1970 Crystal Blue 911E Targa at 2012 PCA Parade in Salt Lake City, Utah!

[Z356]

My wife & I arrived yesterday at the PCA Parade event hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a 7 hour drive from our mountain home in Vail Valley, Colorado. Spent all day today prepping car for Monday's Concours in a pretty hot underground garage where all concours entrants are parked together. Still have all day tomorrow to work on the car. It's being entered in the 'Preservation' Group, so originality is the primary focus of this particular judging exercise.

The car's color is 'Crystal Blue', a very rare factory hue. It has 55K original miles, original paint, interior, etc. This car was on the cover of the 4th issue of 'Gmund Magazine' back in 1980 and it has been kept in a remarkable prestine condition by each of its three custodians. I first saw this car in 1980 when I lived in NYC. 28 years later I finally convinced its second owner to sell it to me! It was worth the long wait!

Will keep you all informed on this Parade Concours experience via posts on this thread, including photos of John Straub's great 911 which he is prepping for the show on Monday!

Saludos,
Eduardo
Salt Lake City

2012 Spyder - 'Aqua Blue'/Red
1970 911E Targa - 'Crystal Blue'/Black

Past:
1968 912 Targa 'Polo Red'
1970 911 T Coupe
1983 944
1972 914 2.0
1984 911 SC Coupe
1986 944 Turbo
1960 356 B Cab
1954 356 Pre-A Cab 'Azure Blue'
1960 356 B Roadster
1964 356 C Cab
1959 356 Convertible D
1964 356 Carrera 2 Coupe 'Königsblau'
1965 356 C Cab 'Signal Red'
1990 Carrera 4 Coupe
1997 Boxster
1997 Boxster #2
1973 911T Sunroof 'Signal Yellow'
2007 997 Carrera S 'Signal Green'

[fryardds]

That's great Ed, good for you. You, John, and Candyce will represent the Registry very well in the Preservation class. I look forward to seeing photos of the Concours and of course seeing your Blue baby in person next weekend.

[super9064]

I think i have a new favorite color, very nice.

[nickd]

Good luck Eduardo ..... another great color on a 911 ...

[Bullethead]

Spectacular color! Good luck this weekend... a tune for inspiration:

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[Z356]

Thanks Nick. Yes, another great color like your 'RS Green'! Super9064: Yes, a nice original early 911 color and quite rare too! Bullethead: Thanks for the song! That is from my era.

That's great Ed, good for you. You, John, and Candyce will represent the Registry very well in the Preservation class. I look forward to seeing photos of the Concours and of course seeing your Blue baby in person next weekend.

Brian: Candyce has her wonderful Sepia Brown 1973 coupe here and John has that great 'barn' find! In addition, we have this very nice 1973 911T Targa (see first attached photo). There may be others in our Preservation 'early 911' class but we haven't seen them yet. By the way, unfortunately I am not going to be in Vail next weekend so I will miss you on your bicycle race. Hope we can hook up soon - either in Carmel or in Colorado. As it turns out, I will be driving the 1970 911E Targa to Carmel and I will fly back to Denver on July 17th.

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Concours is tomorrow. We have to be in the garage at 5:30 AM to drive the cars to the Concours site at the State of Utah Capitol 'grounds'! There are a few other interesting cars here for the show. See photos below.

Saludos,
Eduardo
Salt Lake City

[RSTarga]

what kind of 356 is that ? looks like a Zagato styled car. Any idea who did the bodywork?

[t6dpilot]

Eduardo, great that you are there. Your car looks great! And you are driving it back to your beautiful spot in Carmel. Fantastic! Did John drive his car there? Yes. Love it! Drive those cars gents...

[LongRanger]

. . . what kind of 356 is that ? looks like a Zagato styled car. Any idea who did the bodywork? . . .

That's a Glockler --- more here . . . see post #16

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...light=glockler. . .

[Z356]

Eduardo, great that you are there. Your car looks great! And you are driving it back to your beautiful spot in Carmel. Fantastic! Did John drive his car there? Yes. Love it! Drive those cars gents...

Thanks t6dpilot! Yes, that is the vintage car replacing my old 'Signal Yellow' 1973 911T Sunroof which has been sold and is now residing in the 'Fatherland' (see photo below).

Regarding RSTarga's question, as LongRanger stated it's a 1952 Glockler! Attached is a rear shot of that car and the display info!

I am off to bed now. We are scheduled to start placing the cars on the field at 5:30 AM!

Saludos,
Eduardo
Salt Lake City