Sept/Oct 12

September/October 2012
Rich Slade’s 1960 356B Roadster at the Thomas Fogarty Winery off Skyline Boulevard in Woodside on DY356 Day.
IN THIS ISSUE
Mendocino Tour
The Goodwood Revival
Sacramento Summer Report The Insurance Director’s 1958 Speedster Tech Note
Product Review... and more!
356CAR MONTHLY MEETINGS
356CAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
& COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Barney SpeckmanPresident
[email protected]
2130 Belford Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
hm: 925-937-3972 mb:925-367-3940
Ed Morris [email protected]
31 Anderson Circle
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
hm: 925-933-1285
Vice President
Fred Huberty
Director
[email protected] Membership
13286 Lake Wildwood Drive
Penn Valley, CA 95946
hm: 530-432-7769
mb: 530-219-4501
Jim Reeder, Jr.
Director
[email protected]
5255 Mowry Ave. Suite L
Fremont, CA 94538
wk: 510-793-4030
mb: 510-409-7576
fx: 510-790-2838
Garrick HueyDirector
[email protected]
P.O. Box 3059
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
hm: 925-938-8390
mb: 925-209-7593
1st Saturday San Mateo Breakfast
8:30 AM Mimi’s Cafe, 2208 Bridgepointe Parkway, San Mateo. Take Mariners Island Blvd. exit just east of Hwy 101 on Hwy 92, head north, turn right on Bridgepointe Parkway, restaurant is on the right. Contact Michael Hodos at [email protected] or 650-326-1621.
2nd Saturday Sacramento Breakfast
9:00 AM Marie Calendar’s, 5525 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights. Hwy 50 east to
Sunrise Blvd., head north about 4 miles just past Madison Ave, restaurant is on the left. Contact Jim Hardie at [email protected] or 916-972-7232.
3rd Saturday Hollister Breakfast
9:00 AM San Juan Oaks Golf Course, Hollister, 156 east off of Hwy 101, 4 miles past San Juan Bautista, right on Union Road, right to the golf course. Contact Jack Biersdorff at [email protected] or 831-636-3046.
1st Tuesday Santa Cruz Dinner
6:00 PM Johnny’s Harborside 493 Lake Avenue, Santa Cruz 95062, 831.479.3430
Located in the upper yacht harbor just off Murray Street. Contact Steve Douglas at [email protected] or 831-239-1291.
5th Saturday Central Coast Breakfast
9:00 AM
Spanish Bay Golf Course Clubhouse, Pebble Beach. Enter 17 Mile Drive via the Pacific Grove Gate, mention the Porsche Breakfast for free entrance. Contact George Breein at [email protected] or 408-888-5925
Kent AndersonDirector
[email protected]
19094 Madison Avenue
Castro Valley, CA 94546
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George Breein [email protected]
129 Olive Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
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Director
Events Chairman
Phil Rowe [email protected]
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Walnut Creek, CA 94595
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Director
Chairman - North
Meets South 2012
Cover photo: Lex Fletcher
Michael HodosDirector
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Editor, Newsletter
944 Bryant Street
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President’s Message
By Barney Speckman
our database. This will also help ensure that you receive the most
up-to-date information regarding club activities that we distribute
periodically.
Hello to my fellow 356CAR members! I hope you have all been
enjoying this beautiful fall season. In this issue of the newsletter there
are a number of items worthy of note.
356CAR Name Badges – These can be ordered directly from
Membership Chairman Fred Huberty or on the 356CAR website
membership page. See an announcement inside for details.
You may recall that in the last newsletter editor Michael Hodos
reminded us that September 16 was Drive Your Porsche Day and
through this column encouraged each of us to submit a photo of
our drive with the promise that the best photo he received would be
shown on the cover. Viola! Congratulations to winner Rich Slade of
Redwood City whose photo won the contest. He will also receive a
framed dry-mounted copy of the cover. Better luck next year to those
who submitted a photo. Try next year and maybe your car will be
featured on the cover of the 356CAR Newsletter.
356CAR Grill Badges - Additional copies of the new 356CAR Grille
Badges are still available for $20 plus postage. Send your check made
out to 356CAR to Membership Chairman Fred Huberty.
New 356CAR window stickers - Some of these newly designed
stickers are still available free to members in good standing while the
supply lasts. Please see the announcement in this issue for details.
