PORSCHERAMA december ~ 1973
DIRECTORS BOARD C ~LA I RMAN Duane Alan PRESIDENT John Kepler 12425 Texas Ave. Los Angeles, Ca. 90025 VICE-PRESIDENT Ron Ramage SECRETARY Edith Savage TREASURER corky Kirk ACTIVITIES Del Jackson PUBLICITY Paul Edwards TECHNICAL John Larson MEMBERSHIP Tore J~hnson 4225 Virginia Vista Long Beach, Ca. 90807
283-7~ $20-2097
374-6888 454-4041 447-5109 928-1909 378-4790 821-3591 426-8063
PCA-LA is 350 diverse Porsche owners. We are young and old, novice and expert, slow and fast. PCA-LA is also a "r@gi@n" ~f Porsch~ Club o£ America, the largest one marque non-£ac~ory club in the world. On a national level, PCA publishes an exc~llent monthly magazine ("Porsch~ panorama") and generally provides a forum for learning. But the club part is local. And what PCA-LA offers is an opportunity to share the exhilirating (and sometimes frustrating) exp~rienc~ of understanding, maintaining and driving one of the most unique automobiles of ali time. Enjoy:
PORSCHERAMA OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF LOS ANGELES REGION
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PAUL EDWARDS 4451 Pacific Coast Highway #303 Torrance, California 90505 372-1171 (day) 378-4790 (night)
The Presidential Rhetoric column for December is the place where the outgoing president usually gives his last blast before leaving office - so here ~oes.
STAFF Tore Johnson Carol Scoville
POLICY
Porscherama is the official publication of the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region. Porscherama is owned by the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region (a California Corporation) and is published monthly in accordance with the club by-laws and conditions of the charter granted by the Porsche Club of America. Dated material must be received by Porscherama no later than the 20th of each monthto insure publication. Other contributions will be published on a space available basis. Statements appearing in Porscherama are those of the author and do not constitute an opinion of the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region, its Board of Directors, the Porscherama editor or its staff. All contributions become the property of Porscherama unless accompanied by a sel~ addressed stamped envelope. The editorial staff of Porscherama reserves the right to edit, as necessary, all material submitted for publication,
They say that the line between love and hate is sometimes thin. I fell in love with Porsche automobiles in the late 1950’s. Although I coveted one for some time, I had to wait until 1962 before I could swing the money for my first one, a secondhand 1960 Normal. Since then, I have read everything I could get my hands on about the car. I have probably been as thoroughly steeped in the Porsche mystique as anyone. I must say that it saddens me a great deal to see the way the "Porsche Thing" is going. I think that it’s past time someone spoke up on the subject. Until fairly recently, I have always felt that the factory had a "personal" thing going for the cars. Sure, they were a profit-making concern, but there was also a feeling, an "involvement with the cars other than that found in a normal vendor-customer relationship. Those of us who knew ab6ut the cars in the late 50’s and 60’s felt that we shared a secret about them. (Continued on Page 2) COVER
This month’s photo comes to you via the Boothes and Duane Alan, and shows some o£ the LA Region members with Dr. Porsche at the Porsche Parade in Monterey.
