Some of the most interesting posts on this site are the ones where members tell about, give updates, and show pictures of the cars that theyÂ’re working on. IÂ’ve had a car for a while now --- showed some pictures of it, done some driving with it, told some stories about it. It's been a year-and-a-half now, and IÂ’m getting into the paint and bodywork, and some of the other major stuff, so . . . . itÂ’s time for me to post.
Besides the car, there are some other things I want to write about. First is about how I got here, about the car I was looking for, and why this car. We all have different reasons for getting into Porsches --- mine arenÂ’t unique --- but they do color a lot of what I get out these cars and our site. The next thing is to tell about my search: where I looked, what I found, some close-calls, and how I did The Deal. Next, I want to give some nuts-and-bolts-type details about putting the car right --- things that came up, work that got done, parts that I bought, people that I worked with, including as many facts, figures, names, and pictures as I can fit in. The last thing IÂ’ll include ---- my favorite part --- are The Drives.
This account takes its title from the VIN of the car that it’s all about . . . 9110301059.
So, here goes . . . .
Highlights . . .
..Why + Which . . . . . . . . . page 1, post #2 + #3
..Intro + The Deal . . . . . pg 1, pst #10
..PPI w/ pics . . . . . . . . . . 2.13
..Service #1 . . . . . . . . . . 2.20
..1st Drive . . . . . . . . . . . .3.28
..Alu Panels . . . . . . . . . . .4.32
..John Esposito . . . . . . . . .5.44
..Lid Porn . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.62
..Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.66
..Gaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.73
..Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.87
..Done + Service #2 . . . . 11.107
..Euro Lights . . . . . . . . . .14.134
..Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.141
..Luggage Comp . . . . . . . 15.148
..Alu Weights . . . . . . . . . 17.161
..Fixing a Fuel Leak . . . . . 17.163
..Pan Porn . . . . . . . . . . . 18.178
..Trans w/ LSD . . . . . . . . 19.182
..Groove Box . . . . . . . . . .19.189
..CA Reg + Fees . . . . . . . 22.208
..Fremont Drive . . . . . . . .23.229
..Badges . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.241
..PO = Lou Scalzo . . . . . . 25.246
..Switzerland . . . . . . . . . .26.255
..Original Rocker . . . . . . . 26.260
..N-badge . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.262
..MpG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28.278
..ASTRA + AMAG pt 1 . . . .28.279
..Vintage Scheel . . . . . . . .29.286
..Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.296
..Rennsport Reunion IV . . . 31.304
..Service #3 . . . . . . . . . . 33.321
..Scheel Ltwt Sliders . . . . .33.328
..CA Reg History . . . . . . . .35.341
..Early Scheel Install . . . . 36.353
..Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.362
..PO = Hans Mazza . . . . . .37.369
..Service #4 . . . . . . . . . . 38.376
..ASTRA + AMAG pt 2 . . . . 39.381
..Little Marvel . . . . . . . . . 40.395
..Thanksgiving . . . . . . . . . 42.411
..Secret Number . . . . . . . 43.426
..Trans ID + Ratios . . . . . .43.427
..Kardex . . . . . . . . . . . . .44.431
..Dealer 100 . . . . . . . . . . 45.443
..Blaupunkt . . . . . . . . . . . 45.448
..3-dig option codes . . . . . 46.451
..MOMO Le Mans . . . . . . . 46.452
..'Family' Car Colors . . . . . 46.456
..Mark A . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.459
..Mr Anderson . . . . . . . . . 47.461
..'50 Years' @Fontana . . . .47.463
..Power Antenna #1 . . . . . 47.466
..Lou's Pics . . . . . . . . . . . .47.467
..ASTRA p2 . . . . . . . . . . . .47.470
..Strange Dates fr CH . . . . 48.471
..Lou + Magnus . . . . . . . . 48.474
..Karim w/Mr Mazza . . . . . 48.475
..Jo Siffert . . . . . . . . . . . 48.479
..Leftovers . . . . . . . . . . . .50.492
..Kardex . . . . . . . . . . . . .50.493
..J Forbes + Magnus . . . . . 51.504
..Friends of Steevo '13 . . . .51.509
..Tony Gerace . . . . . . . . . .51.510
..Letters to the Sifferts . . . .52.515
..Ghost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52.516
..Appraisal . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.517
..Gauge dates . . . . . . . . . .52.520
..The One . . . . . . . . . . . . .53.522
..Tigersound . . . . . . . . . . .57.566
..Ferry's Porsche . . . . . . . .58.572
..Dana Point '13 . . . . . . . . 59.581
..Power Antenna . . . . . . . .59.583
..PO Photos . . . . . . . . . . . 59.587
..Legends '13 . . . . . . . . . . 59.588
..Jolon Road . . . . . . . . . . .60.591
..Monterey Nights . . . . . . .60.599
..Carmel-by-the-Sea . . . . . 61.604
..Form CBP 28 . . . . . . . . 62.615
..Visit w/ Lou . . . . . . . . . . 62.617
..2-stage Paint Repair . . . . 62.620
