WHOLESALE ¯ RETAIL
l rl E LLI
cinturato 367 radial ply
12630 S. VERMONT AT EL SEGUNOO (213) 754-2907
¯ ¯
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (213) 323.1933
9004,
8ANKAMERICARD
AL HAS A FEW DUNLOP 185/70V15 SPORT RADIAL TIRES IN STOCK. THE EXACT REPLACEMENT FOR STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THE 1969 911S. OR REPLACE YOUR PRESENT TIRES. THE PERFECT HIGH PERFORMANCE SHOES FOR YOUR THOROUGHBRED. ASK ABOUT OUR RACING TIRES, PIRELLI,SEMPERIT, DUNLOP, AND VEITH (the newest in EUROPEAN TIRES--made by PIRELLI IN DER SCHWARTZWALD).
ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIAL
PCA MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS.
GREAT GOBS OF BUFFALO DUST!! JIM EWING
editor
545-6859
ANN EGAN
co-editor
475-3664
DAVE KALBACH
associate
388-5043
DUANE A~N
ed,tor photographer
~gree~ to ~o some p~otogr~phy ~or us. He will ~lso IVi ~r~ousl~ ~n~le enlargements ~n~ p~otogr~p~Jc ~lc~em~ ~or us. An~,
co~v ~ ~e~’~ apprentlce ~v A~ ~t~ACU
Cor~ Kirt ~s ~ecome t~e Devil’s Apprentice. In t~ese 0ccult Jt s0un~s v~guel~ o~scene (Rosem~’s B~y) or DJsneyesque
su~ tUCAS
typ~t~
DAVE KALBACH BOB COGEN
president vlce-president
388=504a CR4-2582
GEORGE GEDEON
secretary
869-7842
LYNN BOCKEMOHLE treasurer ~embe~hip CLIFF YOST RON ~MAGE activities
~ ,~ Ore S~ t~JS mon~. Ex-PresJden~ of PCA-L& Ou~ne Alan
(T~e Sorcerer’s Apprentice). Anyway it’s ~ vital tunction ~n~ ~e’re
790-6976 327-5651 781-6737
DICK KODANI
technical
NEI-4720
ANN EGAN JOE SCHNEIDER
publicity chai~an
475-3662 ~1-4~5
of the board
,~ ~ , ~ ~’~*~!~!i~ FOR ADVERTISING ~TES CONTACT DAVE KALBACH
STATEMENT OF PORSCHERAMA EDITORIAL POLICY
Sue Lucas, a non-member but good friend of the family, and Ma~ Ann Kalbach did the ~ping chores. This month’s cover photograph was taken by your editor at Sebring. That’s the Pedro Rodriguez 917 leaving the Esses with proper alacri~. A re~rt by Jim on the happening down there will be found in the center-fold feature area. The majori~ of the rest of the book was written by Dave Kalbach and Ron Ramage. Dave’s drawings and photegraphs also abound. The editor is geeing a bad case of writer’s cramp and has taken up squeezing steel ball bearings in his right hand. When he lashes himself to the ~asthead next we’ll know some other people should start writing.
kddresses that have changed: Ed Anderson to 854 Manhattan Beach Blvd., ~nhattan Beach 90266 / 372-~51 Mr. & Mrs. Nick Fr~esen, 157 Casuda Canyon Dr. Apt C., Monterey Park 91175
Po~cherama is the official publication of the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region. Porscherama is owned by the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles ~glon(a Cal~forn~a Corporation) and is published monthly in accordance w~th the club by-laws and conditions of the charter granted by the Porsche Club of America. Dated material must be received by Po~cherama no later than seven days after completion of an event to insure
Of c~rse there are some 9 or l0 others but we just ran out of room, so as above, we will be running them as the spirit pewits. Those who are new to us: Bill Artner and wife Susan are transfe~ from the Lonestar region. They Hve at 35 17th ~., Hermosa Beach. John Di Rosario from 2414 Grand Summit, Torrance, drives a ’63 Cabri61et and is interested in the technical side of Porschelng. Robert Van Cleave ~s a mechanical engineer. He and wife Pat pilot a ’70 91IS. 874-3~6
publication. Other contributions will be publ~sh~ on a
Dennis Hargrove and wife Mon~que llve at 2312 N. Tevlot, ~. They are transfers from Roadrunner Region.
space available basis. Statements appearing ~n Po~cherama are those of t~e author and do not constitute an opln~on of
Gordon and Shirley Hubbard drive a ’70 9lIT. They llve ~n Hollywo~. PO6-5706. E. Barry Post lives at 501 Magnolia, Pasadena. He is a transfer from SHver Sage Region.
the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region, its Board of Directors, the Po~cherama editor or its staff.
