Wanted: Stoddards License plate frame
03-31-2006, 12:11 AM
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The Hoffinator
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Wanted: Stoddards License plate frame
Hey guys im looking for an old Stoddards License plate frame. Anyone have one they are willing to sell or know of any leads? I have been looking for one of these for a while now, and will pay good money for one.
please contact me at hoffman912@gmail.com
for those who dont know, this is what they look like
please contact me at hoffman912@gmail.com
for those who dont know, this is what they look like
03-31-2006, 01:29 AM
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Harry,
If you haven't already, check eBay periodically. I recently won a NOS pair of old Brumos frames on the 'Bay. There were some Vasek Polak frames on there at the time as well, so I would imagine that there are some nice Stoddard frames out there.
By the way, long live the 912...my first Porsche was #453551, an Anthracite/Red 1966 model. Wish I still had it!!
If you haven't already, check eBay periodically. I recently won a NOS pair of old Brumos frames on the 'Bay. There were some Vasek Polak frames on there at the time as well, so I would imagine that there are some nice Stoddard frames out there.
By the way, long live the 912...my first Porsche was #453551, an Anthracite/Red 1966 model. Wish I still had it!!
03-31-2006, 03:35 AM
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Hi jack,
i try to look on ebay when i can, but they never have stoddards ones
fwiw, at least from what i understand the brumos arent NOS.. brumos still puts those on their cars, from what i have been told. Also alot of the Vasek Polak ones are reporductions (yup, someones reproduced them, and selling them as NOS). i forget how to spot the fakes. i think its either the city listed on the plate, or the way its layed out or somthing along those lines.
i have a friend who has a friend who is a sales manager at brumos.. he is going to try to get me one from him if i cant find a stoddards. (being from ohio though, im really determined to get the stoddards though).
wow, thats a great year for a 912! i love the early ones. Did it have a 3 guage dash? if so was it a painted one or black? those are my favorites
you know, it is never too late to get another one
and we have a great 912 following in GA, FL and the Carolinas.
i try to look on ebay when i can, but they never have stoddards ones
fwiw, at least from what i understand the brumos arent NOS.. brumos still puts those on their cars, from what i have been told. Also alot of the Vasek Polak ones are reporductions (yup, someones reproduced them, and selling them as NOS). i forget how to spot the fakes. i think its either the city listed on the plate, or the way its layed out or somthing along those lines.
i have a friend who has a friend who is a sales manager at brumos.. he is going to try to get me one from him if i cant find a stoddards. (being from ohio though, im really determined to get the stoddards though).
wow, thats a great year for a 912! i love the early ones. Did it have a 3 guage dash? if so was it a painted one or black? those are my favorites
you know, it is never too late to get another one
and we have a great 912 following in GA, FL and the Carolinas.
03-31-2006, 08:37 AM
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He is my brother....he knows the difference between the old and the new ones...He has one from way back in the day also....I remember that 912 from the photos (polaroids) he used to send when I was a kid....used to love getting snail mail from him....they always had some great pics....I remember one of this car on Jacksonville Beach...He is an enthusiest from way back....He has had at least one of just about every street car ever produced by Porsche...he is Driving #20 now...356/912/911/924/914/928/964/997/993...some guys just cant make up their minds....
03-31-2006, 09:54 AM
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Hi, Harry,
Yep, it was a 3 gauge 912. The dash was painted flat/semigloss black, not body color like the really early cars. It had a gorgeous red interior (seats and side panels) with charcoal square weave carpeting. I bought it from Brumos on 2/28/72 for the princely sum of $2500!
On the repo Vasek Polak tag frames, there is a casting symbol missing on the back side of the frame. The Brumos frames I got appear to be the real deal. They are a tad shelfworn and don't appear to have been made recently. In any event, they look just like the ones I had in the 70's. I still have a "Peter Gregg Porsche+Audi" frame that I got from his short-lived delership in Atlanta in the late 70's when I relocated to the peach state.
Good luck on your search. That is half the fun, you know!
Yep, it was a 3 gauge 912. The dash was painted flat/semigloss black, not body color like the really early cars. It had a gorgeous red interior (seats and side panels) with charcoal square weave carpeting. I bought it from Brumos on 2/28/72 for the princely sum of $2500!
On the repo Vasek Polak tag frames, there is a casting symbol missing on the back side of the frame. The Brumos frames I got appear to be the real deal. They are a tad shelfworn and don't appear to have been made recently. In any event, they look just like the ones I had in the 70's. I still have a "Peter Gregg Porsche+Audi" frame that I got from his short-lived delership in Atlanta in the late 70's when I relocated to the peach state.
Good luck on your search. That is half the fun, you know!
