An overdue hello with a car pic......
 

....and many thanks for past help and entertainment. Thank you also to our host for providing such a valuable resource. I have been an observer of this forum for some time and have finally registered and become a card-carrying member. Hopefully I can make some contributions in the future.

I have always been interested in cars in general and sports cars in particular. To give you an idea of my taste, here are some of the machines of interest that I have owned. Most were daily drivers and were well used when purchased.

1964 MGB (new!)
1971 Fiat 124 Spider
1971 Datsun 510
1976 Alfa Spider
1983 Alfa GTV6
1985 VW GTI
1987 Toyota Corolla FX16
1987 Mazda RX-7

My present toy is a wonderful, well preserved, 1987 911 coupe with 120k miles that I have owned since 1999. It is stock except for the addition of turbo tie rod ends and Steve Wong chip, both highly recommended upgrades. The photo shows me in my car explaining the operation of the heating and AC controls to my new grandson. A few more sessions will be required to complete the job.

I live in Woodstock, Illinois which is about 50 miles NW of Chicago and an easy drive from Road America where I have spent a significant portion of my adult life. I'm heading up there this weekend for the ALMS race. I'd love to hear from any local Pelicans.

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2 Alfas, a Fiat and a MGB?! You must be a man of infinite patience and understanding ;) Welcome to the board!!

Nah, he just likes Lucas electronics :)

Chuck,
Nice car! Welcome aboard!!

Sweet car and welcome to the board

Great looking 911 Chuck.

I can see you are a man of infinite wisdom and taste to own a 1987 vintage 911 (the very best year) and a 1971 Fiat 124 Spider (my very first car).

My two year old grandson Nate asks to sit in my/his 911 every time I see him (3x per week). He is content to pretend he is driving for a good 20 minutes or so before I snatch him out from behind the wheel. This has been going on for months!

Enjoy your new grandson and Porsche!

Mike

Welcome. Nice car, great model. We have a couple of Guards Red cars around here, so I guess we like that too. ;)

Welcome... nice looking Carrera.

I like that you are getting himstarted EARLY! the world needs a new generation of P-car owner. He may very well be the next generation of Pelican.

Great to meet ya, my dad and I arnt going to RA for ALMS but we will be there for 1 day on track with the PCA. If you wanted to come up and check it out, just let me know. My father and I have gotten a bit deep in the hobby.


Matthew

Welcome to the board. Great model year. Enjoy!

87 blk coupe

Welcome aboard Chuck...very nice ride...a real classic....!

Looks very nice!

Welcome!

Great looking car Chuck! Welcome to the forum!

You forgot to mention resources :D .

SxS

chuck, that's a great picture. It's always nice to say hi to another car guy, especially another Porsche guy, and more so when the Porsche guy is a racing fan.

Welcome! I'm a former Austin Healey (Mk II and III) and Triumph (TR6) guy and still have one of the most important tools... :D


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Welcome. `87 is a great year! :D

Welcome, Beautiful '80's dreamcar!

welcome and nice car.. We are not that far from you.. use to work with a couple guys from woodstock. suppose to be a nice town.. I believe that robo-tech parts are made in woodstock as well so a p-car parts manufacturer down the street from you.. anyhow you are welcome to stop up anytime with porscheguy79 and his dad..

Welcome! Great Looking Car!! If ever in Chicago we can grab coffee and talk cars!