356CAR Newsletter Editor - Having been on the job since 2004, the
newsletter editor has indicated to the board that after 10 years it is his
desire to retire from the position at the end of 2013. If you think you
might be interested in assuming responsibility for the club newsletter,
please contact Michael Hodos to learn what is involved.
The next in the series of articles about the board members, their cars
and Porsche collectables continues in this issue with a story by Kent
Anderson, the Director who is responsible for managing the club’s
insurance. Don’t miss the fascinating saga of Ken’s original 1958
Speedster.
Last but definitely not least please join me in welcoming the following
new members to 356CAR:
Since the beginning of April Michael Hodos and Bob Cannon have
been tirelessly field-testing an amazing collection of tools for the
Porsche enthusiast. Be sure to read the Product Review column for the
results of their efforts.
Mike and Nancy Ahern, Placerville
Heiner Fees, Bietigheim-Biss, Germany
Gary Johnson, Pleasanton
Al and Rosemary Stuebing, Belmont
Some of you may be aware of the fact that in September a small
group of 356CAR members made the pilgrimage to England for the
Goodwood Revival Meeting in what turned out to be a two-week
immersion in vintage English automobile and motorcycle culture. If
you’ve ever wondered what Goodwood is really like, the two articles
you’ll find inside will serve as a great introduction and possibly an
inspiration to make your own journey to this spectacular event.
That’s it for now. Be safe out there!
Barney
By the way, since the last newsletter we have had a couple of great
events: The Mendocino Tour hosted by Gwen and Bill Jacobsen and
the Hornet Aircraft Carrier Tour in Alameda. Nancy and I participated
in both of these events. We enjoyed both of them thoroughly and by
the comments we heard everyone else did as well. Elaine Cannon’s
article on the Mendocino Tour appears in this issue and Jack
McCullough’s article on the Hornet event will appear in the next issue.
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Membership Recognition - Just a final reminder that the 356CAR
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Schedule of Events - Be sure to take a look at the 2013 section of the
Schedule of Events and make note of the events that are already on
the calendar, specifically the North Meets South 2013 event in Cambria
in May and that the 2013 West Coast Holiday in Santa Fe in October.
Incidentally, the 356 Club of Southern California has just informed us
that we can now reserve rooms at the Cambria Pines Lodge for the
North Meets South event. Based on past experience I suggest that you
consider making your reservations for this event now while there are
rooms available at the 20% discount rate.
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California Automobile Museum
At the January, 2011 meeting of the 356CAR board of directors it
was decided to again support the California Automobile Museum
in Sacramento. For our members this means that you will have
a one-time yearly free admission to the museum located at 2200
Front Street in Sacramento. Just tell them you are a member of
356CAR and enjoy the museum!
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COMING EVENTS – CLOSE UPS
See the calendar of events and 356CAR.org for additional information.
North Meets South 2013
Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr, Cambria, 93428. Registration
is now open using the code Porsche 356 Club. Special room rates of
$119-$191 per night are currently available for the 123 blocked rooms.
We suggest you try calling 805.927.4200 to make your reservation
directly with Cambia Pines and if possible not allow the front desk to
transfer the call to the Moonstone Reservation Center.
The event will begin with a hosted welcome party on Thursday May
16. On Friday there will be three drive options and an off-site dinner.
Saturday the concours will be in another town and it will include a
Santa Maria BBQ complete with white tablecloths. Saturday afternoon
there will be a tech session and an afternoon event for the ladies
while the tech session is in progress. Saturday night will feature the
traditional awards banquet. Sunday will be the swap meet.
Event dates and locations are subject to change. Always
check www.356car.org for the most up-to-date event information.
December 1
8:30 AM
San Mateo Benefit Breakfast & Toy Drive
Bring an unwrapped $10 toy or a $10
donation for the San Mateo Firefighters’
toy drive. Watch www.356CAR.org for
additional information.
December 15
Sacramento Holiday Party
Check www.356CAR.org for additional
information as it becomes available.
2013
May 16-19
North Meets South 2013
Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr, Cambria,
93428. Watch www.356CAR.org for additional
information.
August 9-11
Pre-Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
This is the relaxed kickoff to the Rolex
Monterey Motorsports Reunion August 1618. Admission is $50 per day. See www.
mazdaraceway.com for additional information.
