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Greater Valley Concours 2001
The Greater Valley Concours d'Elegance, Fresno, CA.
For the second year, nearly on the anniversary of the 912 purchase, my
brother Rick and I went to this, the second PCA Zone 7 Concours of the
season. We drove the 912 and parked it in the Porsche corral,
sponsored by the friendly folks of the Sequoia Region.
We left San Jose at 7:30 AM, driving south on U.S. 101, took state
hi way 152 over Pacheco pass through Los Banos then south on U.S. 99.
It was 54 degrees as we got on 152 cooled by the overnight fog that
had rolled in from the ocean. When we left Fresno, it was 106
degrees. An interesting an fun day.
There were 2 912s in the Concours. One was Ken Testa's white '68 Targa
that we saw last year and the other was shown by Glenn Jensen.
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Here is the front row of the Porsche section. I did
not count the total number of cars entered, but it must have been
around 20.
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And part of the back row of the Porsche
section. The two 912s can be seen in this shot. Ken's white Targa is
third from the left and Glenn's coupe is on the right.
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My first 912 was a '67 this same color. Surprise,
Glenn had one then also in the early '70s. Why didn't we keep them?
I sold mine for more than I paid for it after flogging it pretty well
using it as a ski car in Oregon, driving from Beaverton to Mt. Hood
several times a week all winter. I put a lot of miles on it and the
only repair bill was $64 for a new generator.
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Notice the slight flair on the fender wells. This
is a long wheel base car which added 57 mm (2 1/4 in) behind the
doors. The over all length remained the same.
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The interior of the '69 car. Glenn told us that he
will be rebuilding the seats. A local shop is able to put new foam
which should build them back to original height and comfort.
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The engine of Glenn's '69. He still has the
original air cleaners. I suspect this engine may score well with the
judges because of originality.
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Compare the '68 engine on Ken's '68 car. The smog
pump has been removed. It was mounted on the sheet metal in back of
the motor mount. Ken's car has been converted to Weber carburetors and
new air cleaners.
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Here is the awards ceremony for the Zone 7 PCA
event.
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There was a wide variety of other case at the show
including some nice hot rods, '56 Chevy's - but I didn't see other
'50s versions - Jaguars including a lovely XK120, some other British
sports cars, and a few BMW's.
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But the best was this 1938 Bugatti Type 57
Atalante. Absolutely stunning. It won Best of Show and the Peoples
Choice awards.
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Last modified: Sun, 20 May 2001
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