Where have all the (vintage) Porsches gone?

[70SC]

GET OUT & DRIVE IT LIKE YA STOLE IT

[dicklague]

all the time here in CA we are keeping the faith and driving the babies all the time.

[nippy]

Originally Posted by dicklague

all the time here in CA we are keeping the faith and driving the babies all the time.

I was in Cali last summer and was blown away at all the P cars on the road.We did the PCH trip form San Fran down to San Diego and I saw so many that I figured 90% of Porsche cars in the USA are in Ca.I live in Fl and its just to hot here for the older cars,I have no A/C but I still drive mine at least 4 times a week.

[andyt11]

I drive mine as much as i possbly can, I'm kind of picky about where I park though so that limits me a little, but I'd say 3 times a week for sure. Never really see any other old 911's on the road though.

[teleski42]

There were dozens out in Pittsburgh last month at the PVGP including 9 of us racing 356's racing plus the 914's and early 911's.

[70SC]

Originally Posted by dicklague

all the time here in CA we are keeping the faith and driving the babies all the time.

Hi Dick , Why don't you brake out the RS & lets go for a run ?!?!?! Do you recognise the corner in the pic ? Paul

[70SC]

Sunday @ Topanga & Erwin See ya there

[Techne]

Originally Posted by fanaudical

Out here in the Portland area I've seen a few this summer. Most don't come out until June...

I run up and down Sandy Blvd every day to and from work here on the East side. There are two or three I see a few times a year:

80's white Targa with 993 rims
80's red cabrio also with 993 rims
white early 912
a dark colored 964 I seem to only see real early when it is still dark and for some reason I am going to work.......

[onboost]

Originally Posted by daniel911T

The only one I see is mine.

Even at PCA meetings, I've only seen two. One guy in a black '65, another guy in a 74 Targa.

It's sad, they just aren't on the road anymore out here. Probably has something to do with the salt in the winters.

-Dan

Hmmmm, I'd have to disagree with that statement, there are any number of SC's and Carreras running around the beltway areas and several long hoods as well. You probably won't see them in Woodbridge and it also depends upon which PCA meetings/events you attend.

Oh, and its a given that we don't drive them in the winters here because of the salt.

[dagriff]

Well, there's mine.... of course we all know how old it is, but I always get an astonished look when i tell people it's 35 years old!

[gregwils]

My vote count of 1 -3 does not include car shows, events, coffees, etc.

[Caferacer]

This is why informal get togethers like Jeremy's Brooklyn Dine and Drive are so great. I long to see more of our cars out there on a daily basis but also relish not seeing them everywhere all the time. It's also fun to see the smiles of like minded individuals when you drive past them and you can read their lips saying, "look honey, a 911!"

[Canada Kev]

Originally Posted by dagriff

Well, there's mine.... of course we all know how old it is, but I always get an astonished look when i tell people it's 35 years old!

Nice RHD ride. Don't see many of them here. You in Cow town?

[Josh D]

I've seen a white cab, a red cab, and a yellow LH Targa. The LH was in a parking lot outside a restaraunt I was at for lunch on the patio. I was cringing as the owner kept grinding trying to get it into reverse!

I saw a white coupe and a silver turbo when I was in Denver for a weekend.

[LakeCleElum]

Saw an old brown long hood N/B I-5 near Seattle last week....It looked tired, but he was hustling right along in the fast lane....

See many at Porsche functions in Seattle area, but hardly ever just driving around town...

[Flieger]

Originally Posted by 70SC

GET OUT & DRIVE IT LIKE YA STOLE IT

Victory Jon's a nice guy.

[whiterabbit]

I see quite a few in the city of Atlanta where I live. Lots of 3.2's running around daily.

[tirwin]

Originally Posted by BoxsterGT

Unfortunately they are going back to der Fatherland as O'Bama keeps printing money & the US Dollar goes to Hell.

Yep!

Quick story. The PO of my '83 is a friend of mine. I met him when I transferred jobs at a company we both worked for. I remember the first day I saw it when he drove it to the office. My jaw sripped. Our mutual affection for Porsches was our common bond. Once we became friends I told him if he EVER wanted to sell the car, I wanted first right of refusal.

Fast forward 10 years. I was in a hotel room on a business trip earlier this year and I got an email from him saying the car just went up on Craigslist but it's mine if I'm serious about first right of refusal. Obviously I was serious.

When I got back in town I went over to get the car and he and his wife were bleary-eyed. People from Germany had been calling ALL NIGHT wanting to buy the car and they couldn't get any sleep. Others offered more than the asking price. Had it not been because of our friendship (and the fact he gets visitation rights) I'm certain this one would've been back in Germany.

So, yes. It is sad that these great cars aren't staying in this country.

[RG68912]

Here in Oklahoma, I usually have the oldest car out (1968 912). This picture was taken in Arkansas on a 850 mile weekend trip in June. This trip also included another car you don't see in Oklahoma much, a Carrera GT.

[ruwoodbury]

My neighbor has a 80-something SC or Carrera (?) that I've seen two or three times in the three-and-a-half years I've lived here--but not this year. Earlier this month during a 2,400 mile drive to bring my car from NY to Utah I saw an impact bumper cabrio going east on I-80 and nearly caught up to a 914 before it took an off ramp and that was it for any Porsches (okay there were a couple Cayennes along the way but those don't count for this thread).