Going back to Cali - Carmel that is! Aug 16th Concours
08-17-2016, 03:01 AM
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Great pics Mark, thanks for posting!
Here's one more flyaround video from early in staging while we were still thrashing on stuff.
Here's one more flyaround video from early in staging while we were still thrashing on stuff.
08-17-2016, 04:59 AM
#97
Congratulations, on a fine showing. All of the 928's involved look outstanding and represented the model well.
Thank you, for all of the great pictures and video, too.
Brian.
Thank you, for all of the great pictures and video, too.
Brian.
08-17-2016, 08:48 AM
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Congrats to all the 928 owners, great showing!
Special congrats to William and Rob on their second place, that car is beautiful! (And should have placed 1st!)
Special congrats to William and Rob on their second place, that car is beautiful! (And should have placed 1st!)
08-17-2016, 12:09 PM
#99
Thanks to all! 
Compliments to Doug Freeman on a fabulous event!
Though it may have been an abortive start for 928s initially, the addition of our cars in the end was justified by the attention they received in a very desirable location.
If you conclude like I did that the ends of the blocked main display area of Ocean Ave are premium locations, the better one of the 2 is the entrance into town and the event where they were greeted with Sue and Jim Corenman's stunning GTS 5sp with sport seats. The Corenman's are the most gracious and enthusiastic couple, I always look forward to seeing them in addition to the formidable hardware they displayed!
The few times we made time to sit down, we marveled at the interest from throngs of patrons throughout the day. What we observed were healthy crowds lingering over the 928s, pointing, debating, reminiscing, and, most importantly, genuinely appreciating 928s.
Most of the day was a non stop carousel of conversations that usually started with questions and ended with thanks and appreciation.
Rob and I marveled over some of the people with whom we spoke. A prime example was the conversation we had with Roy Lonberger and his lovely wife who had stories of visiting Tony Lapine in Stuttgart in the early '70s. Roy worked with Lapine in design at GM, shared that Tony took them "behind the curtain" to see the clays of the 928 in the secret design studio, that the 928 was the ultimate vision he had for the Camaro (not the Corvette) to elevate the front engine V8 to world class status, that he could only see to fruition with a move to Porsche, the story of the painting of the iconic "Mako Shark" Corvette where Bill Mitchell brought a shark mounted on his wall that he landed off the coast of Florida into the design studio and insisted the design team to exactly duplicate the coloring on a Corvette (after countless rejections from Mitchell, only approved the paint after the design team stole the shark and repainted it to match the car without Mitchell knowing!), not to mention sharing schnapps with Lapine right from the bottle because they couldn't find glasses!
Priceless stories like these and others from Porsche collectors like Jack Brown and his wife that have a wonderful collection of air cooled early cars, but thanked us profusely for bringing Minerva as well as accolades for the 928.
Great to see Mark Woudsma, who got there early and pitched in with valuable tips and just got busy with a detail towel where he spotted things we missed with his excellent eye. Finally got to meet Richard and Van, we laughed and had a great time together. I am proud to be a member of the 928 community!
Ultimately, it was rewarding to see Rob's first Pebble Beach week experience just blew his mind. He was holding court over Minerva (and all things 928), from patiently informing the uninitiated to absorbing the kind of details that many shared with us over the course of a stimulating and rewarding day.
Compliments to Doug Freeman on a fabulous event!
Though it may have been an abortive start for 928s initially, the addition of our cars in the end was justified by the attention they received in a very desirable location.
If you conclude like I did that the ends of the blocked main display area of Ocean Ave are premium locations, the better one of the 2 is the entrance into town and the event where they were greeted with Sue and Jim Corenman's stunning GTS 5sp with sport seats. The Corenman's are the most gracious and enthusiastic couple, I always look forward to seeing them in addition to the formidable hardware they displayed!
The few times we made time to sit down, we marveled at the interest from throngs of patrons throughout the day. What we observed were healthy crowds lingering over the 928s, pointing, debating, reminiscing, and, most importantly, genuinely appreciating 928s.
Most of the day was a non stop carousel of conversations that usually started with questions and ended with thanks and appreciation.
Rob and I marveled over some of the people with whom we spoke. A prime example was the conversation we had with Roy Lonberger and his lovely wife who had stories of visiting Tony Lapine in Stuttgart in the early '70s. Roy worked with Lapine in design at GM, shared that Tony took them "behind the curtain" to see the clays of the 928 in the secret design studio, that the 928 was the ultimate vision he had for the Camaro (not the Corvette) to elevate the front engine V8 to world class status, that he could only see to fruition with a move to Porsche, the story of the painting of the iconic "Mako Shark" Corvette where Bill Mitchell brought a shark mounted on his wall that he landed off the coast of Florida into the design studio and insisted the design team to exactly duplicate the coloring on a Corvette (after countless rejections from Mitchell, only approved the paint after the design team stole the shark and repainted it to match the car without Mitchell knowing!), not to mention sharing schnapps with Lapine right from the bottle because they couldn't find glasses!
Priceless stories like these and others from Porsche collectors like Jack Brown and his wife that have a wonderful collection of air cooled early cars, but thanked us profusely for bringing Minerva as well as accolades for the 928.
Great to see Mark Woudsma, who got there early and pitched in with valuable tips and just got busy with a detail towel where he spotted things we missed with his excellent eye. Finally got to meet Richard and Van, we laughed and had a great time together. I am proud to be a member of the 928 community!
Ultimately, it was rewarding to see Rob's first Pebble Beach week experience just blew his mind. He was holding court over Minerva (and all things 928), from patiently informing the uninitiated to absorbing the kind of details that many shared with us over the course of a stimulating and rewarding day.
08-17-2016, 02:53 PM
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Wow William and Rob - great result - 2d in that class and at that location is tantamount to first in any other concours venue worldwide. To place right behind the iconic 356 (and an exceptionally rare one at that) is a no excuse "win" in my book, and most deservedly so. Outstanding job guys
Edit - not a 356, but something far more rare than that. Double wow!
Edit - not a 356, but something far more rare than that. Double wow!
08-18-2016, 02:19 AM
#103
Wow William and Rob - great result - 2d in that class and at that location is tantamount to first in any other concours venue worldwide. To place right behind the iconic 356 (and an exceptionally rare one at that) is a no excuse "win" in my book, and most deservedly so. Outstanding job guys
Edit - not a 356, but something far more rare than that. Double wow!
Edit - not a 356, but something far more rare than that. Double wow!
Ed, you are so right. 2nd was truly a thrilling result, considering the winner was an amazing vehicle. As Jim mentioned, it was a very tough class with formidable competition. We also don't have any details on the judges scoring. It will be interesting to compare how the car does at Werks Reunion with all Porsche classes.
In the end, awards are nice but not what drove this extensive recondition project. I do consider it a community accomplishment that brought deserved attention to a historically significant car. We are excited for Friday to show the car again.
08-18-2016, 07:56 AM
#105
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Cannot wait to see the pictures from that event too.