Show Me Your Vintage P Dealer Plate Frames.

[jos.hall]

Surprised there hasn't been a Hoffman frame posted in the 13 years of this thread.

[idart]

Wow . . .



. . . these kinda pics just send me



Great stuff. Where in the world did you get this?




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Some of these old photos are very cool as they take you back in time…just like the plate frames.

Do you think this the Competition Motors showroom or somewhere else? You can see a "Used Cars" VW sign in front of the building.

[typ901]

are you suggesting that this is from the famed Manhattan dealership ?

Surprised there hasn't been a Hoffman frame posted in the 13 years of this thread.

[LongRanger]

. . . are you suggesting that this is from the famed Manhattan dealership ? . . .

Hartford (CT), I'm guessing . . .
https://hoffmanporsche.com/


. . . + not listed on any of the PDLs that I have, up to '74




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[LongRanger]

As far as I've been able to tell, Mr Von Neuman started-out in Hollywood, then ended-up in Culver City, but, in-between, spent some time in Woodland Hills. (None of these places are all-that close-together, btw)

. . . previously shown . . .

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...etition+motors

. . . so here's some more detail . . .

Per the Aug ’68 PDL . . .

Competition Motors
21301 Ventura Blvd
Woodland Hills, CA

Per the ’71 PDL . . .

(‘. . . by ’61’?), ‘Distributor Offices’? ~’63
8855 West Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA

(New dedicated VW? facility)
Culver City

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/...llywood_ca.php


. . . Started selling cars in ’47, opened his own business in ‘48, fixing sports cars in a two-car garage with some buddies, started racing . . . then began selling VWs in ’52 --- trucked them out himself --- from NY (!) --- him and his 1st wife Eleanor

. . . In ’53 (?), moved to . . .

1219-F North Vine Street
Hollywood, CA

. . . . then . . .

1730 No. Highland
Hollywood, CA

Maybe even Inglewood?
‘. . . on Manchester blvd near LAX . . .’

http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/..._feature4.html


. . . By ’69, he was into other things. Divorced the 1st wife --- she got his US Ferrari dealership --- then took off for Switzerland, where he'd owned the Ferrari concession since ‘65, sold his Porsche/VW business back to the factory ~’71? . . .

Anyway, from looking at the pre-'67 Type I in the forecourt --- + going by the license frame . . . the 'showroom' picture looks to be the store on Ventura Blvd. The older 'car lot' picture --- from the late '50s? . . . I would guess to be from (one of?) the Hollywood address(es?) . . . pics appended --- from The Samba


Like looking at a different planet




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[jos.hall]

are you suggesting that this is from the famed Manhattan dealership ?

By no means, I think Rick is correct that this is the Hartford dealer. Nonetheless, the Hartford Hoffman has been around a long time and there are a lot of frames in this thread.

[LongRanger]

. . . from the '68 thru '72 PDLs . . .

422/146/1
Chick Iverson, Inc
Various addresses . . .
..1) Starting @Newport + 22nd St ('68-69)
..2) 900 Pacific Coast Highway ('70)
..3) 445 PCH ('70-72)
Newport Beach, CA

Could write a book about this Guy --- more, later . . . meanwhile


Unique marigold letter-boxes w/ un-painted lettering, flash-chromed, pebbly-textured backrounds + finely-scribed corners = classic signature RWB&Co; plate = std CA pass, etc, etc.

I've seen Iversons for years --- but usually/more-commonly in another 'checkerboard' style. It was only when Roger Grago turned-up a 'garage-find' coupe, some years back (see post #206, et al), that I saw what I take to be a genuine OG frame


All of these locations are now some of the priciest real estate in the county. Ferrari has his 2nd location. And Newport Beach Porsche Audi sits at his last


Another threade . . .
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...l=1#post530137




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[LongRanger]

. . . again --- see post #551 . . .


. . . from the '70 thru '72 PDLs . . .

Glen Porsche Audi, Corporation
(US) Route 6 and 17M
Middletown, NY, 10940

Semi-matte white lettering in med-blue letter-boxes; no Makers' name/ID; plate = std NY pass etc, etc. 'PO' = Dutchess County. From a '70 911 'T' sold there, new. Stored away for decades --- + in excellent condition for it

Interesting detail is the '+.' I've never been sure exactly when this character came into regular use (or if it ever did) --- it only really shows up after 1972 (on the race cars, anyway) . . . yet, here it is in 1970



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[LongRanger]

. . . from the '70 thru '72 PDLs . . .

Ted McWilliams Porsche Audi, Inc
3499 Wm Penn Highway
Monroeville, PA 15235


Matt white lettering in finely-pebbled/raised bordered/med-gray-blued letterboxes, flash-chromed, no Makers' marks or ID; plate = std PA pass-iss, etc




No details --- as usual. Just a ginormous mini-mart-cum-gas-station there, now

Did find this/though --- kindova kool video of Monroeville . . . that kinda gives some '70s flavor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmCEOJ8MJxc


Count how many Porsches --- or even just air-cooled . . . that you see



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[NTW]

Johnson Bozzani Phoenix