Hi All,
Thanks to those who voted for my 924S thread here on Pelican; it made it to the Top 12 and I have to admit that felt good, not least for the company it put me in.
If you're interested:
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-924-944-968-technical-forum/1046846-johnjs-87-924s-rehabilitation-40.html
Jonny 042's thread thoroughly deserved to win; as I've noted elsewhere, "he had me at the home made MFI test rig" ...
It was a long winter, and therefore road-salt season in New England, but I've been getting the SC out for some exercise over the last few weeks. Generally, I'm using the car as opposed to working on it, but I am running a list of little things which will benefit from some TLC once the 924S is off the lift.
Last weekend I went to see progress on a friend's early 912 bodyshell at the shop of a metalwork meister in an undisclosed location here in Connecticut.
Today I attended an event I've been going to for the past fifteen years or so, the Vintage Sports Car Club of America (VSCCA) Spring Sprints at Lime Rock Park (LRP). In my mind I always associate this event with the kind intensely bright, arc-like springtime sunshine that gives you an unexpected sunburn, but today was cloudy and COLD. At least it didn't rain. I've mentioned before that the drive itself to LRP is a favorite ritual of mine and today was OK, but the dull light and abysmal driving of others encountered on the highway phase of the trip detracted. (I'd be interested to learn how law enforcement agencies view this obvious deterioration in road manners, although I realize it's not just on the roads that we seem to witness a marked disintegration of societal norms.)
Once onto the country roads of Litchfield County, the pleasantness returned and the last ten or so miles from Cornwall Junction, alongside the west bank of the Housatonic river was as sweet as ever, seeing Orvis-bedecked anglers pursue
their obsession - we all need a hobby.
This year's entry lacked any of the significant pre-war machinery some years provide (e.g., last year, Alfa Romeo Monza; 2017, three Bugatti's). I also look forward to the arcane and esoteric machines not there to race, just brought along to the paddock and today a couple of neat rides filled that bill.
Here's some of what piqued my interest ...
Three 912's:
I guess someone forward-dated this one? It looked good in the flesh and felt like it could have been a valid model from circa 74-75 when blacking out chrome and stainless trim was all the rage.
This sophisticated coupe was from the Gaswerks Garage contingent. The fact the trim decals were done in cream, not bright white, yielded an excellent look.
I very much like the matte-finished steel wheels, and I don't mind the roof-rack, -
maybe a bit contrived after so many Luft-parties? - but I think Rennline would be well-advised to either not bang their brand-name on it quite so boldly, or perhaps just come up with a more vintage version of their logo for items destined for older P-cars?
More to come; thanks for dropping by,
John