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Volume 25:
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Volume 24:
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| Volume 26, Number 1 - March/April 2002 |
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| Volume 25, Number 6
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March/April 2002 |
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- The Paxton Porsche -- a prototype coach built
four-seater
designed for the American Market in 1952! All about a 1-of-a-kind
356-prime movered sedan, by Myron Vernis
- Prescott Kelly tells about the wheeling and dealing at the
Porsche & Vintage VW Literature meet in Los Angeles
- Tour Auto, a rally starting at Monthlery, is raced by Dennis
Thalman.
- The 356 T6B "Tie-string" toolkit is described in
words and pictures by Jim Perrin and Jon Gile
- Michael Brock's 356 is tapped to reproduce a famous Porsche
poster illustration--using real cars!--for the Los Angeles Auto
Show
- The 356 Registry's annual Swap Meet and show, hosted by the
Dunkel family is covered in pages and pages of pictures of Porsches
and Porschephiles!
- 356C/SC literature is presented over 5 pages by Prescott
Kelly
- And two Porsche owners tell tales about their personal Porsche
experiences: Phil Planck unburdens his infamous "foam car"
of over 100 lbs of aftermarket installation, and Lynn Adams writes
of her 25 year relationship with a 52 Coupe.
- Plus the usual columnists, classifieds, ads making 50 pages
of 356 fun!
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The mailing wrap for this issue shows the design shop
working on a clay model of the Porsche-powered Paxton at McCulloch
Motors, circa 1952.
On the cover : John Calamos'
vintage photo of the Nürburgring paddock in 1959.
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| Volume 25, Number 5
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January/February 2002 |
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- New
Registry Trustee-elect Roland Lohnert is introduced
- Vic
Skirmants explains 519 transmission "three circle"
date codes, the importance of the shift detent-ball spring, a
brake light switch tip and other tech tips
- The
"Tennessee Tibs" take an inagural tour
- Jim
Schrager closes his accounting of the 356 auctions scene with
a handful of cabriolets across the block.
- Peter
Zimmerman tells us how to service our throttle control from end
to end; from the pedal linkage through to the carb lever arms!
- Starter
bushing installation is covered by Jim Schrager--oh, and the
motor and transaxle are still in the car!
- Rick
Dill shares some thoughts about pushrod length and driveline
expansion coeficients
- The
Maestro applies his usual forensic acumen on what is supposed
to be a Super 90, but turns out to be much less
- Mark
VanDeventer and Ed Pasini detail adding air conditioning to an
SC Cabrio--which then goes on to win its Concours class
at the ECH!
- Prescott
Kelly shares with us some of the factory's "Advertising
Articles", which include poster kiosks and standing table
pennants.
- Keith
Denehan wraps up the 2001 HSR racing season in the SouthEast
US.
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the Javalina 100, the usual excellent columns, pictures and classifieds
you've come to expect from the 356 Registry Magazine!
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| Volume 25, Number 4
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2001/January 2002 |
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This month's cover features
the History Channel's Great Race entry by Cal and Wilma Swank.
Cal also wrote an article chronicling the great adventure. The
Swank's entry was sponsored by many 356 Registry advertisers,
such as Klasse 356, Stoddard's & Zims Autotechnik. Congratulations to the Great Racers! |
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This month's mailing wrapper is
the cover of a program from Cotati Raceway, August 1960, courtesy
of Tony Singer (identification of the photo thanks to Stan Hanks).
The lawnmower Speedster is unidentified and it is expected that
the photo is from a 1959 race at Cotati.
Table of Contents for
Volume 25, #4, November/December 2001
In this issue there's
lots of Summer Racing Recaps including Pittsburgh, Bonneville
(2X!) and, of course, The Great Race
- The Great Race by Cal Swank
- The 356 Registry East Coast Holiday 2001
- Drive your 356 Day pictures
- Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix by Eric Severeid
- Dick Koenig's Four Cam Column interviews Tom Bruch
- Marvin Simes writes on a 356
Stretch Limousine!
- Paul Swanon recalls more Bonneville Adventures
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| Volume 25, Number 3, Sept/Oct 2001 |
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The
magazine was posted the first week of Sept.
This cover features
356 Racers from around the country, meeting in Limerock, Connecticut
for the "Rennsport Reunion", the cover story of this
month's issue. This photo, and 18 others in the article, by Hal Thoms. Text by Ed Hyman.
