Insights from Vendor Alley

The Jo Siffert Can-Am Porsche of 1971 at Watkins Glen. Photo: Pete Lyons Ð www.petelyons.com

Some of you mo­del makers, I know, and pro­bably you historic art­ists too, have been wondering why Jo Siffert’s 1971 Can-Am Porsche, which normally was painted all Day-Glo red, had blue trim on its nose for a couple of races mid-season. At long last I can tell you why.

That’s because my wife, Lorna, and I undertook to spend the Monterey His­toric weekend selling our photos and books from Vintage Racecar Journal’s booth in Vendor Alley.

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