The Car Show Season is Upon Us!

Thankfully, it was a pretty short winter for me this year. We had Rennsport in October and the weather is already warm and sunny here in the Midwest. Hershey Swap meet is only a month away!  Yaaaayyy.

Is everyone PUMPED for 2012? Isnt this exciting?  Well maybe almost everyone...

Techno Classica Essen

I have been a fan of Maurice van den Tillard's "Dutchman Photo" blog, but somehow missed his"Bumpsteer" blog until he posted photos from Essen this week. Someday I hope to get there, but until then check out some of Dutchman's fantastic "press day" photos at:
 http://www.bumpsteer.blogspot.com/

Here are a couple of my favorites
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Stout '67 Beetle

Rich Dickson's old '67 sedan. Nice car...clean paint, nothing gaudy...and carrying a big stick. That's 11.0's naturally aspirated!
 

1969 - 1971 Factory 911 Tool Kit

Up for sale is this rare and complete factory tool-kit for 69-71 911.

- The black basket-weave bag is near perfect, very clean on the inside with no rips and very clean latches.
- The pair of red-handle screwdrivers are original equipment and in excellent condition except for the tip of the blade driver which has been lightly ground.
- The spark plug wrench is a correct and difficult to find "square head" type.
- Pliers are correct and extremely rare type with the chrome side cut design. They have some light pitting from age, but are in better than average condition.
- Open end wrenches are the correct drop-forged type and all five are present and accounted for along with the box-end wrench.
- Fan belt wrench, allen key and lug wrench are all correct and in excellent condition.
- Fanbelt is a later factory Porsche piece
- Porsche towel is included.

Sold

Porsche 356 Roadster/Convertible D Windshield Frame FS

I have for sale this Roadster/Convertible D windshield frame. It is made up of the heavy cast end pieces, the top frame, center support strut and the steel channel for the bottom. Will need replated of course, but otherwise in quite good shape.

Price :$Sold

Porsches at Ameilia Island

John Glynn was kind enough to post all of his Tweets from the Amelia Island auction of Porsche's including the Drendel Collection.
See all of the hammer prices here at John's blog.
http://www.johndglynn.com/drendel-porsche-collection-sale-scales-new-heights

917-30 Donahue/Penske car sells for a cool $4-Million. Too bad I forgot to set my snipe bid...

See photos of all of the cars that Gooding & Co had to offer at:  http://www.goodingco.com/auction/2705?per_page=9999