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Conducting the SCM 1000
Steven Harris was a modern-day Herbert von Karajan, conducting the Bridal Chorus from Wagner’s “Lohengrin” in downtown Baker City, OR. Two by two, he brought forward and arranged the multi-colored array of Porsches outside the Geiser Grand Hotel, which is located on the historic Oregon Trail. Harris, a noted Porsche collector and New York City-based…
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1992 Ferrari 512 TR
30,350 recorded miles and current ownership since 2004 One of 88 RHD examples and one of just 50 early non-ABS cars Offered with book pack, service book and handbooks Ferrari’s mid-engined, flat-12 Testarossa was unveiled to an expectant media at the Champs Elysees Lido nightclub on the eve of the 1984 Paris Salon. Although it…
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1952 Gordini Type 15S
Like many Gordini barquette sports-racers, chassis number 018 is a former single-seater, one of the five Type 11 chassis built in 1946 and 1947. On July 18, 1947, at the Reims ACF Grand Prix, 04GC was driven by the future quintuple Formula One World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. For the beginning of the 1952 season,…
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1953 Buick Skylark Convertible
This professionally restored, two-owner 1953 Buick Skylark is powered by its matching-numbers Nailhead 322-ci V8 engine and Twin Turbine Dynaflow 2-speed automatic transmission. It is the sixth of 1,690 Skylarks produced in 1953. The restoration was completed in 2012 and the car has been fastidiously cared for since. It is finished in its original Matador…
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Forced-Induction Foxes
When the Fox-body Ford Mustang arrived for 1979, Ford had to deal with a market that favored economy more than performance. The OPEC oil crisis had unfolded just as the Mustang II was introduced for 1974. While that car sold well, it was lambasted for lackluster performance. The lukewarm 302-ci V8 just wasn’t endearing to…
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Fine-Tuning ACC
Everything seemed fine when I hit the key on the ACC Mustang. It had been sitting for months — a victim of deadlines, other projects and commitments that kept it parked in its stall after ACC installed Classic Auto Air a/c on the original 289. But that’s part of what I love about the Mustang.…
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500 Miles of Glory
The crowd forming for our Friday afternoon flight was growing impatient. Families with small children, the elderly, and veterans had already disappeared down the jetway, and the rest of us began pushing forward with expectation. I looked down at my phone and checked the weather in Indianapolis again as Group A began boarding. “Not looking…
