e-Brake News: Video: The Mutt — 1966 Porsche 912

Published: Tue, 10/17/17

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eBrake News
October 17, 2017
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PCA—The Porsche 912 had the body of a 911, but with a four-cylinder from the outgoing 356, it came with a lower price. For Rick Becker, Pacific Northwest Region member and 912 & 912E Register Advocate, it was the perfect mix of performance for the price when he bought his '66 used in 1977.
 
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PCA—​​​​​​​The Porsche market post-Pebble Beach continues to be arguably the most active and interesting in the collector car world. Stability and a return to more of a buyer’s market has been the watchword since we last looked at it in July. Here are five more Porsches that you might consider putting in your garage sooner rather than later
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PCA—In early 2016, Porsche announced the 718 Boxster and Boxster S followed by the 718 Cayman and Cayman S a few months later. In true Porsche fashion, a GTS model for both the coupe and roadster had to be around the corner. Nearly two years later, we’re finally getting the 718 Cayman and Boxster GTS.
 
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PCA—​​​​​​​In this issue, get an inside look at Porsche Parade Spokane in “Summer in the City,” by David Mathews. In “The Mutt,” also by David Mathews, take a look at 912 & 912E Register Advocate Rick Becker’s hot-rodded, patina’d 1966 Porsche 912. Legendary racer Brian Redman recounts his drive, and subsequent crash in a 908, in “The 1971 Targa Florio.” Dale Kistemaker drives one member’s three, classic air-cooled Porsches in “A Porsche Way of Life.”
 
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PCA—PCA members, it's the time of year for the Fall 2017 Member Only Raffle! PCA will be giving away at least one grand prize, a Porsche 911 plus $25,000 cash. As with all PCA Member Only Raffles, there's a chance to add more grand prizes dependent on ticket sales.
 
LA Auto Show Porsche Club Preview registration opens October 25
PCA—PCA members: If you want to attend the Los Angeles Auto Show Porsche Club Preview event on December 1, be ready to register on October 25 at 12 PM Pacific. With just 300 spots, the event will sell out quickly. Check back to e-Brake News next week for the registration link.
 
PCA—A popular PCA member benefit is The Mart, the club’s classifieds section online and in each issue of Porsche Panorama. Mart Fresh is a bi-weekly column in which PCA media staff pick what they think are the "freshest" Porsches currently available, and then attempt to explain their reasoning. Up this week are a 1983 944, 2008 Cayenne GTS, or ... a 1987 959!
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PCA—​​​​​​​The Executive Council has appointed Ken Hold, Bluegrass Region; Maggie Goodman-Garnett, Kansas City Region; and Ron Gordon, Chesapeake Region as members of the 2017-2019 Nominating Committee. The committee is carrying out its responsibilities in accordance with the Manual of National Policy and Procedures (MNPP) and PCA National Bylaws. Its goal is to consider, identify, and select the best possible slate of candidates to fill the Executive Council officer roles for the 2019-2020 term. As part of this process, the committee actively seeks feedback from PCA’s Regions on those talented individuals who have the enthusiasm, dedication, and leadership to serve on the Executive Council. The timing to get suggestions to any member of the committee is no later than December 15, 2017.

Members of the committee are listed here on the National website. For further information contact Ken Hold, 2017-2019 Nominating Committee Chairman, at 859-396-3502 or kendellhold@twc.com (link sends e-mail).
 
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PCA—Save the date! Porsche Parade 2018: Lake of the Ozarks, will take place July 8-14, 2018, at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri.

Porsche Parade, PCA's annual weeklong event, takes place in a new place each year. For 2018, we're heading to the midwest — the summer resort town of Osage Beach
 
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The Hoonigans via YouTube—On today's episode of Daily Transmission, Climbkhana Co-Director and Pike's Peak Legend Jeff Zwart stops by with his Porsche 914-6. He has some amazing stories after 45 years of ownership and we're happy he shared a few with us.
 