All contrl-
M~cheal and Nancy Osterman llve at 4014 Rogen in Endno. Transfe~ from Inte~ountaln Region.
bufions become the property of Porscherama unless accompan-
V~ck~ Lynn Ness from Alhambra drives a ’58 1600N. 2~-4061
~ed by a se f-address~ stamped envelope.
Bill Jameson, 4205 Dover Circle, Cypress, is a transfer fr~ PennFIvanla.
The edltorlal staff of Po~cherama reserves the right to edit
Bob a~ Mary Ann La Spada drive a Blue ’66 911. ~2-I101
as necessary all material submltt~d for publication.
Hope we didn’t leave anyone ~t. Welcome to PCA-~.
PREVIEWS
CALENDAR This month we start off with a calendar for the rest of the year. So you can all plan ahead for those favorite events, here’s what
Ron Ramage and the rest of the Board have cooked up.
APRI L 13th MEETI NG The April meeting carries over from the March event. ¯ to enjoy by all.
An evening
The evening will feature Vern Covert~ and
the
"Fly Away". A very good act, And I am sure everyone will enjoy. For those not in the in, the "Fly Away" is a ship that sails in the Carribean--and Vern was her captain. From those in the know, the flick is rated tops. So we’ ii see you all at the meeting.
APRIL 19
Ramona P~ay
MAY I0 MAY 24 JUNE 28 JULY 26 AUGUST 22
C0nc0urs D’P0rsche
Beach Party
:We’ll try to sit down for din din at 8:00 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 20 OCTOBER 3/4
Concours/Oktoberfest Willowy Springs
than 9:00
OCTOBER 16-18
Tour- Sodona Arizona
NOVEMBER 15
Rally
DECEMBER 14
Christmas PartylDinner
The April meeting will b~ restaurant in Paramount. (Paramount already?) The thing from Italian to New
Driver’s School S~a~0m 12 Hour Rallye(Yawn-ed)
held at "Salvatores" that Italian The address? 16220 Colorado Ave. fare? Set your own. They serve everyYork cut ($2.50-$5.75). Would you
believe all the soup y ....... t for only 90e? beer/drinks.
Your choice wine/
Slalom (social hour to
start around 7:15 p.m.) and start the business meeting no later p.m.
if ~rch ......... s a m....r ..... ill again have to ask for reservations. Even if you have to call at the last minute, this enables our host to provide his best. And besides, if y .....
a seat, well...Please call:
Dave Kalbach Bob Cogan
PCA number
381-6161 277-3655
days
388-5043
ev,enings
This month, the f0H0wing: Membership Meeting Salvatore’s ,see PREV, EW) Ramona Play(see PREVIEW)
APRI L 13 APRIL 19 APRIL 11/12
Holtville Time Trials ~ Call Joe Schneider for info.
APRIL 15
Tech Session Transmission Assembly and
~o~ -n~-o ~-~-"~°’~’~~,~, ~,,,~. ~ ~r~
,.[..~/~F~IOj~r
1.~1 ~ -~//~q~’~__./~l_~e~ ~°~ ,,., ~1 ~:~ ~, .~_v,¢-~:~ ||~{ ~ ~
May MAY 2,3 Time Operation. port. PlayaPorsche-Audi Trial, $15 St. for Culver g14 Santa two Pacific Ondays City, display. Maria includin, 7:30PM Airgiant barbecue. Contact Joe Schneider. __
_
APnJL
~s--~
~
I~70
iS~TU~y /
I~uP~,Y I
~/ ~~~~]v I ~v,~\~.~\ /~~~~ ~’~P"~ )~"~ ?_2~q~ /~~
4
!
