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The Matter of the Console Compartment

Herman tells me that today he refurbished his console compartment to improve its appearance and to reduce the clatter from loose objects inside.  This is an area I have overlooked in favor of other seemingly more pressing issues, like a … Continue reading

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The Morning Traffic Report

This morning, as is my custom when traveling with the family, I arise early for a little walkabout, camera in hand.  So I hear the roar of traffic and discover that a freeway immediately passes the rear of the motel, … Continue reading

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From The Archives – Portland Art Museum 2011

In August 2011, I visited the Portland Art Museum’s fabulous exhibit, “The Allure of the Automobile”.  Tonight, I happened to stumble upon my several hundred photographs from that event while searching for some other material, and present here some images … Continue reading

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A Ghetto GoPro

Kind of a redneck solution to an on-car cam.  This morning I removed my sunroof, attached a point & shoot Nikon Coolpix P71000 to a Gorillapod, sat it all on a chunk of foam, crisscrossed it with gaffers tape, and … Continue reading

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Peaches and Porsche

So this morning, nearly at the crack of dawn, the whole family takes off in the Pathfinder to catch Jason and retrieve the P-Car.  As we have already traveled almost 100 miles, we press on in our little convoy another … Continue reading

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Visiting Eric

This morning, following a quick shoot at a Web client’s place of business, I drop in on Eric.  We inspect a 944 fender that is a candidate to replace the damaged left one that we have probably seen too often.  … Continue reading

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Patina? Clearcoat It!

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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Lucky Jason?

Peeking into Jason’s shop, we see what he is working on today.  Presumably, he will be required to take this early huge-Weber’d Carrera RS (Targa)  for a test spin to verify his work …

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Naming Rights, Off-Color Thoughts and the Derelict Aesthetic

Foul weather today, otherwise I had been planning to do a general cleaning and more photography out in the open air. Most of my vehicles end up with some sort of moniker, a name that ends up becoming attached to … Continue reading

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The Wheel Puzzle

As I pointed out to Michelle a while back, my eyeballs tell me that our NA  85.5 944 runs different phone dials than does Herman’s NA 87.   When I first viewed Michelle’s pix, I thought they might be 16″ … Continue reading

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