August 13
10 AM – 5 PM
Carmel-By-The-Sea Concours on the Avenue
Features 1940-1973 multi-marques plus Porsche
and Ferrari from the beginning through 1989. A
judged concours with ~175 vehicles vying for
1st and 2nd place in 30 classes plus 14 major
awards and the Best of Show. Application
deadline is June 30. See www.motorclubevents.
com for additional information.
August 16-18
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
550 vintage vehicles with Corvette as the
featured marque. See www.mazdaraceway.com
October 9-13
West Coast Holiday 2013
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Hosted by the Zia 356 Club.
Holiday dates run concurrent with the
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Just
prior is the Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta and
the Santa Fe Concorso. Registration begins
January 1. Watch www.westcoastholiday.org
for more information.
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Mendocino Tour 2012
By Elaine Cannon
It is always a treat to get the
invitation from Bill and Gwen
Jacobsen for 356CAR members
to come spend the weekend
in Mendocino. This year
was no exception. Bill made
arrangements for rooms at the
Beachcomber Motel in Fort Bragg
and told us to meet for lunch at
the Parducci Winery near Ukiah.
After lunch we found that the
route that Bill had chosen to the
coast for us was a great winding
Porsche road that dropped us
into the fog and cooler weather
north of Fort Bragg. Friday
evening the group got together
Leg stretching rest stop at Highway 1 north of Fort Bragg.
on the view deck of the motel for
wine and appetizers and then we
were off to Capt’n Flint’s restaurant for dinner.
Early Saturday morning the view outside our
room was spectacular but within a few hours the
fog reappeared. Not to worry as it was sunny and
warm at the Jacobsen’s home for lunch. The rest of
the day gave us time to wander around Mendocino
and/or Fort Bragg and/or to drive along the coast.
That evening we were invited to Dee and Duncan
Thomson’s new home off Highway 1. They have
amazing views of the ocean from every room in the
house so there were lots of oohs and ahhs. Next we
were off to Silver’s at the Wharf for dinner.
Sunday morning it was time to say our good-byes
to our fellow travelers and head for home. A group
of us made a side-trip to Dink Farmer’s restoration
shop in Lakeport. Then it was back to the heat
of the Valley for us Sacramento folk. The 356 airconditioning system – windows down and cool
drinks – wasn’t quite up to the task of keeping us
comfortable in 100+ weather, but we survived and
will look forward to our return next trip.
Thanks again to Bill and Gwen for another
memorable Mendocino weekend!
Lunchtime at Bill and Gwen Jacobsen’s.
Cocktails on the roof deck at the Beachcomber Motel in Fort Bragg.
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Kent’s 1958 Speedster
By Kent Anderson
The editor thought that it would be nice for the members of 356CAR to get to know the members of the board a little
better via the Porsche 356 vehicles and automobilia they own. It took just a little arm-twisting to convince the Director
in charge of the club’s insurance to write what I hope will be a number of such articles in the series.
In 1964 I was getting away from being
interested Hot Rods. I had many friends who
had a variety of sports cars: Jaguars, Austin
Healeys, MGs, and Triumphs. After watching
several races and reading a number of sports
car magazine articles, I decided that I needed
a Porsche. The Porsche mystique was already
legend. In my mind was as the car to have!
Initially I was looking for a Convertible D or an
early B Roadster. Roll up windows sounded
like a really good idea to me. Discovering an
ad in the Oakland Tribune for a ’58 Speedster,
I decided to just go by and take a quick look
even if I didn’t especially want a Speedster at
that time. The car was at Eddie Myers Custom
Coachcraft on Addison in Berkeley. The
minute that I saw the Ivory Speedster #83975
sitting there I was convinced. I really had to
have it.
Eddie had acquired the Speedster from a UC
Kent Anderson’s 1958 Speedster near Carmel Valley State Beach during the Porsche Race Car
Berkeley student who had seriously damaged
the front left fender and wheel spindle. Having Classic weekend.
no collision insurance and being unable to pay
The original canvas top was showing some wear and I found early on
to repair the damage, the student accepted an offer from Eddie to buy
that besides the usual Speedster leaks, the top was like a sponge and
the car. Luckily the front bumper and over riders were not damaged.
dripped in all of the wear spots. In 1966 I finally had a new top put
Eddie replaced a portion of the fender with a clip. He expertly
on by King Covers in Oakland. It is still on the car but getting a little
matched the fender paint to the 6-year old Ivory on the rest of the car.
shabby after 46 years.
To this day the right fender and everything from the windshield back
is the original paint.
Shortly after the new top was installed the crank started knocking.
