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BaT Strikes Again

Posted on January 9, 2014 by lawrence

Bring A Trailer, undoubtedly for many of us, is a favorite web destination.  The BaT (http://bringatrailer.com/) site, whether you are a collector or just a window shopper, is always entertaining and frequently educational.  And if you don’t read the community … Continue reading →

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Thou Shalt Not Covet

Posted on January 8, 2014 by lawrence

Breaking one of the Ten Commandments here …  See more on this spectacular website-devoted-to-a-garage.  (P.S. Don’t miss the Willow Springs Raceway video clips — that’s where I first tried to learn to drive.)

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A Peek Inside The Factory

Posted on January 5, 2014 by lawrence

Complete with what was described as “porn video” music …

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944 Thought for the Day

Posted on December 5, 2013 by lawrence

Wait…You’re supposed to drive them? I thought they were black holes up on jacks in the garage you threw money into… – user iplagolf, Pelican Parts forum, 11/28/2013

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Too Much?

Posted on December 4, 2013 by lawrence

You probably are aware of the Paul Walker (Fast and Furious) tragedy of last Saturday in which he and driver Roger Rodas died in the crash of a Porsche Carrera GT.  Now statements by Porsche’s own test driver and others … Continue reading →

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Post-Thanksgivikkah at Eric’s

Posted on November 30, 2013 by lawrence

Today’s body shop meeting at Eric’s brought the news from Dennis that his 550 model hit the concrete and broke, but he is turning the rebuild into an improvement.  In the meantime, Chris fine-tunes his door prep with the aid … Continue reading →

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Second Seat with Magnus Walker

Posted on November 26, 2013 by lawrence

The latest from/about Magnus.  If you missed any earlier posts about this certified Porsche … nut … just use the Search tool on this page.

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When Pirellis Were Skinny

Posted on November 5, 2013 by lawrence

Just happened upon some very old photographs.  First, not long after acquiring the 1966 Bahama Yellow 911, equipped with dogleg-first 5-speed, Weber carbs, gold script and badging and, of course, Pirelli tires: And later, by 1969 the thing was running … Continue reading →

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The Speedo Saga

Posted on October 20, 2013 by lawrence

The PO (Previous Owner, in forum-speak) warned me.  She said that occasionally the speedometer would quit but would start again when the car traversed a bump in the road or when she rapped gently on the dashboard.  It took a … Continue reading →

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Z28 vs. 911

Posted on October 16, 2013 by lawrence

My friend David passes me this link to an article entitled “Chevy Camaro Z/28 outruns Porsche 911 in wet Nurburgring lap“: http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/chevy-camaro-z28-outruns-porsche-911-wet-nurburgring-230536466.html David happens to own a quite nice ’97, I think it is, Z28 that he is bringing to … Continue reading →

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