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How I came to love Porsches will either tell you how old or how young I am. Remember those Scholastic Book Fairs that were held in your elementary school libraries? When I was in the first grade, my father bought me a book, simply titled Super Cars. That book contained pages of sports cars with their 0-60 times, engine specifications, power output, and general information. On the cover of this book was none other than the 993 Turbo. I would spend hours reading this book over and over again. The one car I fell in love with however, was the 911. I would draw it over and over again and fantasize about driving one. When one passed on the road, I would shout out to all the passengers that there was a 911 in our proximity. I told myself that one my life goals would be to own a 911. This dream lived on even in my young adult years. In 30 <strong>October</strong> Porsche 911: A Dream Realized By Ken Hoang Contact me to learn how you can get the most out of retirement. Lisa D. Ward, MBA Agent, New York Life Insurance Company 777 Mains Street Suite 3800 Fort Worth, TX 76102 817-614-3165 ldward01@ft.newyorklife.com www.facebook.com/LisaWardNYL/ Insure. Prepare. Retire. We’ll give you an assist on your future goals. SMRU1710429 (Exp.10/21/2018) ©2018 New York Life Insurance Company, 51 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 photos provided by author class I would sometimes get on my laptop and browse build threads on Rennlist and Pelican and just appreciate the Porsche community, while also thinking about what I would do differently if such a machine would ever come into my possession. Over time, the line that separated dream from reality started to fade, and I began The Search. Although it was the 993 that captured my heart, after years of researching more about 911s, I knew a 3.2 Carrera was the one I truly wanted (maybe a 993 will be in my garage in the future!). After local test drives of both 915s and G50s, two failed PPIs on prospective 911s, and eight months of unhealthy obsessive searching (I had a process of several websites and search queries that I would run every day, multiple times a day), I found a 1989 3.2 in Illinois. I put a deposit down, booked a one-way to Peoria with my girlfriend, and drove 800 miles home in my dream car. I’m sure all the other Porsche owners reading this will understand this, but the drive home was surreal. Maybe it’s the honeymoon phase, but I still catch myself just sitting in my garage sometimes looking at it. This isn’t a “Never Meet Your Hero” story. The 911 has lived up to every expectation plus more. When I turn the key and hear the engine, smell the old leather, and feel how responsive the car is, I feel like that same six-year-old kid 20 years ago – only this time I’m not fantasizing. Hopefully, this won’t be my last Porsche, but I’m beyond happy to own this, and even happier to be a part of such an awesome community. In this era of technological advancement and the industry’s embarkment into electric vehicles with auto revmatching and other driver aides, I’ll be cruising in my air-cooled Porsche – with manual steering, that aircooled sound that can’t be replicated by a battery, and a driver connection that embodies what Porsche meant when they said “There is no substitute.”
R E I M A G I N E D 1321 COMMERCE STREET | 214.651.3615 | THEFRENCHROOM.COM You can test your knowledge (or Google search ability) of all things Porsche by participating in the monthly trivia contest posted online at http:// mav.pca.org/trivia. Answers are due by the last day of each month. The winner of the trivia contest receives a $25 gift certificate from our sponsor, Zims Autotechnik. In the case of ties, a random drawing determines the winner. Here are the questions and answers for the August <strong>2019</strong> Trivia. We went with a trivia that brings Q&A this month dealing with the fantastic 917 and other trivial Porsche Items. The winner this Month was Kenny West, being the only person getting all 5 of 5 correct. Answers: 1)b, 2)d, 3)d, 4)c, 5)b Maverick Trivia: Are you a Porschephile? Jerry DeFeo sponsored by Zims Autotechnik 1. Back when Porsche built the 917 for racing, it had to be homologated to be roadworthy. However, none back then were really built to drive on the road or street. In time, as the older race cars were sold off, Porsche did in fact build/convert ______ that were street legal. How many were built/converted? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 5 Source: https://tinyurl.com/y2mq9z7h 2. One such Porsche 917K was converted for Count Rossi, heir to the Martini and Rossi fortune, costing lots of money and taking a lot of effort. It was recently driven at Goodwood in its street form, albeit on very expired 1991 license plates from ________ . a. Germany b. France c. Italy d. Texas Source: https://tinyurl.com/y2mq9z7h 3. Count Rossi’s car, chassis no. 917-030, does not have an orange & blue Gulf livery, nor does it wear the Martini-Rossi red, black, & blue stripes on white livery, but instead is just an understated, for a 917, solid color of _______ , with beige leather interior. a. Black b. White c. Red d. Silver Source: https://tinyurl.com/y2mq9z7h 4. Count Rossi’s 917-030 is currently valued at ________ . a. $25,000,000 b. $30,000,000 c. $40,000,000 d. $50,000,000 Source: https://tinyurl.com/y2mq9z7h 5. In 1967, after his racing days had ended, Lance Reventlow ordered a 911R from Porsche. All the 911Rs were white, except for Lance’s, which was painted to match the Scarab Metallic Blue of his race cars, and one other 911R which was painted _________ . a. Silver b. Gold c. Red d. Black Source: Excellence magazine, Feb 2012, p 92 31
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