Porsche Club of America
Los Angeles Region
A Trip To Car Heaven
New Turbo Cabriolet
Or Is It Car Paradise
Introduction Event At Beverly Hills Porsche
Story & Photos By Martin Holford For some, the ownership of a Porsche is the very definition of car heaven. However for six members of the Porsche club this definition needed to be taken a step further. Thus a trip to Pebble Beach, California was conceived and David Altemus, Roger Ignon and Martin Holford set off with their wives for three days in paradise.
On the morning of Sunday September 9th, more than 70 people converged on Beverly Hills Porsche for the introduction of the new Turbo Cabriolet. Starting at 9:00 am and going through Noon, members came from near and far to inspect, ogle and otherwise become familiar with the new offering from Porsche.
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Inside: Monterey Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Turbo Cab Intro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 N.A.R.W. Tech Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Recent News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 LA Events Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 8 Zone 8 Events Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
N.A.R.W. Tech Session
Day one was spent at the Concorso Italiano where the sense of Italian flair and love of exotic automobiles was on full display.
Turbo Cabriolet Introduction. It looks good from any angle you choose.
Weather-wise, the morning of Saturday September 29th was one of those days that make for population explosions here in our Los Angeles basin. Blue sky, scattered white clouds, not hot, not cold, just right. So conditions were perfect for a chance to learn more about your Porsche in order to keep it at your disposal for sporty drives on days like this one. Along with his wife, Susan, and his son, Marc,
One of the striking cars at the Concorso Italiano was this Siata.
The Old World setting of Beverly Hills Porsche provides a pleasant palette for the rolling Porsche creations. Weather was beautiful for the N.A.R.W. Tech Session on September 29th.
Klaus Holthaus has operated N.A.R.W. — an independent Porsche specialty shop in Reseda for more than 20 years. Before establishing his own facility, Klaus was a factory-trained dealer technician and then worked with Richie Ginther Racing during the “914 as S.C.C.A Production Car Champion” era of the seventies.
Fiats, Ferraris and Fun prevail at the Concorso Italiano. Doesn’t this look like fun. Continued on Page 4.
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When you open an email from one of our board members it will look just like this. It is notification of an up-coming event and an invitation to join us. Response, contact info and other pertinent data about the event is included. It’s like suddenly seeing Sophia Loren every time you turn around – stunning beauties everywhere. Continued on Page 4.
Sometimes events grow from concept to reality in a short period of time. When that happens, as with the September 9th Turbo Cab debut at Beverly Hills Porsche, these email notices may be the only way we have of contacting you in time. All the more reason to be sure your email info is up-to-date. Make your updates at www.pca.org.