That’s when Harry Weber’s garage in San Leandro was recommended
I asked the price. Eddie replied by quoting the outrageous sum of
to me. During that time period I got to know Harry and Wolfgang
$2500 “firm.” At the time I was going to college and working part
quite well. The engine received a new crank, new pistons and
time as a checker at Lucky Stores. My only solid assets were a few
cylinders, new sodium valves and some additional cylinder head
hundred dollars in the bank and a really nice mild hot rod ’53 Chevy.
work. Harry confirmed that the engine was a Super and that he had
I already had a couple of offers on the Chevy for what I wanted. I
built the new one to Super specs. He was at a loss as to explain why
also knew that I was making enough from my job and the huge
the Hirth crank had been installed. I still have the receipt for the
compensation from my monthly Coast Guard Reserve meetings
rebuild that cost $686. At the time I thought that that was way too
to cover the payments. The problem was getting a loan. My bank
much. However, it was a great investment. The case has not been
laughed at me. Fortunately a good friend’s father had a Jaguar and
split since then.
really loved sports cars. He loaned me the money I needed and I
promised to make every payment right on time. Throughout the years
I remember the good old days of Bruce’s Tire recaps (I couldn’t
I continually thanked him for his trust in me.
afford Michelins) and crappy clutches that lasted about a year. Also
remember the very frequent and fun trips to All Foreign off of Gilman
A week later I paid Eddie his asking price and I drove off in the
and later on East Shore for parts. One of the best things to come out of
Speedster. I discovered an immediate problem that I hadn’t noticed,
that period was getting to know Jim Breazeale early on.
namely that there were no seat belts. In fact, there had never been
any seat belts. Also there was no side view mirror. My first stop on
When Elaine and I were married in 1965 and then had our first
my way home was at Johnson Pacific Porsche on Broadway. There I
daughter Emily it was our only car. All of my friends were offering to
bought a so-called Porsche 356 mirror. Only later did I discover that it
was a Ponto Stabil mirror intended for a B or C. My second stop was
Lee Auto Supply where I bought seat belts. The really scary thing was
drilling the holes for the mirror. I had no idea that it was supposed
go on the door and I placed it on the fender where I’ve come to prefer
it. Now that I think about it drilling the holes in the floor for the seat
belts was scary as well.
When I was initially looking at the car, Eddie told me that the engine
came from Lukes and Shoreman . Being a little naive, I didn’t notice
that there were no engine numbers on the case; they’d been ground
off. Eddie also said that the engine was truly a Super and it had a
Hirth Roller crank. So to this day this is somewhat of a mystery motor.
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take the old Speedster off of my hands. That was not going to happen.
I do remember being very nervous driving with a new baby in the car.
From a guy I worked with I soon bought Elaine a safe tank of a 1951
four door Ford to drive.
The Speedster went with me every day to work at Coca Cola in
Oakland and was parked under the elevated Cypress freeway at 14th
Avenue. Miraculously the car was still there every day when I left
work to come home. Interestingly enough, a coworker’s Cadillac was
stolen three times from the same location. After I was promoted and
had a company car the Speedster got to stay home in the garage.
Sometime in the ‘80s the seats finally were beyond being held together
with black electrical tape. I took the seats to an Alameda upholstery
shop that was recommended to me. I was told that they did concours
work. Well, when I came back to get the seats, the shop owner had
done a great job. However, I saw that the white piping on the black
seats was done in black. Asking him why this was, his reply was that
he thought that black looked much better than the white. More than
a little unhappy, I asked him to completely redo the seats with white
piping which he didn’t want to do. After a fair amount of back and
forth I got a BOGO . . . buy one get one free. The shop replaced only
the vinyl; the cloth under the seat and the backing are still the original
material.
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Late in the ‘90s a couple of broken rings on the German pistons let me
to install a set of big bore NPR pistons and cylinders in the engine. At
that time I also had some work on the cylinder heads done. Those
NPRs are still in the engine to this day and the engine is still going
strong. Only routine maintenance and carburetor rebuilds have been
done since that time.
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Also in the late 90s the transaxle decided that it would not let me
use any of the gears. After saving for a year, I had the car trucked
to Wolfgang’s shop in Hayward. While the car was up on the rack
with the engine and transmission out I came to the shop after work
to scrape and wire brush off all of the old under seal and 40 years of
dirt. I also ended up thoroughly cleaning Wolfgang’s floor afterwards! Other than a little surface rust, only the battery box needed replacing.
