Mystery of Monocoque PCS 076
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:29 pm
PCS 076 was a gold metalflake monocoque which made at least two trips down Baja. It was owned by Neal Allen and was one of the two chase vehicles that accompanied Old Red when it set the record in 1967. From a couple other pictures, it also appears to have been in a group of monocoques that ventured down into Baja on a more leisurely trip, possibly with the additional purpose of taking advertising pictures. Based solely on its license number I would think it was actually the third monocoque made, after Old Red-OTV 553, the Hot Rod cover car-OYJ 905, and before Quatro which had a number PII ??? (or maybe PIT ???) and also before Ted Trevor's Pike's Peak Racer-PIW 107 and Perry Margouleff's PLF 852.
However, the mystery I mentioned isn't just where PCS 076 is now, the mystery is why did PCS 076 change from a gold metalflake monocoque into a red first generation floorpan Manx 1? Its possible PCS 076 may have been in an accident and its registration and plates may have been used on the new red Manx 1. Something else I notice that may have been recycled are the knock off nut hub covers which appear to be on a gold metalflake first gen Manx 1 which I suspect is SLW 511. Ironically SLW 511 which was both the Car and Driver and Road Test cover car and was also Bruce's racer in the first Baja 1000, was later cannibalized as the chassis of the first Manx SR.
Then this happened! PCS 076 changed from a gold metalflake monocoque into a red early floorpan (square tail) Manx. The gold metalflake Manx in the picture is Bruce's personal Manx, SLW 511, and its gained a set of knock off nuts like PCS 076 used to have
However, the mystery I mentioned isn't just where PCS 076 is now, the mystery is why did PCS 076 change from a gold metalflake monocoque into a red first generation floorpan Manx 1? Its possible PCS 076 may have been in an accident and its registration and plates may have been used on the new red Manx 1. Something else I notice that may have been recycled are the knock off nut hub covers which appear to be on a gold metalflake first gen Manx 1 which I suspect is SLW 511. Ironically SLW 511 which was both the Car and Driver and Road Test cover car and was also Bruce's racer in the first Baja 1000, was later cannibalized as the chassis of the first Manx SR.
Then this happened! PCS 076 changed from a gold metalflake monocoque into a red early floorpan (square tail) Manx. The gold metalflake Manx in the picture is Bruce's personal Manx, SLW 511, and its gained a set of knock off nuts like PCS 076 used to have