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we thought %ha% we had found something ~h~ price was a little high, Sue tho ear was unique, and the qumlity mnd w~mkmsnship were there. After all, £t was built by people who also love~ the car and had worked their way up through the factory apprentice program. In 1964-5 they m~de about 43 cars per day and each one was elmost a work of art. Somehow, somewhere, something changed, Part of what changed was the price. In 1964, the lowest priced car manufactured in the Porsche factory sold for about $4200. In 1974, the lowest priced car manufactured in the Porsche factory sells for $10,300. The difference in the top of the line cars is ’64 SC about $5100 and Carrera Coupe $14,000. Is it a better car? Yes, in some ways, it is. Is it two and a half to three times better (as reflected in the price)? I think not. In fact, my 1971 car is lower in quality than any of the three previous Porsches that I have owned. I have squeaks and rattles that were unknown years ago. How many of you 911 owners have had to replace synchros - along with a variety of other problems that shouldn’t have happened? And yet, each year the price goes up. The excuse usually given for the rapid price increase is that o£ currency revaluation, Let’s examine that. In 1964 one could buy four D. marks with a dollar~ today one can buy about 2.3 marks per dollar. If we factar that into our figures we have the following: Approx. Price 1964 Approx. Price 1964 Assuming 4M/$ Assuming 2.3M/$ $7300 (Compared to 1964 C Coupe - $4200 $10,300 for the 911) $8870 (Compared to 1964 SC Coupe - $5100 $14,000 for the Carrare) (Note: These calculations are done before considering accessories, which as you know get marked up in a truly unbelievable fashion. I believe Ran was quoting $I100 for an air-conditioner.) So, as you can see, there is still a healthy price increase after figuring for revaluetions, Let’s look at it another way. Figuring on the basis of cost of living increase, the Consumer Price Index has risen approximately 40~ since 1964. Taking our $4200 car and addin~ 4~A gives about $6000, not
$10,300. So again, there is a healthy price increase. (The qu~on raised as to who%her ure. I think not, ly interrelated and %he £mu~ ~h~% ~urman revaluation occurred was, in part, due to a difference in the rates of inflation.) Again on the subject of revaluation, since Porsche sells approximately 50~ of its production in the U.S., it could have approached the revaluation question differently. It could have considered it a problem for the whole market structure and not just a U.S. problem, expecting the U.S. to bear the whole brunt of the revaluation. (In retrospect, as a business man, one could take the position that Porsche’s Factory position was correct since they still sell all the cars they send over.) The pricing decisions, though, have other implications. One result is that the car is attracting a different type of person. Instead of the afficionado who appreciates the under the skin engineering excellence and durability, some new buyers are in the game just for the prestige and the ability to blast down the Sunset Strip and turn a few heads on Saturday night. Another result is the fact that those of us whose incomes have not risen at the same astronomical rates as the new car sticker, are now priced out of the market. Essentially, we can no longer play the Porsche game with the cars made in Stuttgart. That is probably the nub of the problem. Some of us who felt like early bellwethers of the Porsche tradition are now out of the game. Another saddening factor exists that is larger than the problems of price. I sense a change in attitude on the part of the factory. I don’t believe they still have the involvement they once had. I beliave that now they are just turning out units. The units might just as well be toasters or refrigerators as cars. The personal touch is gone. They still talk of German craftmanship, and yet when I visited the factory I saw a great many imported laborers who didn’t fit into this category. I also observe that they are making a lot more cars per day than before and it’s showing up in reduced quality. (Continued on Page 8)
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Johnson (sans moustache, no less), will hold its first meetin~ on Wednesday, January 17 a% %ha home o£ our clu~ scribe, Bob Van Cleave. Bob lives in Northrldge at 10653 Beckford Avenue. His phone is 874-3976, and anyone wishing to join in on the meeting is more than welcome.
£1 DL Friday/7:30 p.m. The Christmas season is upon us, and once again it’s time for PCA-LA’s biggest and fanciest bash of the year. Hope that Santa will find you at the Odyssey Restaurant in Mission Hills on Friday, December 21st. See page 12 for all the enticing details,
January:
Sunday/9~30 a.m. 27th Save a little gas from the Palm Springs Week-end, all you PCA’ers, because Jamsary 27th we’re having a slalom (would you believe "Ring Around the Pylons"?~) ~t TRW. This is our first competition event of the year, so here’s your chance to start racking up points. Tech will begin at 9:30 a.m., and timed runs will probably conclude around 4:30 p.m. TR~ is located in Manhattan Beach (take the Segundo off-ramp from the San Diego Freeway), and the slalom will be held in the parking lot ther~o There will b~ full street and production classes, but all cars must have closed exhaust. Prices are $5.00/PCA member ($I.00 co-driver) and $6.00/non-member ($2.00 co-driver). For info contact John Williamson, chairman, 398-2217 (days), or Don Colwell, Jr., co-chairman, 881-4319 (eves.).