At that time the transaxle was upgraded to a 741 and with a taller 4th
gear.
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Anyone who knows Wolfgang will not be surprised to hear that he
unilaterally he decided that practically the entire underside needed to
be refreshed. So he proceeded to redo all of the bushings, bearings,
cables, brake lines, brake shoes, master cylinder, wheel cylinders. He
also installed a 200mm flywheel and clutch, rebuilt steering box and
powder coated several of the suspension pieces.
On the inside of the car, other than the earlier mentioned seating
surfaces, the entire interior is as it was when I bought the car in ’64
with the exception of one piece of carpet had rotted out from an early
leak. It was replaced by an original piece kindly given to me by Kirby
Hollis. The piece was from his Speedster when he restored it. The
original steering wheel has a JC Whiney do-it-yourself style laced
leather wrap that I really got used to having. It provides great grip
and it sort of matches the car.
356 owners who know the
needs of car enthusiasts!
With the exception of the side view mirror and a little rotted rubber
that was replaced, all exterior trim, bumpers, guards, over riders,
logos, script, all other chrome pieces and the windshield are original
to the car. I do have the original four stamped 4” rims and three wellused original hubcaps in storage. The original spare is in the car and
still holds air well although I don’t think that I’d really trust it further
than 20 miles at any speed above about 35 mph.
This car, as long as I own it, will never see a full restoration. I plan to
keep it in its current condition or as close as possible. It runs well and
actually runs stronger when pushed hard. It’s as exciting now as it
was when I first bought it. Perhaps even more so!
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The Story of the Goodwood Revival
The Road to the Goodwood Revival
By Michael Hodos
What started as a positive response from ex-Speedster owner and
fellow Porsche 912 owner Richard Ponce de Leon to my off-hand
comment about my interest in attending the Goodwood Revival this
year soon took on a life of its own as fellow 356CAR members Kirk
Pumphrey, John Bertolotti and his sons Reid and Chris threw their hats
into the ring.
Turn 1 at Goodwood. Can you guess when this photo was taken?
The Goodwood House
and its estate, home of
If there is one event that belongs on the
the Earl and Countess of
“bucket list” of every fan of vintage
March, are synonymous
motorcar racing, it’s the Goodwood
with some of the finest
Revival. This past September six
aspects of English history.
members of the Bay Area vintage Porsche
A magnificent mansion in
community made the pilgrimage to Britain
a parkland setting at the
and spent two weeks in vintage car and
foot of the South Downs,
motorcycle sensory overload soaking
it was the seat of the 1st
up the history of the British motor car
Durk of Richmond, born in industry. Three of those days were spent at
1672 and the son of King
the Goodwood Revival. While this article
Charles II. More recently,
and the one that follows cannot begin to
it was home to RAF
describe what we experienced, it’s a start!
Westhampnett during the
Battle of Britain and it was
from here that Douglas Bader flew his last mission.
What followed was 5 months of planning that involved numerous
phone calls and emails in order to make travel arrangements, find
places to stay (which turned out to be perhaps the biggest challenge),
purchase event tickets, arrange for a rental van that would hold the six
of us and our luggage in relative comfort, and develop what turned
out to be a list of two dozen things to do and see while we were in
Britain. Then with the 9 hour, 5400-mile trip from SFO to London’s
Heathrow we were there!
We spent a few days in London getting acclimated to the time change,
seeing the sights and visiting a number of small, boutique vintage
car sales showrooms that are virtually unknown to the general
public since they are tucked away in the narrow side street garages
of the city. Almost certainly the ultimate head-turner was a perfectly
restored, road going 1974 Porsche 911 3.0 liter Carraera RS (#46 of 56
manufactured) whose asking price was £450K ($720K)!
We were fortunate to secure tickets in advance to the Windsor Castle
“Concours of Elegance” celebrating the Queen’s 60th anniversary
Diamond Jubilee. The display within the castle courtyard was
comprised of what was advertised as 60 of the most rare vintage
cars in the world plus several hundred additional mostly vintage
cars displayed along both sides of castle’s Great Walk entrance road.
Makes from AC to Zagato were represented including a Porsche 550
Spyder from Colorado!
[Editor’s note: Sir Douglas Bader was a paraplegic British WW II
fighter ace who during his career was credited with 20 aerial victories,
four shared victories, six probable, one shared probable and 11 enemy
aircraft damaged!]
