L.A. Toy & Lit show related events

[LongRanger]

. . . NOW we're talkin'!

Carrera II --- in for a full-resto

Thing is? . . . car looks like it was really REALLY nice already. Here it is --- just back from the Stripper

Ohhhhh-well = Customer 's always right?

'Glad I don't have to touch the motor'


Baltic Blue (?)




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[LongRanger]

. . . something old . . .

. . . and something not


You just had to know that this was coming --- once they started reproducing the more complex inner panels . . .

. . . for 'restoration' . . .

. . . then add them to the skins already out there, well . . .





. . . all you need? -------- is a VIN


Seriously --- how much 'original sheet-metal' is left in most Speedsters anymore, anyway?




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[LongRanger]

. . . the East Hall

Got there kinda-but-not-too early. Busted for not having my vacc card with me --- but no problem . . . had a mask with me for >2 yrs now, soooo . . .

Usual crowd --- just older . . . + me with

Lotsa bulbs + bangles . . .

. . . + some tasty bits. Check-out some o' dem wheels . . . like that Les Leston --- sorta affordable, too . . . more so as those Owners time-out. But oh-woh-woh --- if I only still had a 356

Repro seating. Pretty-pretty, buuut . . . just . . . . . . . . . can't

'Bimetal' = steel + alu wheels . . . super-narrow = Spyder (?) --- but only 3? Aaaaauuurgh!

911 inner sheet metal. So when ya get tired of scrappin' out 912s just to get a rear floor . . .

Super-sexy flat fanny --- but only seem t' see 'em here . . . never on a car. Anybody with this set-up?




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[LongRanger]

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Early Birds

Nice Tom Carstens . . . OG

Lotsa fresh bits . . . CNC'd, repro

Sound blanket . . . repro

So ya wanna 'hot rod,' do ya? . . .
. . . well --- we got yer hot rod goodies, Citizen . . . CNC'd, RSR'd, powder-coated + heat-treated . . . to fookin' smithereens

Rear wiper motor . . . OG . . . Oooooh the years I spent --- lookin' for this naughty little bit











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[DOUGS73E]

Lovely residential street - Mount Royal Drive, for two very long blocks, angled parking on the right and parallel parking on the left.
At the beginning of the street at the corner with SMC fronting Colorado Blvd. in Eagle Rock neighborhood of LA.


End of Mt. Royal at Hill Drive

[govols!]

Thanks for all the pics !! Hopefully will be out next year !! Will be at “The Amelia” Saturday and Sunday.

[LongRanger]

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Akrapovič --- prolly cost more than my car . . . all-ti, yes?

Looks like a pretty-elaborate repro RSL seat (?)

Sierra Madre? --- didn't look . . . but I'm gonna need to do something about mine
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...=1#post1038831

Gears + gizmos

Singer, Singer, Singer --- Like . . . these Guys need a booth? Or/maybe it's just advertising 're-imagined'? And lanyards? --- really? Oh-yeah . . . 'hiring fair'

Carrera 4-cams, anyone? --- 2 of 'em, no less! I'm guessing the early-style cam-drive-ignitioned one (the one 'ats fo' sale)'s from a car that vaporized, back in the Eisenhower Administration = $295k ask = no flipping

356 Heater boxes --- re-conditioned (or izzat stainless?) . . . oh, to only have a 356 to stick these under




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[LongRanger]

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Some cool plates + signs . . . shoulda prolly grabbed that Mille Miglia


NOS alu lid, huh? Hmmm . . .
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...minum-deck-lid

More repro sheet metal --- inner stuff . . . makes ya wonder . . . how long before the whole she-bang, hmmmmm?

$30 to get in early + parking = not too bad . . .



. . . but wish I coulda gone to the the Boys Republic Thing




Stayed home to chase an auction . . .
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...swagen-golf-2/

. . . got TOTALLY blown-away . . .


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[LongRanger]

. . . the Big Take-away for me? . . .

. . . was the shift to 'hot rods'

The two shops that I visited --- Carparc and especially Wilhoit Auto Restoration . . . had substantial business with Customers who were modifying their cars from stock . . . some significantly + not cheaply

Reminds me of some the Mecum and Barrett-Jackson auctions I see/re-about. IMO --- as the number of people interested in OG cars increases --- but supply of OG cars doesn't . . .

. . . so people with the money to spend but no car to buy convert their energy into cars that suit their taste

Now, Porsches have always been modified, anyway --- very few cars are 'as built.' Engines, suspensions, bodywork wear-out at some point, anyway --- so I would expect some changes. Then there 's all the usual personalization --- seats, steering wheels, etc. . . . fast-forward 50 years and what would anyone expect?

But now? --- looking at the cars that show-up at the shows . . . what draws all the attention?


So now, the Business follows suit . . .



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