/~
/
~
\ ~./~;)
RAMONA:THE APRI L EVENT This year, in its 43rd season, the famed Ramona outdoor pageant will be witnessed by 30 Porscheneers from the LA Region. A cast of more than 350 residents of Hemet and San Jacinto have brought viewers during the past four decades. On Sunday, April Ig at 2:30 the play will once again be presented for our enjoyment. Reservations can be made by phoning Add Covert at 391-5183, or mailing a request for reservation to Add and Vern Covert, 3526 Centinela, Apt. I, Los Angeles, 00066. There will be only30 reservations available of which about 2/3 are already spoken for. The price of admission is $3 per person. If the people going wish to, we could meet in LA somewhere and caravan down. Once again, it is the there. Igth, 2:30pm, and reserve as early as possible.Hope to see you
-~ Ron Ramage
eS driving down Pacific Coast Highway last night. On being gobbled by a new steel grey "T" I waved as usual, just as our eyes wandered vet to a white De Tomaso Mangusta smiling at us from Bob Challman’s Lotus works just south of Manhattan Beach Blvd. So, after milling off some of those new brake pads Herr Schneider had just installed, we met just at the door to Challman’s. Enter, stage right, the Mangusta, II, 750 clams of car. Enter, stage center, two Porsche owners(part Porsche owners with the Bank, that is) hardly in the market for II, 750 clams of car, but with big eyes. Enter, stage left, after a short wait to heighten the tension, Bob Challman, proprietor emeritus. Ready to lay it on us, we thought, about the Mangusta. I ndeed it was not to be the Mangusta, but some insight into a cat who has been large among the screamy ragtop sportscar set for years, a Porsche seller in the early going, and friend and racer with the biggies. You know, Caroll, Dan, Ritchie, and so on. The interesting things were his questions about the marketplace. What can you and I afford to drive today if we want to rip it up a little in anything from across the seas.? And, what does the demise of the small manufacturers, ie Shelby into Ford, De Tomaso into Ford, would you believe Porsche into VW, really mean to the future? What Bob says it means is epitomized in two cars. First the 914 Porsche, and second the new De Tomaso/Ford Pantera. A third ingredient in this alchemy decidedly affecting both cars is related to those crash films we saw at last month’s meeting: "How do you keep ’era together when dropped from a helicopter, or when dropped on by a helicopter?" First of all, there is nothing Bob.would like better for the sports car set, than a neo-speedster.About 1700 poundsand 100 horsepower with gobs of handling, thankyou. And, as a fair minded man, it matters not under what marque. He had high hopes for the gl4.But gawd, 2300 pounds? And 85 horsepower? And bigger than a TR-6, not to mention a breadbox? But then it had to be built around an already designed Karmann Ghia tub because that had been given the OK in some very expensive crash tests, right. Well, I don’t
Wo
itkn°W’isfoodbUtforl recallthought.that being the essence of Mr. Challman!s remarks. And The structural rules from the Feds are so tight, and expensive to pass, that basic auto structural shapes and design must be limited to concepts proven by the big corporations for economic reasons. That doesn’t say much for a sparkling future of neat automotive exotica. But, what, you say, of the new exotic Pantera, a joint Ford-De Tomaso venture? To be sold, it says here, by Bob Challman, who will know how to make it run right, and some "selected" Lincoln Mercury dealers, who probably won’t. And thanks to the wonders of modrun(si~:) science, Mr. Ford will bring us this car at about 8000 bills. 8000 bills’. Egad, they’ve almost undercut the lowest priced 911, with a sexy Italian thoroughbred that will be decidedly faster. But, Bob wonders if they’ll ever get it in the country. The styling may not permit enough structural rigidity, without a lot of testing. And when you see the seats, you’ll know why it’s down to 8000 oysters. Sweet mother of Pearl, right out of the Pep Boys wish book. The point to all this is, the rules are so stiff now, the little guy can’t afford to build a screamy little car for $3500. I mpossible. Porsche, the 9.14, the German Mark, and the gilT have just proved you can’t do it for $6000, even. The new Datsun GT? Maybe. But then Datsun’s a big outfit again, right? And at the other end of the bigness ladder, Ford/De Tomaso may not be able to get the Pantera in under $10K. This means $4500 Boss 302’s for us all. Bleah. Keepyour 356 folks, you’ll never see the likes again. I’m anxious to talk to Bob some more. He invited me back for a ride in a Lotus "Breadwagon". It’s a 17001b mid-ship engine high performance two seater for under $5000, for all you 914 fans. I’ll not buy one, but the ride will be great. Bob said he’d even buy me a Swedish Coffee, in spite of the Porsche Pusher Patch on my jacket. More later, have a great month.
MINUTAE
REVIEWS
MARCH MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Where’s my Seatbelt?
For those of you who missed March--well you missed a good thing.
Even if safe~ isn’t your bag, you would have enjoy-
ed a good dinner. (word has it that over 20 doggie bags were given out ). So our thanks to Corky Kirk who helped Bob Cogan by making the pick of the month; and a good one it was. The service was prompt and the steaks were right.
And dessert? Ice cream with Kahlua over it. Dinner was highlighted with a Paul Mass0n burgundy, Our special thanks goes to Phillip Hight of Trauma Research, UCLA. He proved to have quite a message. It was well presented. Evidence? well, no one left early. A full house
listened and participated in the discussions until II:00 pm when someone finally realized what the time was. The final imp impact may very well be measured by the number in attendance who install seat belts and harnesses. Dave Kalbach Der Booty Battle
on March 9, the Porsche Club of America-Los Angeles Reglo~ resa general membership meeting taurant in Pasadena. President Kalbach opened the meeting at 9:10 p.m. Minutes of the January meeting were approved as published in Porscherama.
at the Westward Ho
held
The
following
officers’ report
.....
presented.
Lynn
Bockemohle said that the treasury now stands at $1,988.26, goodies were Cliff Yost announced that the club has 191 memb~r~ and then proceeded to introduce and welcome the guests. Our editor, February Jim Ewing, apologized and again requested articles and photographs. Joe Schneider had no report except to note that the Holtville
still for sale.
and stated that Porsche
paper
for mistakes in the
Time Trials will be held on the 11-12 of April.