But Goodwood is also synonymous with racing, both cars and
horses. It was the 9th Duke of Richmond, Freddie March, who created
Goodwood’s motor circuit, using them perimeter track of the wartime
airfield to host the first post-war event at a permanent circuit.
The spectating public, having been starved of track action since
Brooklines closed in 1939, were enthusiastic and some 15,000 attended
that first event. Fifty years later to the exact day, in the September of
1998, the circuit was reopened for the purpose of historic motor racing
by the Duke’s grandson, the present Earl of March.
Hence the creation of the Goodwood Revival, a three-day event
each September which commemorates racing legends, both cars and
drivers, from the period 1948 to 1966 along with aircraft associated
with that period and the end of WW II.
Following the first day’s practice and qualifying track action, Saturday
and Sunday each feature eight races, brimful of action and spectacle,
interspersed with track parades and air displays. The jewel in the
crown is undoubtedly the one-hour RAC TT Celebration race with a
starting grid line-up which has been valued at a staggering £85 million
($136 million), driven by some of the greatest names in motor racing.
The next day we picked up our minivan and headed out to Claverdon
in Warwirkshire near Coventry ~120 miles north of London. Along the
way we virtually stumbled onto the historic Silverstone racetrack with
a GT race in progress that featured several contemporary Porsches.
All of us were impressed with the complex itself that featured covered
grandstands surrounding the track and carefully trimmed landscaping
everywhere.
The following day was effectively dedicated to a pre-arranged Morgan
factory visit, although we did manage to stop along the way to see
the magnificent imposing remains of the historic (a redundant word
in England) Kenilworth Castle that dates from the early 1100s. The
3+ hours we spent at Morgan Cars were definitely worth the trip. It’s
Reprinted with the generous permission of Halsgrove Publishing from the
amazing to see cars still being hand-built by what seems like only a
cover of the terrific photo book The Goodwood Revival by Andy Standfield
handful of automotive artisans just as it was done when the company
(ISBN 978 184114 8731).
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Next up was what turned out to be the first of two motor museum
days as we visited the Heritage Motor Centre with its 250+ cars
under one roof arranged to tell the history of the British motor car
industry. Featured was an impressive collection of the world record
MG streamliners of the 1950s including those piloted by Phil Hill
and Sir Stirling Moss. Then it was on to visit the Coventry Transport
Museum that told the story of this center of the British car industry.
Not surprisingly this museum included a walk-through diorama that
recreated the atmosphere in Coventry during the bombings in WW II.
The next day is the one that I think ended up being the biggest
surprise of the trip when our hosts suggested that we stop by the
National Motorcycle Museum in West Midlands “where legends live
on.” What we expected to be just a brief visit turned into a 4 hour
immersion in British motorcycle history. What an amazing institution!
850 restored British motorcycles from the very earliest motor bikes to
the current competition bikes all under one roof, artfully displayed
and well-documented. Perhaps equally impressive was the fact that
the entire collection is lovingly maintained and kept spotless by a
technical staff of just four people.
While we’re on the subject of museums, on our last day in England
we also managed to fit in a visit
to the Brooklands museums. On
the grounds of what remains of
the historic Brooklands racetrack,
it still includes a section of the
famous 29’ high banking. Built
in 1907, it was the world’s first
purpose built motorcar venue.
Workers mixing cement in wheel
barrels and using horse drawn
wagons built the 2.75-mile track in
just 9 months!
Of course the original purpose
of our trip was to attend the
Goodwood Revival. Talk about
automotive sensory overload! The
3-day event has been held each
September since 1995 for racing
cars and motorcycles that would
have competed during the circuit’s
original 1948-1966 era. Today it is
one of the world’s most celebrated
motor race meetings. The only
event of its kind, it recreates the
golden era of motor sport from the
1950s and 1960s. The festival acts as a showcase for
exceptional wheel-to-wheel racing around a classic
circuit untouched by the modern world. It relives
the glory days of the original Goodwood Motor
Racing Circuit that ranked alongside Silverstone as
Britain’s leading racing venue throughout its active
years. Between 1948 and 1966 Goodwood hosted
contemporary racing of all kinds, including Formula
One, the famous Goodwood Nine Hours race and the
celebrated Tourist Trophy sports car race.
