Show Me Your Vintage P Dealer Plate Frames.

[DavidRS]

i seem to remember a friend with a plate holder from a NJ shop called Air Cooled. Strike a bell with anyone? Have not seen any Heishman's from Arlington in the mix

[Mark.Pribanic]

Heres a old one, still in pretty good condition Attachment 322090

NICE! Took me 15 years and $350 later to find my Brundage VW frame. This one is twice as nice! Is this yours John?

[LongRanger]

. . . listed this one on ebay . . .

http://http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vinta.../201281442025?

Another appearance --- see post #379 . . .
http://test.early911sregistry.org/fo...-Frames/page38

[LongRanger]

. . . from the '71 + '72 PDLs . . .

Concourse Porsche Audi, Inc
3455 So. Kingshighway Blvd
St Louis, MO

Matte white lettering + matte med blue letterboxes, flash-chromed, no Makers' marks/ID. Plate = std MO year-of-issue, etc

Really nice shape --- a bit krusty-sure . . . but un-bent + almost all of the original paint is still there/intact. Pretty remarkable, I think --- especially considering how paint does not wanna stick to chrome

Daniel Schmitt & Co Classic Car Gallery occupies the property now

[LongRanger]

. . . c/o Jay the Frame Guy


Some of his stuff is just un-effing-believable


1) From the '70 thru '72 PDLs . . .

917/002/1
Pray Porsche Audi, Corp
181 West Putman Ave
Greenwich, CT 06830


2) From the '68 thru '72 PDLs . . .

422/124/1
Fred Lucksinger Motors, Inc. /Jack Hathaway Volkswagen
955 Morro Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401


3) From the '68 + '69 PDLs . . .

422/122/1
San Diego Motor Imports
1954 Kettner Blvd
San Diego, CA 92101


4) From the '70 thru '72 PDLs . . .

Allan Porsche Audi
633 South San Fernando Road
Burbank, CA 91502



(Jay? ----------------------------------- ping me, Man!)

[typ901]

any relation to Peter ?

[LongRanger]

. . . any relation to Peter ? . . .

Nope --- but . . . still around, seems . . .

'. . . Gregg Motors

Santa Barbara, California
The prominent commercial complex establishes an architectural gateway to the northern part of the City, an area previously lacking design continuity. As part of the project, a new freeway access makes the agencies highly visible from the north, west, and south. Finishing materials respect the Santa Barbara vernacular of tile and stucco in a blend of classic local icons and contemporary imagery . . .'

http://www.b3architects.com/work/wor...-gregg-motors/

I think this is the place that I see from The 101, whenever I swing thru SB. I'll check, next time


Gregg Motors looks to've been a gray-market importer . . .

'. . . ''From what I do know, the original owner was Columbia Savings and Loan--the car was imported for use by the bank's CEO, Tom Spiegel, who personally was a subsequent owner, and Michael Milken, a director of the bank,'' Jim writes. ''I also know that Mr. Spiegel was a close associate of Howard Schneider, who at the time the car was imported owned Gregg Motors, a dealer in Santa Barbara and Beverly Hills that was a major gray market importer of AMG and other customized vehicles" . . .'

http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/..._feature7.html

[Bill Simmeth]

Had not seen this style before. On eBay recently...

[LongRanger]

. . . from the '70 thru '72 PDLs . . .

North Lake Porsche Audi, Inc
2101 Cooledge
Tucker, GA

Matt white lettering in matt med-blue letterboxes, flash-chromed, no makers' mark/ID. Plate = std GA pass, etc


'. . . Yep, I remember Northlake quite well. They were on Cooledge Dr. in Tucker, just off LaVista Rd. They were the premier Atlanta area Porsche dealer in the early/mid 1970's until Peter Gregg opened his Porsche+Audi dealership in Cobb County.

I recall that when Porsche announced that the 930 Turbo was to be discontinued after MY 1979, Northlake marked their last one up to $100,000, which was about double the sticker price. They weren't in business much longer than 1980 or so, IIRC . . .'

'. . . Guys- I am a former employee of Northlake Porsche + Audi- just to clarify a previous post-Northlake was purchased by Jim Ellis in 1982 & remains one of the top dealers in the country- the deal about selling their last Turbo for $100K is close to true (I think it was more like $75K) with an explanation- Porsche made a limited edition run of their last 50 cars coming to the US & had the dealers compete in a contest to see which of the 200 or so dealers would get the last 50 cars- Almost every dealer that was getting one put an ad in Autoweek & the phone rang off the hook-Northlake's car was Red/Tan & bought by a guy named Ken Dorfman from Chicago- he wired the money & sent a truck to pick it up. Peter Gregg did buy the former Taurus Porsche + Audi as a result of the previous owner,Elwyn Tomlinson (Capital Cadillac) being killed by a drunk driver & requiring his wife to divest the dealership since she did not meet their ownership requirements. His widow sold it in the early 90's & it eventually morphed into Hennessey Porsche reopening the second point in the Atlanta market . . .'

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...r-georgia.html


Still in Business --- moved. Original address/neighborhood, today? Re-developed/re-named . . . un-recognizeable. Light commercial/business district now . . . bank, gas station, Jiffy Lube . . .

[typ901]

one assumes Columbus Ohio (?)