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Old 03-05-2013, 02:01 PM
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Default Where have all the speed yellow 968 cabs gone?

Well, most of them are known but some are still missing.

#1 94 - Location Unknown, Carfax says it is in Colorado and still around
#2 94 - In New Hampshere - Hopefully it will be at the Zone1 concours
#3 94 - In Vermont - coming to Zone 1 concours
#4 94 - Mel's in Florida
#5 94 - Location unknown, Carfax says it is in California and still around
#6 95 - In PA, Strosek car
#7 95 - In CA, owner is a 968 register member
#8 95 - Damian's in NJ
#9 95 - Get this, it was shipped BACK to Germany from the US a few years ago
#10 95 - Steve's in NJ

So, keep an eye out for #1 and #5, maybe they'll surface this year.

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I did try to track down the one that was for sale on .net a gazllion years ago (found the owner on Linkedin) but never heard back. I'm unclear if it was one of the 'known' cars.
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The Strosek car was sold from PA to NJ??
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Originally Posted by Damian in NJ
The Strosek car was sold from PA to NJ??
I thought Rich was in NJ, my mistake.
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Originally Posted by Damian in NJ
I did try to track down the one that was for sale on .net a gazllion years ago (found the owner on Linkedin) but never heard back. I'm unclear if it was one of the 'known' cars.
Where was it located?
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Originally Posted by jeff968
Where was it located?
New York, I think LI.
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Originally Posted by Damian in NJ
New York, I think LI.
Hmm, no idea then. #1 and #5 never spent any time in NY.
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Can someone post pics of the Strosek car?
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Originally Posted by 968Geb
Can someone post pics of the Strosek car?
The one with the yellow wheels is the one we're familiar with from the 968 Celebrations back in the day.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=606&q=strosek+porsche+968&oq=strosek+porsche+968&gs_l=img.12...1742.8030.0.10388.19.9.0.10.10.0.179.952.4j5.9.0...0.0...1ac.1.5.img.33ZRudIiEQQ
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NA SY cab #6

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Interesting "flat dials", never seen those wheels before.
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In a totally random coincidence, I had the wife of the US Strosek distributor, Fred Opert, as a summer school Biology extra credit course teacher. Fred Opert was a mid level driver, perhaps best known as running a race team that had Keke Rosberg and Bobby Rahal in Formula Atlantic.
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i could swear from looking at that photo that somebody did something to fix the putrid stock rocker panel scheme.
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I thought when I bought mine last year someone posted that they were aware that the one remaining in Calif was about to be for sale?
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Hello friends.

I am hoping one of you are the owner of the Speed Yellow Cab with the VIN ending in 840323, or perhaps you could point me in the right direction.

I was the second owner of the car, and can offer lots of insight into its original owner as well as the years I was lucky enough to own it. Including the accident it was in. (That was a rough day!)

I do miss the ol' girl...

-V

PS: I don't think I can respond to PMs yet. So here or email would be the sure bet.


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