The revival includes Grand Prix cars from the Fifties
and Sixties, sports and GT cars, as well as historic
saloon (sedan) cars and Formula Juniors. Many of
these important historic racing cars are driven by
well-known names from motor sport past and present.
Famous drivers that took part this year included
Sir Jackie Stewart, Jackie Oliver, Jackie Ickx, Scooter
Patrick, Brain Redman, Danny Sullivan, Jochen
Mass, Derek Hill, Vern Schuppen, Derek Bell, Jean
Alesi, Martin Brundle, Henri Pescarolo, Jurgen Barth,
Andy Wallace and Kenny Bräck. By the way, Jim Clark in a
Lotus Climax and Sir Jackie Stewart in a BRM P261 share the
Goodwood lap record at 1 minute, 20.4 seconds (107.46 mph) in
the same race on the same date in 1965!
The restored circuit is unchanged from its prime and virtually
all of the attendees, service people, track personnel, mechanics
and drivers wear appropriate period clothing. Even the food
served is from the period . . . all from period-correct liveries
of course! In fact, no modern vehicles are allowed within the
circuit perimeter throughout the weekend. There are even
a series of theatrical sets, as well as actors, musicians and
singers throughout the track complex that bring the past back
to life. Not to mention several dozen historic aircraft, a number of
which routinely do low level flyovers between the races. In fact,
throughout the entire event the attention to detail impresses. For
example, even the tickets and
the appropriately distressed
“document holder” in which
they come, the “Entries
Booklet” and the race programs
are printed in the style of the
era and the race program even
includes a free radio tuned to
Radio Goodwood!
To maintain the atmosphere
all vintage racecars and
motorcycles are on display in
covered pits and above each
pit is a plaque that lists each
vehicle’s make and model.
Nearby there’s even a small
version of the famous art deco
Earl’s Court Motor Show
building in London and it’s
populated with some twodozen cars that represent The
Great British Sports Cars of the
1950s and ‘60s.
There’s really no way to
adequately describe in print
an experience that is so large
and all encompassing. To
give you an idea, there were
146,000 people in attendance
over the three days. Even the huge grass field parking lots became
showcases filled with the hundreds and hundreds of vintage cars
that attendees routinely drive to the event . . . sometimes from great
distances. Many of those cars we rarely if ever see in this country,
no less in such numbers. Then there’s the midway leading into the
track that is populated with over two hundred vendors. We all agreed
that at the outset the magnitude of the whole thing was actually a bit
overwhelming. We spent three full days at the track and yet there
were a number of things one or more of us never saw.
There were also a number of so-called “demonstration” parade laps
each day. This year they included all the legendary 1930s Mercedes
and Auto Union Silver Arrows cars and a fine representation of the
cars against which they competed; a tribute to Dan Gurney that
featured an example of each type of car he raced during his career
including both the Porsche 804 and the Gurney Westlake Eagle
Formula 1 cars and Ol’ Yeller II; and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of
the legendary Ferrari GTO race car there were spirited laps by the 15
Ferrari GTOs (half of all the GTOs manufactured) in attendance.
Not to mention the racing itself. Friday is reserved for practice and
So that’s it in brief. The Goodwood Revival is an experience so unique
qualifying with the official races held on Saturday and Sunday. The
and so much fun that one can safely say it really does fall in the not-toraces are organized to reflect the types of cars and categories that
be-missed category for every fan of vintage sports cars . . . not mention
competed at Goodwood during the circuit’s heyday. No follow-thethe fact that without exception we found the British people to be
leader, gentleman racing for these guys. They really race . . . and hard!
unfailingly friendly, helpful and polite. Go there and you’ll see what I
Trading paint is considered routine and crashes are accepted as part
mean!
of the racing, the many priceless vehicles involved notwithstanding.
And most of the fields are large, typically 30 cars or more. As an
Special thanks to 356CAR members Mark Grimstvedt and Mark Smedley
example, when was the last time you saw 3 Ferrari 250 GTOs and 6
whose sharing of information and encouragement helped make this adventure
Ferrari 250 GTB SWBs on the track at the same time with 20 other very, possible and especially to my five fellow traveling companions without whom
very rare and expensive sports cars of similar vintage going at it tooth
the trip would not have been nearly as enjoyable.
and nail? Even the Formula Junior race with a competitive field of
some 30 cars was terrific!
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By Elaine Cannon
It’s been a busy summer for the Sacramento
356CAR group. In June Bob and I hosted the
Sacramento monthly meeting at their home.