..'Le Mans' Movie . . . . . . . .63.626
..More Lou . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.633
..French Kiss with Death . . 64.639
..An Interesting Story . . . . 64.640
..Michael Keyser . . . . . . . . 65.641
..Jack Heuer . . . . . . . . . . . 65.643
..'Le Mystere' . . . . . . . . . . 65.645
..Factory Use . . . . . . . . . . 65.649
..Radio Köln . . . . . . . . . . . 65.656
..Original Owner . . . . . . . . 65.658
..Decalage . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.661
..Maintenance Manual . . . . 67.662
..Power Window Motor . . . 67.663
..Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . 67.665
..OG Rockers . . . . . . . . . . 67.669
..Touring Tank . . . . . . . . . 68.672
..100l Sender . . . . . . . . . . 68.673
..Solar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.674
..Fribourg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.675
..Villars-sur-Glane . . . . . . . 68.678
..Phoenix Show 2014 . . . . . 69.684
..Karim's Post . . . . . . . . . . 69.685
..Siffert Decals . . . . . . . . . 69.687
..CH = Siffert . . . . . . . . . . 69.688
..3 911s? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.690
..PCGB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.691
..Schlegelmilch . . . . . . . . 70.696
..Service #5 . . . . . . . . . . 70.698
..Big Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.701
..Jean-Pierre Oberson . . . . 71.703
..'Duct Tape Jo' . . . . . . . . .71.706
..2014 Porsche Parade . . . .71.707
..Derek Bell . . . . . . . . . . . 72.714
..2014 Werks Reunion . . . .72.718
..Mystery Bentley Man . . . .73.723
..Odds & Ends . . . . . . . . . 76.757
..Key Pouch . . . . . . . . . . .76.758
..Practical Guy . . . . . . . . .77.762
..Momo Hub . . . . . . . . . . 77.763
..'Handshake Deal' . . . . . .77.764
..Blaupunkt Köln . . . . . . . 77.767
..Olde Trunke . . . . . . . . . 77.768
..6th Anniversary . . . . . . .78.771
..OG Door Seals . . . . . . . 78.773
..Phoenix Show . . . . . . . .78.775
..Jo Siffert Luggage . . . . .78.777
..Graduation Day . . . . . . .78.778
..Vic Elford . . . . . . . . . . . 78.779
..Gathering of Friends . . . .78.780
..Moving Day . . . . . . . . . .79.782
..Pomona . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.785
..Pink Slip . . . . . . . . . . . .79.787
..Carpet Mat Details . . . . .80.793
..'Other' Projects . . . . . . .80.797
..Service #6 . . . . . . . . . . 80.798
..Garage Floor . . . . . . . . .81.804
..Kidston . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.805
..NOS Key Blanks . . . . . . 81.809
..Hugo Schibler . . . . . . . .81.810
..Porsche Club Suisse . . . 82.813
..Keylessness . . . . . . . . . .82.814
..NOS Coil + cough . . . . . .83.823
..Brian Redman . . . . . . . . .83.830
..Seat Repair . . . . . . . . . . 85.841
..Blaupunkt'd . . . . . . . . . . 85.849
..CN36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87.861
..Rear Wiper (NOS) . . . . . .87.854
..Service #7 (p1) . . . . . . . 87.859
..Tool Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.868
..More Service #7 (p2) . . .88.872
..Drückmesser . . . . . . . . . 88.873
..Canford (alu) . . . . . . . . . 88.875
..Cool vs Trick . . . . . . . . . 88.878
..More Service #7 (p3) . . . 88.880
..Odds and Ends . . . . . . . . 89.882
..Mud Flaps . . . . . . . . . . . .89.886
..BMWs and Porsches . . . . .90.893
..Engine Time . . . . . . . . . .90.895
..Green-tagging . . . . . . . .90.898
..Just an engine . . . . . . . . 91.901
..Nikasil vs Biral . . . . . . . . 91.908
..Jack, Derek, Brian, Vic . . 92.913
..Well Enough . . . . . . . . . 92.917
..Souvenirs . . . . . . . . . . . 93.921
..Engine apart . . . . . . . . . 93.922
..Screens! . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.923
..Head work . . . . . . . . . . 93.925
..Derek Bell . . . . . . . . . . .93.927
..Letter to the Archives . . .93.928
..Zoll Plate . . . . . . . . . . . 93.930
..McQueen's Zoll plate . . . 94.933
..'CH' sticker . . . . . . . . . .94.937
..McQueen at Fribourg . . . 95.942
..Siffert and McQueen . . . .95.943
..Bumper guards (or not) . . 95.945
..Fribourg cars . . . . . . . . .95.950
..McQueen invoice . . . . . . 96.953
..Zuffenhausen replies . . . 96.954
..and response . . . . . . . . .96.955
..Another letter . . . . . . . . 96.956
..and another reply . . . . . .96.957
..Kardex kabinet . . . . . . . .96.959
..J Deschenaux . . . . . . . . .96.961
..Document types . . . . . . .96.962
..More Deschenaux . . . . . .96.963
..Fahrzeugkarte . . . . . . . . 98.972
..Another souvenir . . . . . . 98.973
..More Deschenaux . . . . . .99.984
..Lead + tin . . . . . . . . . . .99.987
..More Deschenaux . . . . . 99.988
..CFM charts. . . . . . . . . . .99.989
..6301439 . . . . . . . . . . . .99.990
..Custom Plate . . . . . . .103.1024
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