Porsche Club of America
Los Angeles Region
Stanley Gold Collection
Inside:
By Bruce Pollock
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On Saturday March 22 this year, we had a rare opportunity to view the Porsche collection of LA Region member Stanley Gold. In the time left between being the President of a large investment company and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for USC, Stanley Gold has long been an avid and active Porschephile. We were greeted by our gracious and enthusiastic host in front of what at first appears to be a relatively normal three car garage, where the LA portion of his Porsche stable live an active, wellexercised and well cared-for life. Normal, that is, except for the white 908 poised on the brick access area in front of the tastefully and beautifully constructed building. Soon we learn more
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about the cars here and the facility that houses them. Within this dream garage are ten Porsches of various origins, each ready to drive, as confirmed by the demonstration start-up of the 908 for our listening and fantasizing pleasure. The custom-built “car house” (garage seems a woefully inadequate word to describe this place) features a full kitchen, an upstairs loft area, and an underground pit for performing regular under-the-car maintenance tasks.
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quished his camera to a third party to document his lap around the Gold Compound Grounds piloting the collection’s Porsche tractor. Photos continue on Page 4.
The event was made even more special by the presence of Jack & Ginny Case, who are among the actual founders of our region of the Porsche Club of America. They live in the San Diego area now and we want to thank them for attending. Thanks also to Stanley Gold for his very cordial hospitality and knowledgeable, good-natured commentary on the cars and their home. The white 908 of the Stanley Gold Collection in the tranquil setting where it lives between plentiful vintage racing events.
There are many photos throughout the rest of this issue by Bob Gordon, who must have relin-
Jack & Ginny Case sign the obligatory waiver for the event. Welcome aboard, guys!