Ron
Ramage presented trophies to the winners of the January through gentleman that his club was sponsoring a gymkhana on 14 March at the Rose Bowl. Dave Kalbach thanked Corky Kirk for the
the schedule of activities for event and went from POC announced the balance of the year. A
work he did i ..... ring the Westward No and th.....inded the membership that the next board meeting would be held on 16 March at 8:00 p.m. at his house. At 9:45 p.m. President Kalbach closed the meeting and introduced Bob Cogan, who in turn, introduced Mr. Phil Right from the Trauma Research Group at U.C.L.A. Mr. Hight, a former race driver turned skier, acquainted us with the work his group is doing to make automobiles safer and
showed several films which illustrated the basic nature
March 21 proved quite a day for 33 hearty souls. Who would have thought that a rallye would be run onto Balboa Island during Easter week? Lucky for the Seerauber, most of those on the rallye were waylaid-- allowing our hero to escape, hopefully to return another day.
of the work and some impressive results of their endations to car ~nufacturers.. Respectfully submitted, G.
Leg 3 proved to be fairly exciting as 2 cars were held up by a long funeral train(presumably reserved for der Seerauber by those poor souls already afoul on Leg 2--ed). Two checkpoints were located in the same place. And the back roads were filled with "tractor drivers". Of course there was the checkpoint crew who held a pitch battle with the local farmers who felt the exhaust noise and fumes were not doing the oranges any good(have you ever seen a deaf orange?--ed). Danke to Nick Friesen and George Gedeon who just smiled, And of course to Curt Kuebler who seconded Ron Ramage’s
motion on what to do with leg 4. Danke to Ron Ramage who supplied the legal releases and car numbers; Corky Kirk and his crew: Dean Kirk, Paul Wiley, and Larry Ledoux. Danke to Jeff Horton who helped make up the rallye and manned the start and the finish. And danke for all of those who enjoyed the event.
Gedeon, Secretary
The secret meeting of the Board of Directors will occur at Lynn Bockemohle’s abode on the 20th of April. Please call Lynn if you are interested in attending. Board Members need not apply. The meeting is open to any member wishing to participate in the mysterious machinations of our leaders.
And those who did make it? Well the results are below. Two protests were filed--one by the Vice President and the other by Curt Kuebler. After considering all protests, the winners were named, As a side note, leg 4 was completely withdrawn for consideration since all traffic on the island was re-routed due to the hordes and "Rd" was erroneously spelled out "Road". Those who did finish leg 4 had a nice ride on the ferry.
......
RESULTS OF THE MARCH 21, DER SCP~TZ DEM SEERAUBER MONTE CARLO TREFFEN ..... Driver .1.
Navigator
York
Douglas Smith/Linda
*2. Maryvon
Laumann/Curt
Car
Club
Mustang
Tropical
Kuebler P-912
,3. Ronald Azzolina/Gina StricklerP_912 *4. David Whorl/Mike Newman P-912 5. Ted Metz/Julie Metz
6. Mary Ann Kalbach/Karen
7. Ed
Sornsteifl/M.
Norton P-911 P-912
Sornstein
8. George Gedeon/Nick Fri .... 9. Micky i0. Kathy Harrigan/Ron Ramage
Harris/Doralyn Harris il. Bob Cogan/Stu Salot 12. Ann Egan/Bill Detwiler
~-3~6
P-911
Jag E-type
P-356A P-356 P-911
13. Cece Freisen/Carol Oedeon 14. John Kepler/Jocelyne Kepler P-? 15. Joe Schneider/Kathy SchneiderSW
16. Bob
Harrigan/Rita
Sheehan
17. Lyle Arnold/Betty Arnold Bockemohle/Sharon
18. Lynn
* Designate trophy
B.
