Definitely a sigh of relief! Good developments Rick!
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Definitely a sigh of relief! Good developments Rick!
That's awesome Rick. I love that the E30 dwarfs 1059.
I saw the Nasty Car a few weeks back while @ TLG, looking good as always, congrats!!
. . . working on mine --- finally . . .
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...796#post938796
Howzat for a selfie?
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Just sent a note to Simon Kidston, this afternoon . . .
'. . . seen your company's advertising and heard of your involvement with vintage car sales and research. I have a vintage vehicle that I need some help with.
Some years ago, I purchased a vehicle that I had been told was found in Switzerland, then imported to the US. I made some attempts to research this information through the Swiss registration agency ASTRA and received a brief summary of their records. There were two owners recorded; one who was subsequently contacted and, after a brief conversation, asked not to be bothered, again, and a 2nd owner who has not been located . . .
. . . all of which brings me to my reason for contacting you.
As it turns out, the vehicle that I purchased originally belonged to Jo Siffert. This vehicle --- a 1970 Porsche 911S Coupe . . . is documented as being sold to him, from Porsche's Versuch department, in April 1971 (see the attachment). According to his partner at that time --- Paul Blancpain . . . Mr Siffert never registered this vehicle under his name; instead, he used what Mr Blancpain termed 'police plates.' Following Mr Siffert's death in October 1971, his business's and assets were liquidated at an auction in Freiburg the following January.
I am looking for some help discovering more of the history of the vehicle's time in Switzerland. I have a document from Porsche, the ASTRA record, a key fob from a dealer in Davos . . . and not much else.
I need your help. With your contacts in Switzerland --- and perhaps, a sense of history? . . . would you be interested? . . .'
More-than-a-little out-of-order, I know, but . . .
. . . the whole 'history thing' is making me nuts
Fingers crossed . . .
. . . again
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'. . . would love to help. Can you please re-send the attachments as, for some reason, I cannot open them?
Please bear in mind that Siffert had a garage and there is a chance that he never really used the car, only sold it to the first owner.
If you could share with us all you have, including full history with names, we will do our best to help . . .'
Kinda concerned that my attachments couldn't get be opened. May end-up mailing the stuff --- which works for me . . . but will slow things down
Meanwhile --- time to write-up something . . . a not-so-short history
So --- here we go . . .
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Just sent . . .
'. . . Thank you for your prompt reply. I’ve made other inquiries regarding this vehicle in the past, and often had no response, so it’s good to hear from you. I’m sorry that you were unable to open the attachments. The photographs are mostly ‘jpeg’s produced by my little SONY (model DSC-T9) camera; some of the documents are in 'pdf' format. I will try sending them again, but let me know if you are still having difficulty.
Anyway, this is the history of the vehicle, as I understand it . . .
The vehicle's identification number is 9110301059 --- ‘1059’ for short. I contacted . . . the Porsche Archives. According to his information, the vehicle was delivered in Dec 1969. Porsche’s build card shows that 1059 was built as a ‘dealer 100’ vehicle which . . . means ‘factory use.’ On this same record, there is a hand-written note that the vehicle was sold by ‘Versuch’ to Jo Siffert in Freiburg, in April 1971. . . . Dieter Landenberger, the head of the archives, said that there were no other records of this vehicle at Porsche.
I contacted Ramon Karrodi at AMAG, the Swiss Porsche agency, and he found no record of the vehicle.
I contacted the Swiss automobile registration agency ASTRA. Their records list several entries. The first registration was on 29.12.1971 in BL (Basel-Land). There is a 2nd entry dated 4.11.1981 in GR (Graubünden). There is a key fob, with the name of a Dealer in Davos (Geor Durst), that came with the car. ASTRA’s record ends on 28.02.1982.
Mr Hans Mazza was listed in ASTRA’s records. In a brief interview in May 2013, Mr Mazza said that he owned the vehicle less than a year, and had been told that ‘the first owner had died.’ Mr Mazza also said that he sold the vehicle to a Mr Nedri/Negri/Nedry/Neri (he was uncertain about the name) --- an ice-hockey player in Davos. After the interview, Mr Mazza said that he was happy to help but wished no further contact.
I contacted California Department of Motor Vehicles and obtained the vehicle’s registration history. This record shows Donald Clifford Anderson, of Mission Hills, as the registered owner, starting on 3.3.1984, license 1GXY855; vehicle was sold 21.2.1985 to Louis Scalzo.
I contacted Mr Scalzo. He purchased the vehicle in California, then took it with him when he moved to Florida. He sold the vehicle to Mark Allbaugh in ~1986. I have Mr Scalzo's e-mail and phone number.
I found the car in North Carolina and purchased it from Mr Allbaugh on 13.02.2009. I also have Mr Allbaugh's e-mail and phone number.
I am re-sending the attachments --- including a copy of Porsche's document as a jpeg, pdf file, and WORD document. If you are still unable to view them, then please let me know and I will send them some other way . . .'
'. . . Here are some details about the car:
Vehicle was originally metallic green with a black cloth interior. According to Porsche’s records, the original engine and transmission are still fitted. The car has been re-painted in its original color but the interior appears to be original. The same is true for the trunk, engine compartment, and undersides.
Vehicle was fitted with several options. These include a limited-slip differential, rear wiper, and a Blaupunkt Köln radio. According to Porsche, this radio install would include a power antenna installed in the right-side fender. A radio and antenna are still in place, but they are not the originals and the antenna is unpowered now.
Vehicle has repaired accident damage in two specific areas.
The first repaired area is the left front fender which (has) been replaced, although it does appear to be a proper vintage replacement panel. There are a pair of 'FIAMM' air horns installed in the left front wheel well – one of which had a damaged trumpet. The front bumper that came with the vehicle when I purchased it, was a later-year replacement, but a bumper bracket on that (same) corner was missing. Although a proper replacement panel was used, the repair work is only adequate given the missing bracket. From (vintage) photographs of the car, this repair was performed prior to 1985.
The second repaired area is the left rear quarter. This panel was replaced with an all-metal technique using tin and lead. The Craftsman (with 30+-years experience) who discovered this repair said that he did not know how the panel was replaced. This repair was superlative and only detected after the paint was removed.
The vehicle has several unique features. The glove box interior has been re-covered in an unusual two-tone cloth. None of the previous owners that I contacted were aware of this. The inside of the right rear trailing arm has the numbers ‘382’ roughly hand-painted in white. There is a ‘Vulkan’ fire extinguisher, mounted on suitable bracket, fitted to the center floor, ahead of the gear shift. The vehicle came with a key fob labeled ‘Geor Dürst, Davos.’ When Mr Scalzo purchased the vehicle, he took photographs that showed Porsche crests painted in white, in the lower corners of both front fenders.
If you are interested, I can forward pictures of each feature in whatever attachment format you prefer . . .'
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. . . sourced here, on The Registry
$130
Thanks, Damien!
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Originally Posted by Chuck Miller
Just caller Mr Buckler's store in Sonoma --- left a message w/ 'Christy' . . .
. . . see if anyone can get a hold of Mr Schibler
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