Thursday/8:00 p.m. I0 th MEMBERSHIP MEETING The first General Membership Meeting (not a dinner meeting - so you can rest your credit card) of the year marks the beginning of a new era for the LA Region new board, new meeting place, maybe even some new members. The year-round meetin’ house is now the Blarney Castle, 623 S. Western, Los Angeles. If you look on page 7 you’ll find a map and som~ parking details. Your ready, willing and able(?) board is anxious to get some great events off the ground, so come on out, raise a glass or two (if you’re so inclined), and get in on the action for 1974!
11 -- 13th Friday-Sunday/8:00 p.m. Want to get away from the chill of Janudry weather and the after-Christmas doldrums? Then join your fellow Porsche owners for the first event of 1974 - a fantastic week-end tour to Palm Springs! A special event has been planned for Saturday, but you have to come on the tour to find out what it is. All details regarding departure and accomodations can be found on page 8.
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Th~rofessor John Rodman o~ t~e Claremont Colleges. He expresses very well a position that all members of this club should be presenting to their elected representatives. While the 50 mph speed limit which Prof. Rodman discusses has already been imposed, quite possibly it can be seen as an interim measure that can be repealed if sufficient political pressure rises to oppose it.
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CO[l~" The Hon. John Love Office of Energy Policy Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Love= As someone who has been both personally and professionally involved since 1968 in environmental issues (both pollution control and resource conservation), I find myself sympathetic to many current proposals o£ the Administration designed to conserve fuel (though not to relax pollution control regulations). I can even support a system of gasoline ~ioning and a heavy tax on the sale o£ gasoline. However, I am disturbed by the apparent tendency to rush into legislation a mandatory reduction of maximum speed limits on the nation’s highways to 50 miles per hour. This appears to me to be based on certain questionable assumptions, such as that maximum cruising speed on highways and freeways is the sole or major significant issue. For example, if a 50 mph limlt is imposed, additional gasoline will be used as drivers ~accelerate to generate the p~wer to climb hills that could have been climbed with less acceleration if the hills were approached with the momentum of, say, 65 mph. More important is the issue of justice or equity. Not only Greyhound buses but also some cars are designed to achieve their maximum efficiency at high speeds. Foreseeing the approaching gasoline shortage I traded in my 8-cylinder Oldsmobile for a 4-cylinder Porsche 914 with a 1.7 litre engine. My Porsche is designed to achieve its maximum gasoline efficiency (up to 32 mpg cruising in flat country) at, say, 70 mph in fifth gear. Limiting me to 50 mph is not only unjust, it is disfunctional, since I will use more gasoline per mile at 50 mph (at which speed I cannot use fifth gear). I am sure there are other cars that also fall into this category, though in some cases not as dramatically. The VW beetle, for example, probably gets its best mileage at 55-60 mph, not at 50 mph, and there are a lot of vW’s in this country. It may or may not be the case--this needs to be examined very carefully--that, taking ali vehicles together, a reduction of the maximum speed to 50 mph will save fuel, even if it increases fuel consumption for certain minorities (like Porsche 914 owners). If this is the case, the issue remains one of justice (imposing a uniform rule upon the efficient and the inefficient alike, with differential results). I resent being penalized because of being virtuous--that is, ¯ resent the government’s penalizing me because I have a highly efficient vehicle. Are there minority rights in a situation like this? If such legislation is enacted, can exemption be made for certain types of vehicles? (Highway Patrol officers are perfectly capable of distinguishing at sight a Porsche from a Cadillac, and there already exist differential maximum speeds for certain types of vehicles, e.g., for trucks.) Most important of all, is not the proposal to limit highway speeds approaching the issue from the w~ong end? Should not the object of legislation be to support mass transit systems, to promote the development of alternatives to the internal combustion engine, and to get overpowered, undergeared, gas-guzzling vehicles off the road - either by banning the sale of passenger vehicles having engines over a certain size, or by using tax disincentives to discourage the production and sale of such vehicles? It seems to me that the object of immediate legislation should be to encourage the substitution of fuel-el(Continued on Page 7)
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An earlier race . . . I sat at turn 6 with a few hundred other shirtless souls basking like white turtles out of their shells, watching a Porsche 914 being run off the track by an Opel GT. Remembering the wait for the B and C production cars. Disappointed. Not one 911, not one 914-6. Oh, I remember, Porsches are classed wrong. But there was something else . . . at least when we don’t have the glory of winning we have the experience of losing . . . It doesn’t matter. Just married the wrong girl. A sadness, a loneliness, shrunken futures, a feeling that Porsche doesn’t much give a damn about people that love the idea of Porsche . . . Porsche, P o r s c h e . . . My god that has a nice sound, kinda soft and strong. Not effem-