MG P-356
P-356
Error
ssc o~
Ft. Lauderdale PCA-LA 0.9:78
P’CA-LA PCA-LA PCA-LA
PCA-LA
~C~-LA
PCA-LA PCA-LA PCA-LA PCA-LA PCA-LA PCA-LA PCA-LA -
PCA-LA
PCA-LA
6
0.10:52 0.]1:58 0.16:20
0.17:83 0.25:36 0.26:?9
0.47:48 0.47:64
0.57:24
1.17:76 1.28:12 DNF DNF
DNF DNF
DNF
winners-all others will share in the treasure,
P-this means Porsche SW-this means station wagon
Herr Seerauber
0.9:18
NE-this means there is not enough room to fit this all in
.~.-~-~
v
\
-,
~-~=
porscheneering consultants for: custom engine rebuilding and blueprinting precision transmission setup fabrication of special tooling imported metric fasteners special engine-transmission installations quality metric tools functional accessories instrument repair mechanical detailing precision machine work
please call for appointment vernon covert curt kuebler
213 398 2217
TECHNICAL ARTICLE OF THE MONTH by Corky Kirk "Don’t Turn the Key Off Too Fast" or "How to Hot Wire a 912" Some people create their own problems-consider what happened today, Went out to the 912 to drive an associate to lunch, and found the key wouldn’t go in the ignition, and all of a sudden the radio came on. Upon inspection, it appeared the ignition was to the left, or in the accessory"on" position but without the key being in the lock--oh woe! I can only surmise what happened; in turning the Porsche off and climbing out, I must have turned the key slightly pas__t the "off" position and gotten the key out of the lock all at the same time. When reentering the cockpit and trying to insert the key, the lock moved further to the accessory side and denied the entry of the key-oh more woe .... So now comes the trickey part-how to get the lock off the dashboard, how to hot wire it to get started and off to the locksmith for repair. Here’s one way to do it. First--take the church key from the glove compartment, (you don’t have one there?-- put one in now! The kind you open beer cans with-the old style cans, that is) with the beer can tip ~-~/--w;:~ find one of three holes on the outside the plastic escutcheon plate around the igedge of ~ lock. (this is in lieu of a sparmer wrench). Start nition ~ the plate--f6 unscrewing by turning czunter-clockwise (like taking the top off a jar of pickles) maybe you better reach up underneath the dash and hold the lock as you get about 4 turns or so-the detent will
hold it O.K. for the first few turns ....... O.K., now you have the lock in your left hand, and down below the
~ \ "x~
dash it comes, so you can see all ~N3K the wires on the back. There !Tc:~2uveflffoN are all kinds of terminals and stuff there, but look closely .... stamped in the black plastic and along ¯ side / / .~ {4oag__~
~o-~~ "~--~_~ ’a~Sa’~d~ p~.
of the terminals, there are numbers and letters .... ah ha---get the paper and pencil and draw yourseIf a picture-Why? cause there
isn’t a wiring diagram in the 912 drivers book like there was in the 356 book--oh woe, woe, woe ....... Your t~cture should look like this: #15- 2 red wires cramp e #Pd 1-grey wire together . o,~ #50 l-large yellow /~ ~o "~ I other 1- small yellow ( t..~,~ -#30-1 red wire ! ~/~/~ O . =~]terminal 1-yellow!red 1 red/pink wire
Now here’s how you start the engine so’s you can drive to the locksmith. Take the double red wire from terminal 15 and push the connector into the un-used lug on terminal 30, and leave it. This turns on the ignition. Now take the large yellow from terminal 50 and touch it to terminal 30 to actuate the starter. When the engine catches, return the yellow to terminal 50. That should do it--to stop the engine, pull the double red off of Terminal 30. It would be easier (and cheaper) to take the ignition switch i__n to the locksmith, but he wil__l come out to the car. In either event, keep your wiring diagram so if he takes the switch out and tries to remember how it goes back together-you’ll know! (no woe)
All that’s left now is to put the wires back on the terminals, put the detent plate back over the switch shaft, and re-install in the dash panel. To give you an idea of the cost of this self imposed problem. the locksmith had my lock 5 minutes’ and I paid him $1.25 to get it back, good as new (no mo woe!) ......... Editors Note: You have now hot wired a ~orsche. Notice how easy it was?! Better lock your car up from now on. Over twenty Porsche autos are stolen in the U.S. each week.
Southern Fried. But S.F. or not, a bird in a bikini is still a bird in a bikini. Very little long hair on the male population. In fact most of the people in attendance were southern collegians starting Easter week early, PCA was there in force. About 100 years of the Marque, 4 rows deep, from 1955 to 914/4. Most of us were trying to hear what the 914 sounded like running. Once in awhile some very unPorsche like "futtling" sort of sound was emitted. Oh well, we’ll do a road test one of these day.s and get our smart remarks over with then.
given for numbers of spectators disturbed. Yes, Virginia, something the "Los Angelization of the World" didn’t introduce to Sebring. But give us a couple of years once this gets out and L.A. will organize it, right? "Degree of difficulty: .85/one 1.5 foot diameter flat rock target at 13 feet. Three tries." In tenyyears we’ll be on "Wide World of Sports" off weeks when there’s no surfing and Islip Speedway isn’t doing demolition derbies. Well, enough. If you wanted to know the complete standings at race end or just what broke on what Porsche or Who’s driving for whome or ... well read any buff book on the stands next month, or Autoweek last week and be sure and watch Wide World of Sports on Saturday. Sometimes I think the real winner was the WWS helicopter driver who tried to outrace Maria all day to get us a good picture. Me, oh I’m just looking forward to whatever’s "in" next year. And maybe by then I’ll know what a 914 sounds like, switch on.
