PCA Santa Barbara Concours: 10/10/10

[bob tilton]

Congrats Marco. Really diggin' the present iteration!

[Flieger]

I think the owner made the right choice as to color scheme. The car would have my 'Peoples Choice' vote.

[Homemade 911]

Congratulations, Marco!
Job Well Done!

(I agree with the above comments on color choice...car looks great in monochromatic trim - especially in that orange )

See you trackside!

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[RS SIEG]

Thanks, Chuck.

The car won 1st place in it's class.

We went into a judge-off with a 2006 996 C4S for Best of Show for the Street division, but we lost that one by half a point.

However, the car did take home the People's Choice Award against some very stiff competition (Tony's 914-6 #0011, a 959, lots of nice 356 hardware including Larry Markham's Greystone Concours-winning '59 A Coupe and a gorgeous '59 Convertible D).

I'm very happy with the results.

My opinion: A 2006 996 C4S doesn't come close to this car. Did you have a blade of grass on a tire? ) Nice car Marco and TLG !

[Mr9146]

Did you have a blade of grass on a tire?

As a matter of fact, I didn't.

Valve stems were at 4 o'clock, screws were all indexed, interior was perfectly symmetrical ... but I greased the front and rear hood latches and didn't get enough of the grease cleaned off before judging.

The C4S - even though it was a "new" car - was presented VERY well. The owner did his homework and it showed; the wheel caps were indexed, tool kit and paperwork were impeccable, etc.

Losing to that car bugs me a bit - because they're decades apart and probably shouldn't be up against one another - but his presentation of the car was so good that I'm not too bent about the results.

[RS SIEG]

As a matter of fact, I didn't.

Valve stems were at 4 o'clock, screws were all indexed, interior was perfectly symmetrical ... but I greased the front and rear hood latches and didn't get enough of the grease cleaned off before judging.

The C4S - even though it was a "new" car - was presented VERY well. The owner did his homework and it showed; the wheel caps were indexed, tool kit and paperwork were impeccable, etc.

Losing to that car bugs me a bit - because they're decades apart and probably shouldn't be up against one another - but his presentation of the car was so good that I'm not too bent about the results.

Yep. For sure, I am never quite able to understand the Concours classifications. Just doesnt make sense to me that what are essentially "new" cars should even be in a Concours.

Well done Marco !

[Chuck Miller]

Congrats Marco,TLG, and John E. ........ Well deserved

[LongRanger]

. . .

Never been to this event before and I wasn't sure about what to expect, but . . . a nice little show! Beautiful day --- sunny, some ocean breeze, a big lawn to park on, and lots of shade, too. Even the food was good.

I came up The One from Santa Monica, so I enjoyed the drive -- both ways. Got a little busy going home, but it's still the coast. Here's some pics:

Big Stick. Ex-Matsuda collection, 2800 miles. Fully federalized. Owner said it was $250k to convert . . . but power was up 125HP to 575.

(Almost took out Marco coming in.)

Oh yeah . . . car's twenty-three-years-old.

[LongRanger]

. . . roller crank.

Often described, seldom seen --- never by me, even in photographs. This is the infamous Hirth roller-crank assembly initially fitted to the 1500 Super motor, back in the middle of the last century. Back before warranties, Customer Satisfaction Indexes, running water, in-door plumbing . . .

Guy said he'd been collecting these bits, like, forever. Says he's gonna put it/them back in that car.

Wow.

Personally? I'd put an octopus in my pants before I'd put a roller-crank in a Porsche, but . . . that's just me.

[LongRanger]

Some side-by-sides . . .