Z356

My wife & I arrived yesterday at the PCA Parade event hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a 7 hour drive from our mountain home in Vail Valley, Colorado. Spent all day today prepping car for Monday's Concours in a pretty hot underground garage where all concours entrants are parked together. Still have all day tomorrow to work on the car. It's being entered in the 'Preservation' Group, so originality is the primary focus of this particular judging exercise.

The car's color is 'Crystal Blue', a very rare factory hue. It has 55K original miles, original paint, interior, etc. This car was on the cover of the 4th issue of 'Gmund Magazine' back in 1980 and it has been kept in a remarkable prestine condition by each of its three custodians. I first saw this car in 1980 when I lived in NYC. 28 years later I finally convinced its second owner to sell it to me! It was worth the long wait!

Will keep you all informed on this Parade Concours experience via posts on this thread!

Saludos,
Eduardo
Salt Lake City

2012 Spyder - 'Aqua Blue'/Red
1970 911E Targa - 'Crystal Blue'/Black

Past:
1968 912 Targa 'Polo Red'
1970 911 T Coupe
1983 944
1972 914 2.0
1984 911 SC Coupe
1986 944 Turbo
1960 356 B Cab
1954 356 Pre-A Cab 'Azure Blue'
1960 356 B Roadster
1964 356 C Cab
1959 356 Convertible D
1964 356 Carrera 2 Coupe 'Königsblau'
1965 356 C Cab 'Signal Red'
1990 Carrera 4 Coupe
1997 Boxster
1997 Boxster #2
1973 911T Sunroof 'Signal Yellow'
2007 997 Carrera S 'Signal Green'

theporscheguy

Good luck and enjoy!

Caferacer

Wow. Just wow.

Amber Gramps

Want

Reiver

That is excellent, what a find.
Word of caution.....don't park them side by side (your avatar).....

Z356

Some more photos of early cars prepping for the Concours tomorrow!

I am off to bed early since we start moving cars to the State of Utah Capital's ground at 5:30 AM tomorrow! Should have plenty of photos tomorrow of all the early 911's at this year's Parade!

Saludos,
Eduardo

RollingArt

Hi Eduardo!,

Love your crystal blue Targa. Didn't you show that one at the CO parade and win an award with it? I almost came to this years Parade with one of my cars. I wanted to enter the concours and be a part of the action. Oh well, I'll have to live vicariously through your posts. Please keep them coming!

Is that a real Glocker?

What's with the rat rod 911? Looks like it is going to be shown @ concours? I see a Parade placard on the front floor.

Good luck @ the big show this year Eduardo. Have fun and take lots of pics for those of us not lucky enough to be there ourselves.

theiceman

hey wasnt that white rusted 911 in excellence ?

Z356

Yes, the 'barn find' 911 was indeed in 'Excellence Magazine' and was shown at a prominent spot at the Concours field! It belongs to John Straub from San Diego. See enclosed photos. The Glocker is the real deal. It's a 1952 build race car with Porsche components of the period!

The winning car in our class was the Black 1973 911T Targa which appears on a previous post!

Saludos,
Eduardo
Salt Lake City

Reiver

Great pics and venue for a show.
That Glocker is amazing, what else do you know about the cars history/build?

Z356

Hope you can make out some of the writing on the story card that the Glocker owner had near his car!

If you look at the dash, you will see an aluminum round badge with the name Glocker & Porsche. I happen to own one of these rare badges. It was actually attached to the side (opposite of the Reutter badge) of every Porsche the dealership of Glocker sold as a means of promotion. It has their telephone number which is so early in the 1950's that it only has 5 digits!

Saludos,
Eduardo
Salt Lake City

Reiver

Thanks, that is an great read.
This #3 GP is really a beautifully proportioned purpose built car...the lines look both classic and modern at the same time and I guess that is a good definition of 'timeless'.
Great badge! I'll give Otto a phone call and see if he can whip up another #3.......

GothingNC

Thanks for posting the photos !

Do you know where the 2013 Porsche Parade will be held?

Z356

Traverse City, Michigan. I attended a Parade there in 1989 so it will be the second time it's being held at that location!

Saludos,
Eduardo

GothingNC

Thanks !

At least it weill only be a 15 hour drive if I can make it.