Click on the image
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This
month's mailing wrapper photo is a vintage picture of airport
racing in Stout Field, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1959. Photo courtesy
of Chuck Langenskamp.
Click the image
for a larger version.
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Market Watch
visits the Porsche tool kit. Both correct and complete is many
an enthusiats' grail with guest Orr Potebyna
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The First Porsche
Sales Brochure is explored by Prescott Kelly in the 356 Collectibles
column
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The 2000 La
Carrera: Scott Kelly continues his adventures from last issue
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A new process for making "Alfin"
drum brakes is described by E. A. Franco-Ferreira
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More rare Porsche racing images,
another installment by Everett Anton Singer
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Plus Keith Denahan's report
on the summer 356 Racing scene and the usual pit crew of Registry
columnists
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| Volume 25, Number 1, May/June 2001 |
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- Summer is coming! Steve Buggy
is cool with air conditioning in a 356
- Pat Tobin demystifies that black
(or blue) cylinder: the ignition coil
- Everett Anton Singer shares
even more rare Porsche Posters
- Dick Koenig talks with Rolf
Schmeider in the 4-cam Forum
- Steve Douglas shows us how the
factory oils the valve train top end
- Mike and Karen Sue Wroughton
and the AZ Outlaws hit the trails
Plus the usual columns,
pictures, advise and ramblings from the cast, sure to inspire
a spring or fall drive, depending where in the world your 356
lives.
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Volume
24 Number 6 |
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In this edition you'll find:
- More early Porsche posters in
color by Everett Anton Singer
- Extensive disc brake conversion
details from Vic Skirmants
- all about spark plug heat ranges
by Pat Tobin
- a five-page interview with Hans Mezger, who designed Porsche racing engines for forty years
- 356B tool kits by Jim Perrin
- color coverage of the Los Angeles
swap meets
- a tribute to master four-cam
wrench Al Cadrobbi
- and a goodbye to Hans Klauser,
a key manager in the early days in Stuttgart and head of customer
service for forty years, by Jacques Mertens.
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Volume 24, Number 5 |
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On the outer wrap: A Meyer
family outing at
the Austria/Italy border,
circa 1954. (Full
Size)
On the cover: The
pre-delivery area outside
the Porsche factory, circa
1956 or spring,
1957. Photo by Thomas Lloyd
Meyer. (Full
Size)
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Featured
for January/February:
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Rare Porsche Posters by Everett
Anton Singer
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Bill Devin, in Memoriam by
Daryl Fortier
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Välkomma in Solbacka by
Uwe Biegner
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The Javelina 2000 by Karen
Sue & Mike Wroughton
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The Goodwood 2000 and
The Jim Clark 356 by Erik Severeid
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VARA Porsche/Alfa Shootout and
The Coronado Vintage Races
by Hal Thoms
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Volume 24, #4, November/December,2000 |
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- Dick Koenig writes on Porsche's
Four Cam Race Engine Development and the work of Valentin Schaffer
- Pat Tobin tells everything there
is to know about battery charging and batteries and even more.
- Photos taken on Drive Your 356
Day.
- Bill Block reviews Gordon Maltby's
Porsche 356 and RS Spyders and Jim Schrager's Buying,
Driving, and Enjoying the Porsche 356. See
Chris Markham's review of the same book here on the 356 Registry
website.
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24, #3, Sept/Oct, 2000: |
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Volume 24, #2, July/August, 2000: |
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Jeff Dorgay's interpretation of a 356 lineup. Jeff
is the only factory-authorized digital artist for Porsche images.
This image features a modified computer color mapping which accentuates
the contours of the rear of the 356 Karmann Coupe, A, and C.
Jeff was also the creator of the Vol 23-1 issue. See
it here. |
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Volume 24, Number 1: May/June, 2000 |
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Clint DeWitts 356 coupe at Monterey. Hal
Thoms photo.
Click picture for larger image (90k).
Featured
in the May/June issue was:
- North Meets
South: Southern/Northern CA meet in Cambria
- Dean Jeffries'
Kustom Carrera
by
Jack Walter
- Porsche 356A
Tool Kits
by
Jim Perrin
- North Meets
South
by
Carolyn Hanley & Elaine Cannon
- Baja Fiesta
by
Steve Proctor
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