Intro-
My name is Glenn Halperin and I live in Newport Heights, CA. I'm a Residential Real Estate Appraiser. Prior to my current career, I was a Lotus, Ferrari, Mercedes & BMW tech, specializing in those cars at different periods. I have owned several interesting BMW's including; E30 M3, E36 M3, E28 M5 & 2002 tii. After being successful at BMWCCA autocross, I transformed a 1988 E30 M3 into a road race car. 10 years later and 3 kids, aged 8-15, my life revolves around kids sports; soccer, dance, cheer, water polo, volleyball & track.
I joined the Early 911S Registry to gain Porsche knowledge and hopefully share some of mine.
I wasn't looking for an early 911, but I was open to barn finds of any kind as long as they are cool. In my line of work, I see a lot of abandoned projects.
Last week I found my current 911 project. See the thread on barn finds for more info.
When I found the car, I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it. Flip it as-is, fix it and flip it or keep it. I've decided to fix it and eventually flip it. Flame away, if you must.
I have two other projects and this car is much too nice for me.
The first is a 1960 Burro buggy that is Corvair based with VW front suspension, the frame was factory built in Santa Ana, CA in the early '60s and I'm in the process of civilizing it by lengthening and widening the frame. This will be my neighborhood beach cruiser.
The second is a 1970 Marcas Scorpion fiberglass buggy with a 1958 356 engine. The 356 engine is for sale. I plan on selling the Scorpion after I put a period correct VW engine in it. This car was shop built in 1970, has been garage kept and is mostly still original, down to the Firestone tires.
I love to tinker, you may have guessed that.
Rescue 911-
When I found the car I was so excited, that all I wanted to do was get it home and admire it. I enjoyed the thick layer of dust that had collected over the years. I even wrapped the car in plastic to preserve the dirt for the first couple of days, while I decided what to do with it. Before I purchased the car, the owners had destined it to be transformed into a phony 930S. They had all the fiberglass panels to do it. I almost feel as if I rescued it from that horrible fate and now I'm giving it a new lease on life.
1966 911 304736-
After washing and empting the car, I've started to take inventory on what is there, what is missing and what needs to be repaired.
More to come...
-Glenn