survived because of the balance of performance regulations. Even Porsche eventually gave up, and gave their top 911s a mid engine design, but didn't dare make their top racing street car oh my god a CAYMAN, because it would destroy the market to all the macho people who felt the need to proclaim to the world, 'LOOK AT ME! I CAN DRIVE THE NOTORIOUSLY TRICKY TO HANDLE CAR THAT KILLS LESSER DRIVERS, BECAUSE I'M AN EXPERT!' And so the 911 moniker lives on.

These were the real Porsches. The 911 is just an expensive Corvair.

What about Porsch-Uh

@@douglasjherring 🤦‍♂️shut up grasshopper