The rule is that if you drive a Porsche you can
park in the backyard. Otherwise it’s park on the
street. We didn’t get an exact count but there
were 40+ cars and 60+ people in attendance.
The menu was pancakes, sausages, bagels, fruit
salad and more. There is a great video by Rocky
Raymond of the day on our club Facebook page
and you don’t need to be a Facebook member to
see it at www.facebook.com/356CAR.
Also in June the California Auto Museum and
Shriner’s Hospital held a SCCA concours on the
Capital Mall. Several of our 356s were judged
and several others were on display. Irmela
and Dana McDaniel from Novato brought
their Speedster, Ted Blake showed his coupe,
Fred and Annette Huberty brought their newly The Sacramento 356CAR faithful gather at Bob and Elaine Cannon’s for the June Breakfast.
restored Cabriolet, Dave Rossiter showed his
Roadster, Kim and Rachel Nelson decided to
show a 912, Leigh Rutledge and Bill Hambrick brought her 1956
We continue to get a large crowd of both men and women at our
Cabriolet, and Bob and I showed our1964 Irish Green Sunroof Coupe.
monthly meetings. If you are in Sacramento on the 2nd Saturday of
the month, meet us at Marie Calender’s restaurant in Citrus Heights
In August Sacramento 356CAR member Bill Hambrick ran the San
for some breakfast, a good meeting, and tire kicking in the parking lot.
Francisco Marathon. That isn’t really big news since he has run 80+
Directions are on the website in the calendar section.
marathons and quite a few ultra marathons (e.g. the Squaw Valley to
Auburn West States 100.) Bill knew that he had done well at this event
but was really surprised when his official time showed he had run the
26.2 miles in 3:56 (i.e. three hours and 56 minutes). Pretty good timing
don’t you think?
Our club members are supporters of the California Auto Museum
and many of us participated in their annual car cruise. We drove
as a group from Sacramento State University to Fulton Avenue and
received a lot of “thumbs-up” along the way. Our 356s and the other
Porsches won an award for the largest car club present at the event!
Thousands of spectators came for the cars, the food and the music on a
beautiful afternoon and evening.
Later in the month quite a few of us traveled to south for the Monterey
Reunion weekend events. Tom and Kathy Sansone entered their 1955
Continental Coupe and won 1st in class and Best Porsche overall at the
Legends of the Autobahn concours. Bill and Lynn King won a special
award for their Roadster at the Concours on the Avenue in Carmel.
Stephen Childs showed one of his RS cars and won first in class as
well. Tom and Kathy Sansone also won Best of Show at the Pacific
Grove Rally. In other words, we were well-represented on the winners
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Tech Note – Buffer
Product Review – Overwhelming Tool Kit
By Michael Hodos
By Michael Hodos
If the distorted object
pictured is not familiar to
you then there may be an
important component of your
seat that needs checking.
Interestingly enough, the object in
question has at least four official names:
356B Parts Manual – Rubber lining for reclining seatbacks
356C Parts Manual – Rubber pad
Stoddard online part list – Seat Stop
Stoddard part package label – Buffer
If your find yourself constantly running to your local Harbor Freight
because you don’t have the exact tool you need to properly install the
expensive OEM part you just ordered from Stoddard, this kit is for
you. Bob Cannon and I have exhaustedly tested this collection of tools
over the last several months and in that period of time we became
convinced that thanks to the plethora of tools found in this kit neither
of us will ever need to purchase another Porsche specific implement
for either of our cars . . . or at least that’s what we’ve told our wives.
Hazard Fraught Tools is to be commended for assembling such a
valuable assortment at such a reasonable price.
What is it? It’s the small rectangular rubber block on which the
seatback locks rest when the seatback is not tipped forward. There are
two of them per seat.
Fortunately, the part is readily available. For 356, 356A (Speedster
excepted) and 356B T5 it’s 644-521-191-00. For 356B T6 and 356C it’s
644-521-191-01. Note that the earlier version is more block-shaped
while the later version is slightly wedge-shaped.
Part #644-521-191-00
Editor’s Note: This article was originally scheduled to run in the April 2012
356CAR Newsletter. Publication was purposefully delayed to enable us to
ensure that every single tool in the kit met our high standards for quality and
usability.
Part #644-521-191-01
Both parts are available from Stoddard NLA LLC for the relatively
reasonable price of ~$4 each plus handling and shipping.
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