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~¯ ~¯ --~ We sat in the heat, elbowed with the masses, wove through acres of campers and braless girls to see a meticulously prepared 917 gobble up asphalt and everything without price supports. There are many stories that blue #6 Sonoco, Vasek’s losing but singularly heroic effort, even the Race of Champions where a covey of pastel 911’s swarmed and lifted tires and generally demonstrated something. This story is not one of those stories. That Sunday turned to dusk and as I wiped the sand off the lip of my beer can for the hundredth time, I wasn’t thinking much about the track. I was thinking of the Roman Forum - its charioteers and those poor plebian bastards who sat 2000 years ago just like I sat today - supposedly compensated for everdeclining products and ever-rising prices by an orgasmic display equalled only by the sacking o£ Rome by the Huns or the light show at Disneyland. The climax was over. The turb~ was quiet. We plodded back to our car, spent over the spectacle of men pouring all they had into a singular ephemeral moment. Porsche had demonstrated what we already knew - they can take old race cars, old street cars and add expertise and deutschmarks and bring ’em home again and again ad infinitum ad nauseum (Donohue retired the day after the race). As we passed through the gates, my mind twitched at the thought of the vultures lurking to pounce upon the infected prey now filing out over the dirt roads of Riverside.
Porsche! It’s always been an understateinate like when Ferrari, not metalic like atLotus. ment, you know where it’s and can only smile inside when you meet someone that doesn’t. But Porsche has new worlds to conquer, corporate worlds, adver~izing worlds. Full o£ Sun Porsches and Sur£ Porsches and Snow Porsches. The "word" is the same: "The factory has the quality, all this is just inflation, the workmanship is still there, these prices just separate the men from the boys." Really? From my sheltered perspective, Porsche is changing. Becoming a status crest, a masculinity button, an ego trip for Cadillac owners. The mentality is production not creation. You and I that love the idea of Porsche and are willing to sacrifice dearly are losing. We’ve got Baltic Avenue and Mediterranean with no hotels. We helped make the mystique of Porsche. Today that mystique is making money. Today Porsche is becoming a twisted word for the architect Le Corbusier’s saying "less is more". Maybe we’re just ass men when it comes to cars. Put the engine up front and ask thousands more for a 914 than a Z car, ask twi~e for a 911 than a Co~vette. Have ’em lauqhing in the aisles. The sobering reality is the burst stitching on the inside of my wallet . . . it just won’t hold that many $I000 bills. I’m slowly being wrapped in Japanese celluloid - binoculars, cameras, stereos, TV’s. Pretty soon, map! A big white Porsche with a red zero on the side. I hope not. I’m stubborn, a bit proud of the Germans and this German Potsche, this idea of a car. If the Germans (Continued on Pa~e 7)
(Continued from Page 6) hav~ a £1aw, it’~ their ego~A~m . . . trying to win everything . . . overextend£n~ till their vision e~ceeds their capability and everything goes to hell . . . Racing is no substitute for an excellent street car just like lust is no substitute for love. It’s cool, don’t get me wrong. It’s fantastic, compelling, wild. But it’s not sufficient. People went to Porsche because of a strange love people have for something that other people created with love. A singular expression of defiance against the mediocrity of production. without thatgin to turn elsewhere, love, those people will beIt may not be important. There isn’t an elsewhere to turn to. But Porsche knows that. They’re demonstrating that they know that. Shit! Paul Edwards Porscherama Editor ..... (Continued from Pag~ 5) ficient vehicles for fuel-ineffient vehicles, and that the imposition of a 50 mph speed limit not only is unjust to certain minorities and in certain cases actually disfunctional, but it misses the point. I hope the Administration is not dogmatically wedded to this proposal andwill be willing to reconsider it, both on grounds of equity and on grounds of probable elfectiveness, Sincerely, John R. Rodman Professor of P~litie~l Studies Pitier College and
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Here’s your best christmas present yet! No more drab old schoolhouse - no more jumping from restaurant to restaurant no more missing the meeting because you didn’t get your n~wsletter! PCA-LAhas found a permanent meeting place for 1974! Al__~imeetings for the new year will be held at the Blarney Castle, 623 3. Western ~etween 6th and Wilshire), Los Angeles, on the second Thursday of the month. Dinner meetings will begin at 7:30 p.m., regular meetings at 8:00 p.m. Special bonus - you can ignore the parking lot attendants and go through the Blarney Castle lot, keeping to the left, to a separate lot in the back. The first gettogether there will be on January 10th at 8:00 p.m. Let’s kick off the new year with our largest turn-out ever!
