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previous hour or so my mind was reflecting on 1967 and theevents of that year ... I was living in Montreal, I was a Porschenut at that time. This beautiful machine was being built inZuffenhausen while I was at Expo 67. A time capsule.Drive it I did. Pure joy. Those huggy seats, the small steeringwheel, the view over the hood, the rumble of the 2.7 ... purejoy. If I thought I could have gotten away with it I would haveheaded to the hills. Porsches are perfect and they did not getthat way just recently.Thoughts of football were long gone. The sun was gettinglow. Our photo shoot was done. What to do? Open a red andsit and talk about the good old days, do you remember when,how perfect Porsches have been for as long as there has beenPorsches. I tried to explain to Hank I have a similar feelingabout Nikons and how I love my old Nikon F and admire theold SP. But I could not distract him. He was just fixated on hisnew Porsche.The EXCELLENCE article is worth a read if you can locate a copy.It gives a lot of details on the build. Another excellent read is aPorsche factory publication Hank picked up describing how tomodify a 1967 911 to suit various configurations. In those daysyou could opt for a custom gear ratio set for just DM450 extra(about $200). The book (see photographs) is a simple productionin type writer font, presented in a plastic binder, but filled withtechnical details. It is a fitting addition for the owner of such a911 to have.As our day wound to a finish Hank made the comment on howprivileged he feels to have this 911 under his care. The word“own” did not get used ... more a feeling of being privileged tobe able to take care of it for some time. As the famous watchcommercial says: we do not own such things, we take care ofthem for the next generation.If you are interested in a little more background on the car andthe build process, it is at www.audettecollection.com/306607.Throughout this article I have been referring to boys andtoys (plural) and with a reason too. During a recent cause forcelebration this photographer acquired a long admired toy ...a Nikon 85mm f1.4. The accompanying photographs were allmade with the new toy. :-).Traditional Porsche layout but smaller steering wheel. Real rally equipment ... circa 1967Two CIBIE lights to make thedark a lot lighter.28 Northlander February 2011
PMOs ... to add to the music.... and Dunlop racing tires ... note the 60s pattern.The very expensive Porsche document ... filled with tech.February 2011The EXCELLENCE article. A must read ...29 Northlander
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