Looking for an original license plate frame for the Porsche Dealer that would have been operating in 1973. Help!
Looking for an original license plate frame for the Porsche Dealer that would have been operating in 1973. Help!
I was a Jr in high school in 1973 and I often visited Alan Johnson Porsche Audi on Rosecrans Ave. I'll bet thats the frame you are looking for. John Straub will know much more than me though.
Nick Psyllos
S Reg & R Gruppe
1973 Euro 911S
1972 911T to ST
Wasn't there a dealer in Santee named Bob Brown around that time ?
The '73 PDL shows only one dealer in the San Diego area . . .
Mesa Porsche Audi . . . . . . . . . . . 8333 Hercules St . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . La Mesa (San Diego)
As for San Diego Motor Imports, Inc? . . .
(correction)
From the Aug '68 PDL . . .
422/122/1 . . . San Diego Motor Imports, Inc . . . . 1954 Kettner Blvd . . . . . San Diego
'Alan Johnson Porsche Audi on Rosecrans' appears on no PDL between '69 and '73
Last edited by LongRanger; 03-04-2012 at 08:33 PM.
Thank you everyone for the feedback posted to this point. If anyone has a line on a Mesa Porsche Audi Plate from 1973 please let me know. Again, thank you.
I know that in 1971 the dealer in La Mesa was called Dick Barbour Porsche-Audi. I had work done , and also purchased parts there. I remember looking at new 71 &72 911s there. I believe this was prior to the Alan Johnson dealership on Rosecrans. The LaMesa site is now a Dodge dealer. Alan Johnson's dealership opened in the 70s but I don't recall what year.Originally Posted by scolson
I know that in 1971 the dealer in La Mesa was called Dick Barbour Porsche-Audi. I had work done , and also purchased parts there. I remember looking at new 71 &72 911s there. I believe this was prior to the Alan Johnson dealership on Rosecrans. The LaMesa site is now a Dodge dealer. Alan Johnson's dealership opened in the 70s but I don't recall what year. There was an importer in Santee named Bob Brown Motors. It was not a Porsche dealership, but he had brand new 911's on his little lot with the window stickers still on them.
It was Mesa Porsche-Audi. San Diego Motor Imports stopped selling Porsches in '69 and Alan Johnson started in '74. Hope this helps. Bob Brown was an independent in Santee about the early 70s.
John
Last edited by John Straub; 03-04-2012 at 02:54 PM.
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
Interesting. Dick Barbour Porsche Audi appears in the '72 PDL . . . at the same address as Mesa, which is listed in the '70 and '73 PDLs
Looks like the Barbour franchise only lasted a short time, coming from --- and reverting back to --- Mesa
Hmm
Hi guys,
Dick was the one that built the dealership in La Mesa.
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
Photography Site: JohnStraubImageWorks.com
Registry #983
R Gruppe #741
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