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Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

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Originally Posted by Wickd89

Great buy! Truely exotic and a unique purchase.

How about auctioning out a ride at Willow in it!!!

Scott mentioned that. My daughter has Down Syndrome, so perhaps in the near future, we'll be auctioning off "lunch with Wayne" and we'll go there in the 959, with all proceeds going to a Down Syndrome charity.

-Wayne

the · 10-06-2007, 07:23 PM

A couple of days have passed . . . and I STILL can't believe you have a frickin' 959!

I think I know this car somewhat, from when I spent the winter in the West side of LA a couple of summers ago. I hope you make this at least somewhat of a driver, take it out to events, etc., not worry about every little rock chip on it, fix it as things break or need fixing, etc.

Aren't the OE wheels the ones that need the Denlock tires? Are those even available anymore? Another good reason for another set of wheels and tires.

Anyways, can't wait to see and hear a lot more about it! Are you going to mostly be posting updates here on the 911 forum?

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

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Originally Posted by peppy

WOW!! My wife pays the rent ($75) I wonder if I can talk her into a car like that?

Wayne back in the late eighties I read somewhere that not only the emissions would not pass in the U.S., but also the headlights would not meet U.S. DOT laws. Is there any truth to this?

Great car!

Peppy

I don't know. It's been smogged, and is CA legal, title will be in the mail soon. There are a bunch of loopholes I don't know about. Many people with kit cars seem to be able to find them when they have a new kit car that has been titled as a 1956 car...

-Wayne

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

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Originally Posted by Daveinclarkston

Congratulations! What more can one say! My favorite Porsche!

The ABS system on your car was developed by WABCO. The company I work for has a JV with WABCO for braking systems on commercial vehicles in North American. I have worked closely with the hydraulic group in Hannover and have discussed their involvement in the program. The Test Engineer that worked on the program with the Porsche Engineers now lives in Portland, OR and I am sure he would be happy to talk with you about the brake system development program if you were interested. Also, I know the Development Engineer that worked on the program (he lives in Hannover) and I am sure he would be open to discuss the system with you.

Both are great guys and their English is near perfect (conversational and technical). I think they would enjoy speaking with someone who is interested in understanding the system that they worked on so many years ago! Send me a PM if you want their contact information.

Cool deal - I may take you up on that. It's going to be a multi-year project...

-Wayne

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

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Originally Posted by Jubbie

It would be cool to post the owners manual to decribe how the AWD and variable suspension works.

Great stuff. Keep the details coming.

I'll have to see how easy it would be to turn that into a PDF...

-Wayne

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

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Originally Posted by jwetering

Here we are - a strange trip that was, for a bunch of reasons I won't go into. I was only 22 at the time..... I saw my first 959 a month earlier actually, while attending the Gran Prix in Monaco. No I wasn't rich, quite the oppposite, I slept on the beach and wore no socks (or underwear for that matter) for the entire four months I was in Europe. Yep - being young trumps being old!

Anyway - the 959 pic - congratulations Wayne:

Neat pic, one of a kind, thanks for sharing!

-Wayne

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

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Originally Posted by milt

Wayne, congrats to the max. I guess the 914/6 is gone now?

Nope, I still have it, it's in front of the 959. I think I'm going to save it as a project to work on with my son(s) when they get older (oldest one is 3 now).

-Wayne

island911 · 10-06-2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts

Great story - found out yesterday that the car is mostly Kevlar - only the doors and hood are metal (aluminum).

-Wayne

pffftt. ... back date it now, and slap on a duck-tail.

Seriously, great purchase. Pure engineering greatness.

David · David's Garage

Congratulations!!!

If you can't drive a Porsche everyday, you might as well do it right when you can

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Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

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Originally Posted by the

A couple of days have passed . . . and I STILL can't believe you have a frickin' 959!

I think I know this car somewhat, from when I spent the winter in the West side of LA a couple of summers ago. I hope you make this at least somewhat of a driver, take it out to events, etc., not worry about every little rock chip on it, fix it as things break or need fixing, etc.

Aren't the OE wheels the ones that need the Denlock tires? Are those even available anymore? Another good reason for another set of wheels and tires.

Anyways, can't wait to see and hear a lot more about it! Are you going to mostly be posting updates here on the 911 forum?

It's got new tires on it - that's a bonus. I plan to use the car, I think we're going to take it to Willow on November 20th!

-Wayne

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

The sad part is that everyone now is going to want me to bring the 959 out to all of the events, I'm not sure when I'm going to get to drive the '72 RS clone (which is a LOT of fun to drive).

EDIT: Ooops, I sound like "woe is me", I guess that's not too bad of a problem to have! Now I wish I would just get well, I've had a 100+ fever on and off for the past five days (related to the purchase maybe?)

-Wayne

Seahawk · 10-08-2007, 03:57 AM

Just saw this thread...it occurred to me that I have never seen one in person

The black and white photo posted earlier captures the beauty of the car in ways the brochure did not. IMHO.

Stunning, really. All the best.

WPOZZZ · 10-08-2007, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts

It's got new tires on it - that's a bonus. I plan to use the car, I think we're going to take it to Willow on November 20th!

-Wayne

I'm glad to see the 959 will be on the road. My brother has a neighbor down the street that owns a 959, but it never leaves the garage.

porschedude996t · 10-08-2007, 07:15 AM

Nice snag Wayne, how and when did the DOT finally give up on the crash testing requirement?

88911coupe · 10-08-2007, 12:21 PM

wow...it's like one of "us" got one! Can't wait to follow the restoration work.

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

When Grady comes to visit, I'll pull it out. This week, right?

-Wayne

Zeke · 10-08-2007, 01:13 PM

Yes, Grady is here on Wed morn and will take a few moments to get settled, the he's off to San Pedro where I hope to catch up with him. Thurs thru Monday are being scheduled with Sat afternoon as a slow down and rest time. So far, we are solid on a Pelican welcoming gathering Fri night in El Segundo at Cozymel's restaurant.

Zeke · 10-08-2007, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by porschedude996t

Nice snag Wayne, how and when did the DOT finally give up on the crash testing requirement?

If wikepedia is correct, Bill Clinton made that possible with a signature.

Zeke · 10-08-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts

Scott mentioned that. My daughter has Down Syndrome, so perhaps in the near future, we'll be auctioning off "lunch with Wayne" and we'll go there in the 959, with all proceeds going to a Down Syndrome charity.

-Wayne

I'm in for that!

Scott at Pelican Parts · Scott at Pelican Parts's Garage

The car sounds soooooo nice :-)

Wayne gave me a ride the other day. When the boost comes on -- wow! -- be ready to shift because it gains revs very quickly.