wossisname wlfh twelve aJ:t
But let me say a few things about Sebring you won’t see in the other press: That’s what we’re here about. The dead or the near dead litter the place. It looked like the residue from Rex Reason and some well oiled Roman army in togas doing battle with the Hun or somebody. All manner of mousing went on under tents, in campers and just plain ou’t in front of gawd’n mom’n everybody. [ guess there was some grass around too, although it didn’t seem to be as evident as in some Southern California events. Lots of motorcycles. The most exciting part of the course? The car bridge over big bend, just out of the Esses. -fhe fuzz (generally first class by the way) had walkie-talkies, semaphore flags, and just plain hands to control traffic first one way and then the other over the bridge. The bridge being veEy steep one couldn’t see the other side and on a bike, it had to be turned on hard or you never saw the other side of the mountain. As the flow one way stopped, suddenly a flight of 30 or so airborne Yamaha’s, Harley’s, etc., came over the top from the other way. A credit to the gendarmes that nobody was kiIled. This plot was bound to get thicker though and it did as a three-wheel motorcycle goodie in the lead packed up his shifter just at the bottom of our side. Being at the lead,othe fuzz tried to stop that side. Only half stopped however. Somehow the squadron on the other side got GCA clearance to depart and the two groups, now airborne, met at the top. After a neo-,Battleof Britian and suitable clutter, everybody including the spectators, were shouted down and reminded of their questionable parentage. And it was some time and much arm waving, semaphore flagging, and walkie talkying before the braver started going over again. I haven’t mentioned the one thing I can almost guarantee you won’t find in any other media regarding Sebring. That was what was "in" this year. Not high style clothes or new hair fashion or colors or cars. No consistent patterns showed up in those fields. What showed up in the fields at Sabring were young gentlemen heeding Mother Natures earliest call amid large groups of spectators trackside. And not just once but between our circle of acquaintances we witnessed this now stylish endeavor many times. And not discreetly behind a tree, you understand. Points were apparently being 10
DUANE ALAN, our very own past president and illustrious photographer. he is sh ......... f h~ .... y trips and probably the best way to go.
Here
MOISTURE CONDENSATION IN OIL by Jerry Lehrer San Those wifh the
1964-7
breather leading ~n the oil
to
Diego Region
Positive Crankcase Ventilation
(PCV) systems
air cl ...... ) have been bothered with water condensing
Filler housing and breather h ....
This war ........... ring of the
sheet metal housing, plus sludge buildup. An invesfigafl .... d .... parison with comparable syst ..... Ameri ....... showed that the Parsche has no fresh air inlet in the valve covers. We con’.t use the pre-[964 valve with its Breathers b ....... ith PCV we would
hove dusty und ..... air enferlng the val ......... the sealed 1964-7 valve pipe fo I/4" tubing and
Theref ....... odified
covers by installing a small brass elbow with I/8" led up into the engine compartment. These termlnafed
at small filters made of stainless steel mesh and stainless steel scouring pads. We now get clean fresh air clrculafing through the engine, and no condensargon w~th ~t .... t~ng and sludglng.
"1 wouldn’t touch that caption with a ten foot Hungarian"
Bird Watching I
"Those don look like any racin tars I ever seen, boy" Bird Watching I1
"’Easy Rider, with trainin~wheels’."
..... futtle, futtle, futtle, futtle, futtle .............
S u r’prise view of new 91z~13 leavi ng PCA fa rm. Note double overhead whiffle and knock off Johnson bar.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BockemohlesWhat ever happened theon March to the 217 Schneider’s, Arnold’s, and WESCo John Isaksen has made it semi-official. Ka thlene Weber.
At the same time John armounced that he has
acquired a new 1970 9lIT
Olive colored to replace the 68 912
Burgundy 5-speed that was stolen. #12820334.
He is now engaged to
The engine number is ¯
The stolen car had all the extras.
II n
Word is also out that Dick Kodani, our Tech Chairman is getting married this May. Tires:
According to Duan
ROAD
Alan, there’s a new tire that should
Made in Japan.
165x15 radials.
Tire dealers
say they are made from a soft compound with similar cuts to Pirelli.
Cost $31.92 (includes tube) plus tax
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGION’S TREFFEN
1970
rental cars (mileage extra at 4.9¢ per kilometer), and accommodations at superior tourist hotels with private bath,
8441 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys, CA Tel: 894-3700
Anything extra will be
A suggested route wilt be offered.
Should you wish to caravan with others on the trip, do so.
RALLY
T Rke:::l~/
Frankfurt and return via Lufthansa, Ope! Kadett U-drive
at your own expense.
*
[WE- CO1
The trip will include air transportation form Los Angeles to
breakfast, and porterage charges.
RACE
¯ PIRELLI CINTURATOS ¯ RACING TIRES, SCCA APPROVED RACING AND RADIAL PLY RETREADS ¯ Mag & Wire Wheel Balancing to Racing Tolerances ¯ Most Diversified Stock of High Performance & Racing Tires on the West Coast
be considered when replacement time comes--the tire: Bridgestone.