Porsche via YouTube—Episode 4 of 9:11 Magazine is all about “Two Worlds”: the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo glides in hybrid calm through the rough landscape of Iceland, technology enriches human existence, and hybrid technology enhances automotive engineering. Two additional highlights: a Porsche made of Lego bricks, and fascinating footage that blends illusion and reality.
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Jalopnik—Last month, Porsche flew me to Düsseldorf for the Porsche Cayenne Technology Workshop, where engineers in classrooms taught me detailed technical minutiae about what’s good on the new 2019 Porsche Cayenne. The whole thing was extremely German, and that’s a very good thing. Here’s what I learned.
 
Road & Track—Porsche's been in the endurance racing game long enough to know that reliability is essential to success. To get ready for the 2017 season, Porsche took its new, mid-engine 911 RSR race car to Sebring for an endurance test. A 50-hour endurance test, to be specific.
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Road & Track—The mid-engine Corvette is real. Yes, it's been rumored for literally decades and nothing has come of it, but this time, it's happening. We've seen a ute-based powertrain mule, we've seen them cold weather testing, and we've heard all sorts of info and rumors on what will be powering it.
 
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The Smoking Tire via YouTube—The Mercedes 500E is the quintessential 90's Mercedes. It's Mercedes before AMG. In order to build the world's sleepiest production sport sedan, Mercedes, with the help of Porsche, installed a DOHC, 32-Valve 5.0L V8 Engine from the 500SL into their E-Class midsize sedan.
 
MultiBriefs—My 1976 911S is not a concours car. Nothing makes that more evident than when I wash it. Every scratch, dent and imperfection is like a beacon, especially when I spot one I haven't seen before. And there's a twinge of guilt that accompanies it. What could I or should I have done to prevent it?
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Autoblog—At the Frankfurt Motor Show, I had the opportunity to sit down to talk with Porsche Cars North America President and CEO Klaus Zellmer. The charismatic German took the helm of the company two years ago, and he was eager to talk about his mission to perfect the Porsche customer experience, and especially about the upcoming Mission E electric vehicle. This isn't about that, though.
 
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The Drive—Let's go back to World War 2. Do you know how the British finally sunk the Bismarck? It didn't take much. Just a few obsolete Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers whose wings weren't even metal. Yup, the Brits used fabric. That's the thing. No matter how much engineering you put into something, you can't beat simplicity. Grit. Wood.
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Porsche Newsroom—The six-hour race on the Fuji International Speedway was hampered by persistent rain plus fog and staged in only 14 degree Celsius ambient temperature and 16 degree track temperature. Interruptions and neutralisations influenced the track action. Neel Jani (CH), André Lotterer (DE) and Nick Tandy (GB) finished in third place.
 
The Chronicle Herald—They were a diverse group, young and not-so-young, married, single and widowed from Australia, China, Germany, Finland and Canada.
There were medical specialists, entrepreneurs, executives and business owners.
As different as their lives and homes were, they shared two loves — travel and Porsches.
 
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Porsche Panorama wants to hear from you!
PCA—The editors of Panorama are working on some stories and they need your help: We’d love to tell the story of the long-time connection between pilots and Porsches. From the service men and women who discovered Porsches while based in West Germany in the 1950s to the present. If you’re an Air Force pilot or a Naval Aviator, or if there’s one in your family, we’d love to make it part of this story. Photos are key, we’d love some shots of the Porsche and its pilot owner taken with the planes that he or she flew (or flies).

We’re also looking for a really special Cayenne. One that’s been a family member for a long time, a Cayenne that’s been everywhere and done everything. Preferably one with crazy high miles. If you think you might be the owner of that Cayenne and have some great stories to tell, let us know! If so, please contact us below.
panorama@pca.org
 
PCA—Want to get published in PCA.org and e-Brake News and be part of the new, volunteer-fueled PCA Media Gruppe? Send us your original PCA or Porsche-related content and we'll consider it for publication. Contact Editor Damon Lowney at damonl@pca.org with submissions and story ideas, and he will help with writing and editing as needed.
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Porsche of the Week
Photo by John Kwan. Diablo Region. “My 997.2 911 Carrera GTS in Carmel, CA (the racks are for pole vault poles).”

Got a stunning shot you want to share? Submit your pictures to potw@pca.org. Be sure to include your contact information, your region name, and a few sentences about your picture.
 
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