928 Nerds unite! Odd hobbies?
05-15-2008, 11:31 AM
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928 Nerds unite! Odd hobbies?
Besides owning a 928.....who else has an "odd" hobby?
I started collecting flight gear years ago. I donated most of it to a air museum locally last year....but kept some. Here is whats left.
Replica USAF Thunderbirds helmets from present to the 1950's.
Vf154 Black Knights helmet worn by a F4 pilot in Vietnam while flying off the USS Ranger.
Replica NACA helmet. Predecessor to NASA in the early 1950's.
Vf111 Sundowners ( F14 pilot )
VF84 Jolly Roger (F14 pilot)
Early USAF Bomber helmet
F86 pilot helmet worn in Korea
Helmet worn at the William Tell 1961 competition ( kind of a top gun for the USAF)
I know this is a little OT but I thought it would be interesting to see what else 928 owners may collect. May stir common interests besides our taste in cars.
I started collecting flight gear years ago. I donated most of it to a air museum locally last year....but kept some. Here is whats left.
Replica USAF Thunderbirds helmets from present to the 1950's.
Vf154 Black Knights helmet worn by a F4 pilot in Vietnam while flying off the USS Ranger.
Replica NACA helmet. Predecessor to NASA in the early 1950's.
Vf111 Sundowners ( F14 pilot )
VF84 Jolly Roger (F14 pilot)
Early USAF Bomber helmet
F86 pilot helmet worn in Korea
Helmet worn at the William Tell 1961 competition ( kind of a top gun for the USAF)
I know this is a little OT but I thought it would be interesting to see what else 928 owners may collect. May stir common interests besides our taste in cars.
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05-15-2008, 11:41 AM
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It's not that far from OT - Most of the people I know think that collecting dying 928's is a odd hobbie
05-15-2008, 11:45 AM
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I am into astronomy, and the odd part is that I have spent way too much money on it.
The mount and telescope pictured represent about $17k, and that is just part of the equipment I have amassed.
I am sick in the head.
The mount and telescope pictured represent about $17k, and that is just part of the equipment I have amassed.
I am sick in the head.
05-15-2008, 11:48 AM
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I collect cigarette cards from the late 1800's through to mid 1900's and specialize in birds.
Also Dallas tapes - VHS variety.
Coins and stamps.
Wives!
Roberts Radios
Porsche literature.
928's
Also Dallas tapes - VHS variety.
Coins and stamps.
Wives!
Roberts Radios
Porsche literature.
928's
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
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928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
George Layton March 2014928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
no cash left to collect anything
05-15-2008, 12:02 PM
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05-15-2008, 12:13 PM
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I am into astronomy, and the odd part is that I have spent way too much money on it.
The mount and telescope pictured represent about $17k, and that is just part of the equipment I have amassed.
I am sick in the head.
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The mount and telescope pictured represent about $17k, and that is just part of the equipment I have amassed.
I am sick in the head.
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05-15-2008, 02:42 PM
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I play the role of a Civil War infantry soldier (6th Wisconsin, company B) in various living history and mock battle events...
Nothing quite like firing a very generously measured 71 grains of black powder at your enemy for stress relief.
Nothing quite like firing a very generously measured 71 grains of black powder at your enemy for stress relief.
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Wow Martin, horses & sailboats are almost as high maintenance and expensive as your 928!
Is that how you spent your Bush "economic stimulus" cheque?
ON TOPIC: used to race in circles, but now I have no time/$ as we are prepping house for sale....finally finishing the house the way we always wanted it, just to sell......
Regards
Ken
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PS, speaking of racing in circles, last Sunday my old 928 set the fastest lap of ALL the cars, including dedicated, fully caged, totally stripped, left-turning-only suspensioned race cars....
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Is that how you spent your Bush "economic stimulus" cheque?
ON TOPIC: used to race in circles, but now I have no time/$ as we are prepping house for sale....finally finishing the house the way we always wanted it, just to sell......
Regards
Ken
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PS, speaking of racing in circles, last Sunday my old 928 set the fastest lap of ALL the cars, including dedicated, fully caged, totally stripped, left-turning-only suspensioned race cars....
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