*
ITALIAN TIRES SUFERB
you may
You will receive suggestions for things to do and
places to see along the way, but the route, and the decisions, will be your own.
Each evening we will get together at a
pre-determined spot where our hotel accommodations for that night are located.
A highlight, for most of you, will be the
tour through the Porsche works on May 15, our first complete day in Germany.
This will allow those members picking up
new cars to enj oy their Porsches or Audi’s during the tour. We will be contacting the local Porsche Clubs of Europe along the suggested route and hrrange for social get-togethers.
The
cost for all this is still only $588 ~per person (even after the
P CA G IFI $ UGGESTION S
recent re-evaluation of the mark) based on two sharing a room and two passengers per rental car.
One company, Avis, May 15 date.
can
guarantee Porsctie delivery on
They can get Audi’s!
the $588 cost by the amount of the car rental, approximately per person.
the
Car purchase would lower some $38
Items may bepurchased at the monthly meeting or may be purchased by mail--make checks payable to PCA-Los Angeles Send check to:
Lynn Bockemohle
Please let me know at once if
5045
you desire to purchase a car and have not made arrangements
through
0akwood Ave. La Canada, Calif 91011
your dealer.
Forward all inquiries and deposits (10% payable now) to the company appointed by Lufthansa for handling the details of the trip; Tustin Travel, 1501 N. Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana, 92701.
Calif.,
Address all inquiries attention Mr. Vic Elliot.
For further information contact:
Paul I. Dickey, Past President PCA/Orange Coast Region
PCA Car Badges(ca.)
$6-
4 color PCA Standard Emblem Jacket Patch
$1.50
4 color
PORSCHE AUDI TEAMS TO RACE IN SCCA NATIONALS WITH
MID-ENGINE CARS Porsche’s 914 mid-engine roadster, will carry the Porsche Audi
LAPCA Region Patch When purchased with car badge
or national patch
$2.25
$2.00
banner in Sports Car Club of America National races this year.
Club Name Tag (payment on order)
Six cars wilt be raced by three two-car teams. Joseph Hoppen. Porsche Audi competition manager, said.
"We
are going to concentrate our racing m three geographical divisions to try to win the class championship next fall.’" Heading the west coast team is Richie G~nther,
of Culver City,
Calif., who maqaged Porsche Audi’s Can Am 917 last year. Art Bunker, who has ten years of international Porsche racing behind him will manage the Porsche Audi effort in the midwest. while in the east. Peter Gregg, has been invited to manage a team.
Gregg was the national B-Sedan winner and under-two
liter Trans-Am winner with a Porsche last year.
12
$1-
Up-Fixln Der Porsche
Member No n -Me mbe r
$3$4-
PCA Cuff Links, 1/2in Dia, 4 color
$2.50
PCA "Storm Master" wi ndpr00f lighter Embossed P0rsche I nsignia
$1.75
PCA Emblem Pin discount priced
$1.75
F6R I E gER /I E by appointment specializing in Porsche and that other Deutsch auto---Volkswagen Porsche Parts. Nell Vandermindt Fred Hermann 94 E Las Tunas Drive Temple City, California 91780
287-1944
GENERAL OBJECTIVES DF THE PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA: LOS ANGELES REGION
CLASSIFIED GOODIES I Set 12 V ClBIE 7" Headlamp conversion(not IQ) $15
The general objectives of the club, to which its members are joined together and mutually pledged, shall be in the furtherance and promotion of the following:
i Set 12v wIPco 7" IQ headlamp conversion $20
Both these conversions provide a marked improvement over sealed beams.
CeU STAN TURNER 966-4135 EVES, 443-4271 X1538 DAYS 1969 Porsche 912, 4 speed. Tangerine, AMFM, Air Condfflon~ng, Service
A. The highest standard of courtesy and safety on the roads, B. The enjoyment and sharing of goodwill and fellowship engendered by owning a Porsche and engaging in social and other such events as may be agreeable to the membership. C. The maintenance of the highest standard of operation and performance of the marque by sharing and exchanging technical and mechanical information, D. The establishment and maintenance of mutually beneficial relationships with the Porsche Works, Porsche dealers, and other service sources to the end that the marque shall prosper and continue to enjoy its unique leadership and position in sports car annals. E. The interchange of ideas and suggesstions with other Porsche clubs throughout the world and in such cooperation as may be desireable. MARCH TREASURERS REPORT Batange as of 3-16-70
records. $5750 332-4965 1967 Porsche 9tlS: STAN MEDANIC 564-5395, Weekends and between ~0 AM-2PM Weekdays. 5 14x51/2 J painted wheets for 900 series, 4 wheel .... tiffed with 185-t4 Semperlt Radials and Michelin tubes. About I0M on tires and wheels. $150 or will consider swop, trade or as separate if ....
