2018 Phoenix Club Porsche Show . . .

[Mr9146]

That was Doug D's car here in AZ. Took him well over 20 years to complete it. Sat in his garage on blocks with fresh paint for at least 2 decades while he was trying to source parts needed to complete it. It was for sale at PHX club last year too, just after it was picked up in AZ during the auction week.

So sad...

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. . . free parking







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. . . a squadron o' Singers . . . or would that be a chorus?

. . . anyway . . . = Porsches re-imagined


The 'swirly' car was specially configured as a light-weight


I'm still pretty deeply conflicted about these. Mr Dickenson's creations are absolutely spectacular --- their artistry and detailing and execution are faultless . . . never mind the power and authority these things manage, once on the move . . . and anyone who likes cars --- or anything mechanical . . . can't help but be drawn to them . . .

. . . and/yet --- it's that same over-the-topness that repels me. Along with their careful finishing and mechanical operation, I love the slapped-on paint in the corners and crevasses, the glopped-on under-coating, and workman-like welding that vintage OG Porsches present . . . and so seeing them taken to this kind of almost-fetishy immaculateness . .


. . . oddly rankles


AND there's the money


I mean . . . . . . is this what our cars have come to?


'Cause this is NOT why I like Porsches




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This is why I like Porsches . . .





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. . . 914-ism




Aren't they all -sixes by now?


. . . or GTs






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. . . fo' sale . . .





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. . . meanwhile --- 'inside' . . .





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. . . more 'insides'




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. . . Yard Cars


And still waiting for Nick to dish about his Little Project . . . especially now that it's DONE


(Swear to your-deity-here, Nick --- I'll write an article myself, dabbit! . . .)







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. . . Yard Parts

Lotsa goodies, but decent sheet metal, too. Used to be ya had to break-up a whole car to get some of this stuff. Not any more

Jay the Frame Guy was here, too

Hhh . . .

. . . several Iversons, a Ricketts, an Allred, a Europa, a pair(!) of Gabriel Olsen's --- even several Real Deal Competition Motors . . .


Dunno where he finds this stuff. Took me years. And he lays all this out fo' sale? . . .



. . . my hero



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