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is also the birthday of the 917 program? But wait, "racing i~proves the breed", right? Perhaps. I certainly can get very excited about the Carrera ES - it is helping to develop a car like you and I drive, I get a lot less excited about monsters like the Can-Am cars that cost a fortune and contribute very little to the improvement of cars that can be driven on the street, One might ask if an? new car is worth $15,000 or $20,000. I think not. To charge suet astronomical amounts for a car would mean that the car would have to be nearly perfect in design and execution, ¯hat seems to be impossible with the rent state of the art, and the desire to turn out relatively large numbers of units. Although I’m no~ given to supporting "causes", I think that sometimes it’s important to take a stand. ~ think that it’s important to say, "Hey, factory, you’ve stopped providing value for the dollars and you’ve started to milk me for money and I don’t like it." I so,times wonder if the factory doesn’t believe that they can ultimately charge any price for the cars and still sell them.
in the sun and swim in one o£ %he Desert Inn’s pools, goun~ invi%in9? this, we’ll have a surprise event on Saturday. That’s right - we’re not going to tell you - you’ll jus~ have 1o wait and £in~ out wha% we’ve cooked up when you get there. And all of you ladies out there, just think of all those neat little shops in Palm Springs to browse or splurge in. Zt’II be a great time for all! As for accomodations, we’ll be staying at the Desert Inn, complete with pools, saunas, game rooms and golf course. I might add that they are very happy to have us and they’re going out of their way to insure a good time for us. **SPECIFICS** Accomodations: Desert Inn, 2601 Golf Club Dr., Palm Springs, (714) 3288823. Make reservations directly with the Inn. There’s a limited number of rooms, so don’t wait| Rates: $20 for a double room (double occupancy) Time of Departure: 8:00 p.m., Friday, January ii, 1974 Place of Departure: Denny’s Restaurant, 9804 Flair Avenue, E1 Monte. Take the Baldwin Avenue off-ramp from the Sa~ Bernardino Freeway. Information: Contact Del Jackson, 928-1909 or Tore Johnson, 426-8063.
In a way, PCA does a disservice if we continue to automatically promote and believe the "mystique" of the Porsche name. I wonder if it’s still there. Fortunately, there are alternatives. While attending the Bondurant school I had occasion to drive some 240 Z’s. They ~re nice ears. Th~ local Datgt~n gale~m&n t~ll~ m~ th~ g~ for about $6000. Im the Porsch~ a b~tt~r car than the Datsun? Of course, it is! Is it $4000 better? I’m really not sure.
