Ten Fifty-nine

[LongRanger]

Very liberating thread --- Mike’s . . .
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...e-with-308427S

After seeing some of the cars/resto’s/’builds’ that come up here on The Registry --- like walking around a Parade Concours . . . I can see how people would believe that every Porsche is perfect . . . or should be

Kinda intimidating, actually --- even for a lot of Porsche Owners, I bet. ‘Porsche People’ has a certain connotation to it . . . and it isn’t always a positive one, either. And here’s its root. On the one hand, I have to admire the people who enter these Concours --- and not just for all the preparation that goes into the car during . . .

. . . but for all the time + energy + resources before

And seeing the results --- like Peter Ohanesian’s ’72 --- 9112300051 . . . really breath-taking



On the other hand --- well . . . you’ve seen 1059. Even if I had the time + energy + resources? . . . nuhp!




And that’s what struck me, walking around the Concours . . .

. . . PCA has over 100,000 members --- + a huge contingent just in CA . . . and these are all the cars that show up? I guess that I was just expecting --- well . . . more. I figured that I’d pay-up/park-up/show-off --- even for ~$300 . . . a bench-warmer, sure . . . but I’d be supporting my club, too . . . + showing an Old Porsche. Anybody else? . . . 'cause seeing the show 's free

OK-OK --- so 1059’s a liiiiiiiiiiiittle ‘ratty’ . . . but wouldn’t it be fun to see all the other ratty cars, too? Like a 916, maybe? Or a ‘chicken coop’ 356 Coupe? How ‘bout a beater Beutler? Winning/schminning --- if I’m driving all that way + paying to ‘show-up’ at a Car Show, then . . . I'd wanna see some cars, d@mnit!

And I did. Beautiful cars, too



But what would that show ‘ve been like --- if there’d been a few more people + cars . . .

. . . maybe a little less ‘pretty’? . . .



. . . and a little more ‘Porsche’