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Thanks to Dave

Posted on July 19, 2013 by lawrence

Continuing my tribute to noteworthy 944-related blogs … yet another Brit, Dave, has greatly enlightened me with his splendid tutorials, all well documented, illustrated and explained.   This is an excellent go-to for any 944 owner, IMHO.  And I love … Continue reading →

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A Nod to Steve

Posted on July 19, 2013 by lawrence

If you want to view the gold standard in how-to documentation and meticulous care to detail, you have to meet  “Steve”, a Brit with a truly exceptional 944 and exceptional blog to go along with it. His under-the-skin “disco theme” … Continue reading →

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Patina? Clearcoat It!

Posted on July 16, 2013 by lawrence

This weekend, at a downtown curbside car show, I spotted an example of my favored presentation as of late.  No Porsche examples, but here is a 1951 Chevy with the treatment. More discussion in an earlier post here.  

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Porn Time with the 962

Posted on July 12, 2013 by lawrence

More from Chris Harris, a car from the 944 era …

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More Porsche Porn From AUTOCAR

Posted on July 3, 2013 by lawrence

Notice the number plate compared to this one.

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Time Out For Ford

Posted on July 2, 2013 by lawrence

And now for something completely different …

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Ekkehard Zimmerman and dp Motorsport

Posted on June 29, 2013 by lawrence

Okay, it took some Googleering on the Greater Interwebs, but I had to come with more to explain the mystery (to me) vehicle in the A Shooting Brake? post.  Seems that this was (is?) a limited production conversion of the … Continue reading →

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A Shooting Brake?

Posted on June 26, 2013 by lawrence

Here is something passed on to me by a reader, apparently found on a Pakistani auto-oriented web site.  Look familiar?  Do you wish your 944 was like this?

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“Do you like this 1957 Beutler coupe with Porsche 356 engine?”

Posted on June 25, 2013 by lawrence

We’re quoting here, from a Facebook page that Jim came upon today. Jim, employing his customary sardonic sense of humor, says that he brings this to my attention to show that there can be a Porsche even uglier than a … Continue reading →

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A Tangerine Sighting

Posted on June 24, 2013 by lawrence

Brother Dennis sends along his photo of an astonishingly mint, original, non-restored ’68 911.  He came upon this beauty at his regular Sunday cruise-in yesterday with his pack of certified car nuts.  Of course, it brought back memories, big-time, of … Continue reading →

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