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Ve~ go~ reports on the Will~ Event. Corky broke the sad news of c~cellation o£ the Hallween Party. Discussion on n~ format for nwsletter - go~ things to come. Dale Robards gave an ex%ensive repr~ on the Chr£s~as Party; watch for your rese~atlon blank in the Dece~er nwsletter - be sure to save Dece~er 21st. Jo~ Larson reported on uFoming tech events. Curt ~ebler presented a n~ timing clock for our inspection. We hope to purchase ~o more from Up Fixin revenue. Just before adjour~ent, Carol Scoville treated the mob to her delicious homemade cheesecake - my favoritel
I w~t to wish all of you the merriest, happiest and holiest Christmas and a ve~ Go~ Nw Yearl LOVE
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A hung~ group of s~ty meters ~d guests gathered at the Original Bar-B-Q for dinnet and a ve~ lively meeting. Ralph Camp. bell’s exciting report on the sail plying event made those of us who missed it sad, but in ho~s of a repeat. Pres. Jo~ gave the ballots’ results and declared the slate elected. Jo~ Larson’s "Sh~ and Tell" alerted all to the extreme imprtance of the "clutch stop" on all 356’s. After Corky’s re~rt, he related h~ his 912 Targa had been stolen and the condition in which it had be recovered. All ended well thanks to his new Cibies. ~e thieves didn’t know h~ to turn them on i~ beam and the cops were really on the ball~ Up Fixin Vol. III is off the press ~d
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Be @ood to your Porsche for Christmas. New Bosch Quartz Iodine headlights for 900 series Porsches. New car covers for all model Porsches, including 914 and 356. New style 900, 914 half masks to guard the ~ront hood. Hells fog lights for 1969 models and up. Custom made 5~ x 15 chromewheels for 356 A, B, C and 900 Porsches. Chrome-plated concours 911 tool kit. For prices phone Ralph Boothe at 213-696-0866.
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900t 914t 356 series parts for trade or sale cheap. ’ 67 pistons and cylinders, ’70 "E" pistons and cylinders, complete disc brakes, 7" factory mags with Goodyears, ’66 wiper motor, Weber 48 IDA carbs with air cleaners and manifolds for 912, 912 pistons and cylinders and extractor exhaust, 914-6 front struts with shocks, 2 rear chrome bumpers, bumper rubber, headlight ~o~or00 GT fender flares, 914-4 misc. injection parts, engine case, ’72 air cleaner, 356 pistons and cylinders, extractor exhaust, oil cooler. Call 9:30-i1:00 p.m. Tues. or Wed. (714) 459-1465. Ask for Lee Roberts. ,
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for sale This column is available free to PCA-LA members who want to sell, trade or putchase Porsche cars, parts or related equipment. Porscherama will also print listings o£ non-PCA members on a space available basis if accompanied by a check in the amount o£ $3.00 payable to Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region. All listings must conform to the following : i. Items must be personal property and not connected with any business enterprise. (Display advertizing at nominal rates are available for businesses): 2. Descriptions must be complete and include appropriate serial numbers; 3. Each listing must be limited to fifty words, plus name, address, zip code and telephone number. All listings are subject to editing and condensing; and 4. All listings must be received by or before the 20th of each month for inclusion in the next month’s issue.
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~~ MEMBERSHIP Well folks, you really deserve an A for effort! ! You have survived a full year with me as your membership chairman. Last year’ s membership chairman, Corky Kirk, was a very hard act to follow. Then again, a woodpecker would be hard to fol!ow. However, your chairman for ’74 is a super guy. Ken Grace, Jr. will be at your service and is anxious to begin. Ken is a very active member and owns one of the nicest 914-6’s in the entire club. So thanks for putting up with me.
881-4319 874-3976 447-5109 928-1909 378-4790 ?
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Don’t stand there with your bells around your neck - get those cards and letters comin’ in, folks, and join in the Christmas merriment on December 21 at the Odyssey Restaurant in Mission Hills. Your ticket - at a measly 12 bucks (cough) a person - includes steak dindin, wine, dancing and puts you in the running for lotsa big door prizes contributed by our sponsors and purchased by your club. The fun starts at 7:30 (when the bar opens) and dinner will be about 8:15. Just fill out the handy-dandy form to your right and mail with your check to: Ms. Dale Robards i0503 Riverside Drive #8
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Quick as a wink, she’ ii have your tickets winging your way. She must have your set this down without reaching for your checkbook We’re limited to 80 people so get ’em in early. Bring a gag gift (why not, you can’t buy gas) and i£ the thunder of applause so dictates you’ll walk home with something super. So .... don’t be left out and don’t leave us out. Frolic on the 21st at the Odyssey’. QUESTIONS ????????????????????????????? Turn that pinkie to the sound
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PORSCHE OWNERS! A new one-stop Parts and Accessories Store .... devoted exclusively to the Porsche Owner. Open weekdays: 9:00-6:00
Saturday: 9:00-4:00
p~G~OOL~-TS--B~J~EST 10946 Santa Monica Boulevard West Los Angeles. Calif. 90025 Phone: 477--0507
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