BOB DOWNIE 346-6675
Telephoto Lens for SLR cameras. BUSHNELL 80-250 Zoom 73,8, llke new.
BOLEX Super 8 movie
$150
model 150. Zoom lens, $~oo. MAX DUNHAM 3837326
comera,
like new.
Accessories.
Four Firestone 5.0/9. lO-15 wet/dry tires, barely used on the street only. mounted on four chrome 5 I/2 " EMPI wheels for
9o0 ser~es. Make offer. LARRY 664-8525 EVES ond Weekends SPECIAL THANK YOU DEPARTMENT
$1,870.97
To GARY KIOUS , fellow PORSCHE PUSHER for some photographic advice and goodies that got this issue
Income this month: Refund from national Sale of merchandise Expenses this month: Office supplies Printing newspaper and postage Creative prom. products
together faster and better-ed.
$875.20 65. Ii $940.31 $ 14.72 156.85 5.00 $182.40
For those who didn’t recognize the smiling gent on last month’s cover, it was none other than PCA-er Vern Culvert who drives a Carrera 6 powered 904. (road test to come up later). He also drives the only concours VW painted by Earl Scheib ($29 special)
REAL OPPORTUNITY for concours nut-1952 Rometsch ible registered in California 1956.
convert-
Okrasi air cooled engine
rebuilt (only 100 miles on engine and trans).
Dual carbs-all
aluminum body! Oaly 8 Rometsch autos in USA body and interior needs work (ainminum is in good shape). Engine alone worth $350.00 (Ed. note) Deutsche, rear, air cooled engine.
Firm $450.00.
The Rometsch is a
A cross between the VW
and Porsche engines of the same vintage.
The engine is clean
and the body; outside of paint, etc. is in good shape.
Ask
for Neil (213) 287-1944. WANTED
Windshield wiper motor for ’57 Speedster.
Dean
Kirk 285-1702 after 4:00 p.m.
Mark 10
ignition.
Only 2 weeks old.
Total Cost, $25.00
1967 911S,
John Davison
5-Speed Polo Red.
Has 3 year warranty. 675-7260 evenings only
Quartz driving lights, black
interior, alloy wheels, dunlop wheels, full leather. MFCHAN[CS OF "rile MONTH
Curt Kuebler/Vern Covert
29, 000 mi.
Strong runner.
excellent.
$5,350.00
for trans-am racing.
PORSCHOP
Beach
We looked and looked and finally found it ..... under construction’.
Only
Whole car (body & engine)
Reason for sale: preparing 2nd Porsche Russell Thurber, 123 24th St., Hermosa
627-6569 days
374-3884 nights.
356 B Porsche front, rear bumpers and exhaust extensions.
Good condition. Hella driving lights-I pair good condition.
One upholstered
fiberglass dune buggy seat (used in Porsche) excellent condition.
CLASSIFIED
Full set Porsche drum brakes balking plates, linings $80/set.
One Painted 4 1/ 2" x 15" wheel (drum brake).
Six 4 1/2" by 15" factory rivited rims; four mounted bluestreaks
fit 165x15 or equivalent).
Six tubes (will
with Pirelli caps; two mounted PireHi cintuarto’s--sell separate or all--will dicker. harness $8.
Tow Bar SGT up for 356/$30.
Shoulder
Allied stereo system $225; John Lipham,
Woodman Ave., Van Nuys, CA
7970
One pair slightly used coca mats. Don Morris
330-5650
Make offer on any item.
Weekends and after 6 weekdays
(213) 994-4713.
Ampex 2000 stereo tape deck, automatic threading $175 or best offer.
Mamiya 1000 TL Spotamatin 35mm camera.
telephoto lens.
Easy to use.
Nikon F Photomatic. in excellent condition.
135ram
Reason for sale; purchased
Goes to best offer. Dave Kalbach
1967 912 5-speed, new paint-blau.
Lenses and camera
388-5043
evenings.
Pirello tires-seat belts-
AM/FM radio, meets California pollution laws-35,000 milesexcellent mechanical condition-3 month or 3,000 shop warranty except electrical.
$3,950.00 plus tax and license...First
Western Bank financing available to $3,500.00 Fred (213) 287-1944.
Ask for Nell or
NEW ADDRESSES Cliff Yost--take note Mr. & Mrs. John Kepler 12425 Texas Avenue West Los Angeles, California
WHEN POSSIBLE,
PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS.
THEM YOU SAW THEIR AD IN THE PORSCHERAMA.
TELL
please call for appointment .......
391-5183 11464 Washington Blvd.
electronic engine diagnosis complete PORSCHE serv,ce &repair PORSCHE parts and accessories custom engine/transmission rebuilding
CALL ¯ ALAN JOHNSON FOR ANYTHING PORSCHE ¯ AUTHORIZED DEALER ¯ 411 WEST HUNTINGTON DRIVE. MONROVIA, CALIFORNIA (213) 359-6655