April 2013 - Porsche Club of America â Northeast Region
April 2013 - Porsche Club of America â Northeast Region
April 2013 - Porsche Club of America â Northeast Region
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Four Speeds and Drum Brakes - continued from page 9<br />
We also drove over to Klasse 356, a small shop with a swap<br />
meet going on; my kind <strong>of</strong> place. I couldn’t resist a pair <strong>of</strong><br />
taillight lenses for a dollar each, plenty <strong>of</strong> room in my suitcase<br />
for those. From there we set <strong>of</strong>f on a run to California <strong>Porsche</strong><br />
Restorations to see my friend Bob Lee in Fallbrook, CA, about<br />
1-½ hours south. It was well worth the trip.<br />
With 61 employees working on 75 <strong>Porsche</strong>s, it was very impressive.<br />
They even do their own chrome work in an attempt to<br />
keep everything on site and under their control.<br />
The red sunro<strong>of</strong> coupe in the accompanying photo should look<br />
familiar. A year ago, Rob was driving it in Phoenix, remember?<br />
We had a dinner reservation at Craig’s in West Hollywood but<br />
by the time we got back to the hotel only Jeff Leeds, George<br />
Nelson and I were up for dinner at 9:00 (midnight in Boston) so<br />
<strong>of</strong>f we went. More about that evening later.<br />
Saturday was the big day and the hotel was busy before dawn<br />
with lots <strong>of</strong> trucks unloading all sorts <strong>of</strong> parts and pieces. The<br />
doors opened at 7:00 am for early birds (an extra $20) and 9:00<br />
am for the cheapskates. The theory is that all the really good<br />
stuff gets sold at the very beginning, so the extra money is<br />
worth the investment. The aisles were filled from the start as<br />
everyone was looking for that elusive part for their <strong>Porsche</strong>.<br />
IIt was all but over by noon, and we drove over to John Willhoit’s<br />
well-known restoration shop. I had brought some parts<br />
that he needed, and that big box in Providence did make the<br />
trip even if it wasn’t on my plane. There was a big crowd by the<br />
time we arrived, probably due to the free food, so I just left the<br />
rental double parked in the street with the tailgate up. Works<br />
every time. It was a rental after all.<br />
John was happy to get the parts (free shipping) and crossed<br />
my palm with the cash and the key to his 2132cc rocket 356<br />
parked at the curb. I grabbed Jack Styles as a passenger and<br />
<strong>of</strong>f we went with 160 hp in a 356. What a ride. I was just trying<br />
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