Show Me Your Vintage P Dealer Plate Frames.

[LongRanger]

. . . you able to tell when this dealership changed from Scott-Penske to Kappauf? . . .

Sorry, O . . . no idea

With a few exceptions, I only post about Dealers that list in PDLs printed between late '69 and '73; Kappauf appears in none of 'em


What's interesting is that 'Kappauf Porsche Audi, Inc' has existed as a corporate entity since late '70 --- and's still around today . . .

. . . and's at the same address as the Penske + Scott-Penske stores



I dunno --- tax-shelter, corporate shell, maybe? . . . seems unlikely that anyone could use Porsche's name in their company's w/o some consideration, so . . .



Anyway, some more @posts #364-5 . . .

[LongRanger]

From the '70 thru '72 PDLs . . .

Montgomery Porsche Audi, Inc
2000 Logan Blvd
Altoona, PA

Matte white lettering + matte gray letter-boxes, flash-chromed, no Makers' marks/ID, std MD pass plate, etc . . .

Nothing known, no references . . . even the location 's unrecognizable, today

[LongRanger]

From the '70 and '71 PDLs . . .

Heinrich's Porsche Audi
1301 Penn Ave
Wyomissing, PA

Pretty-standard matte white lettering in matte gray-blue letter-boxes, flash-chromed, no Makers' marks/ID, std W. VA. YoI pass plate

No history or details --- kinda-as-usual w/ these small-town dealers, seems


Address seems to be converted to small office-space, these days. Nice little 'hood, too



And the only remarkable thing about Wyomissing? . . .



. . . seems a certain Ms Swift breezed-through, at one point . . .




. . . on her way --------------- somewhere else

[John Straub]

How things change...great thread!

John

[johnrod]

Before and after Vasek Polak frame, some may think I should have kept it as is, but dam it looks good.

[LongRanger]

I think that I've managed to ID most of the (North American) dealers selling cars between '69 and '73 --- ~500? . . . and so I kinda know whose frames to look for. Everybody knows the 'famous' ones. And while I especially prize the little-known/obscure/unknown dealers . . . there are several 'whales' that I've always been on the look-out for . . . some of which I've been lucky enough to find/pick-up . . .

But, looking over the Dealer Lists, and having some sense of how these frames would've changed over time --- from the early VW/Porsche days to the later Porsche/Audi . . . there are some frames that would be both . . .

. . . but that I've never seen


Johnny Von Neumann was the 1st Porsche dealer west of the Mississippi . . . and his dealership spanned almost 20 years, from the early '50s partnership w/ Volkswagen, thru Porsche's association w/ Audi in '69, before being sold back to Porsche --- + disappearing . . . ~'72


Now, the Competition Motors frame that I knew/sought for so long was the one w/ VW and/or Porsche on it --- see post #188. But --- since Porsche cut its connection w/ VW in '69 . . . that frame wouldn't 've been used on vehicles sold after

And where was Audi? --- 'cause, keep in mind . . . Von Neuman's Competition Motors was still in business for several more years . . .

Not sure how many cars were sold that could've had such a frame, and I thought that I had some idea of what to look for --- what a frame like that would look like . . . but/still . . .


. . . never thought that I'd see the day


Until This



From the last year/address that Mr Von Neumann sold Porsches . . .

Competition Motors
8855 West Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA




This is why I collect




Screw The Chase -------------- gimme The Finds!

[LongRanger]

Howard Industries, today . . .



. . . 'climate control'

[LongRanger]

. . . from the '71 + '72 PDLs . . .

Victoria Motors, Inc
14284 7th Street
Victorville, CA



. . . as seen at today's Pomona Swap


Previous version = post #203


Location = derelict, today

[LongRanger]

From the '69 PDL . . .

422/132/1
Van Wyk's, Inc
630 Chapala St
Santa Barbara, 93101

Blue letters in white letter-boxes, flash-chromed w/ white detailing

Old School frame w/ VW +Porsche badging --- prolly pre-'69 . . . maybe WAY

Lots going on here, architecturally --- especially w/ the upper sections . . . additional 'fluting' in the upper corners is unique --- + the 1st/only frame that I've ever seen w/ this detail . . . + picked-out in white

Plate is a Dealer's, the kind used from '56 to '63 . . . more-appropriate for this frame, I think. No reg stickers here/required

Dealership is still around --- selling Volkswagens . . . just different Principals . . .
http://www.santabarbaravw.com/history

[Bob Harriman]

. . . from the '71 + '72 PDLs . . .

Victoria Motors, Inc
14284 7th Street
Victorville, CA



. . . as seen at today's Pomona Swap


Previous version = post #203


Location = derelict, today

I need one of these. Cash in my hand