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Originally Posted by ian c2
A few reasons ..
One of the biggest porsche markets in the world , so lots of them around .
A big car culture where people look after their cars .
A “good” climate for metal .
Agreed The ocean areas can wreck a car over time , but most have their cars well preserved in garages .
All in all , there’s more chance of getting an original car with no rust repairs , and all it will need (if anything) is a quick wire brush underneath and painting .
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Ian is right on with these.
I lived blocks from the beach in San Diego for more than a decade.
People really do look after their cars. I remember going up surfing with my old college roommate in Santa Monica - he had a sweet pad. We were sitting there outside his house, and there in front of us sat the most cherry, most detailed, most spit shined Reliant K car - in brown - convertible no less like the one on Seinfeld where George thought he bought Jon Voight's car.
We looked at each other. We were amazed. It looked brand new and had factory paint. We were like, 'Man, people take their cars seriously here, not matter what it is.'
Just look at the famous Robert Frank photo of a car sitting in front of palm tress covered in a cocoon of a cover in the 1956.
Covered car – Long Beach, California, 1956 (c) Robert Frank
This says it all.