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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ SMOG 914s Dominate 50th Porsche Parade

Posted by: Hawk Jun 28 2005, 08:03 PM

Well, a hearty congratulations to our SMOG and 914club members Gary (BS Charman) Stellmach who took 2nd place in Restoration-Touring 914/6 class; Brad Shisler who won 1st place in 914 Preservation Class and Jack Vasina who took 1st place in 914 Full Concours and the 914 Group Division at the 2005 Hershey Porsche Parade.

A HAT TRICK!

Despite the 95+ degree heat during car prep and at the concours, both gents held up quite well. Cant say as much for us spectators though. I'm very proud of both of you. Cant wait to see how you both do with the cognoscenti judges at the 2005 Mid West Class on August 6 in Whitmore Lake, Michigan.

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Posted by: Hawk Jun 28 2005, 08:07 PM

Some other 914 beauties in the historic collection follow---
green monster

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Posted by: Hawk Jun 28 2005, 08:07 PM

color me yellow-

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Posted by: Hawk Jun 28 2005, 08:10 PM

Dannielle Porsche, Peter Porsche, Stevie and me- all dressed up at the concours banquet.

Posted by: Hawk Jun 28 2005, 08:10 PM

Dannielle Porsche, Peter Porsche, Stevie and me- all dressed up at the concours banquet.

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Posted by: TimT Jun 28 2005, 08:11 PM

KewL

Ive worked on the #19 if it is the real thing

nice pics

Posted by: Hawk Jun 28 2005, 08:19 PM

Yes, these are the thoroughbreds. You wont believe the number of other historic race cars they rolled out for this 50th anniv event.

Here's the 914/6 Restoration-Touring winner trucked in from Nevada (Gary drove his 2nd place car the 500 miles from Michigan). And we made very good time!! I'm partial to adriatic blue

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Posted by: grasshopper Jun 28 2005, 08:49 PM

hey I've worked on the number five car!!! club member BOB also worked on that car. It's a nice car!

Posted by: type47 Jun 28 2005, 09:41 PM

who owns #5 now? it used to be owned by gary wigglesworth who ran translog, a p-car shop in york PA. he recently retired and sold all his p-car stuff. guess he sold #5 too. i have some pix of #5 at summit point and hershey.

Posted by: Thomas J Bliznik Jun 29 2005, 06:50 AM

Congratulations to my good 914 buddy - Gary Stellmach (1970 914-6 Orig. Yellow)

Tom
BTW
For anyone who don't know Gary, he is our B.S.Chairman of the SMOG group. I met Gary when he was going through a life threating operation that almost cost him his life. I didn't know him well at the time & visited him in the hospital. That started a friendship that will last a lifetime. Gary has done a lot for the 914 community. He drove 500 miles to Hershey and cleaned up the 914-6 for a 2nd place trophy & was 4 points off a possible perfect 235 points (missed 1st place by 2-points to a trailered car). Gary will be at our MWC 2005 meet Aug 4th to the 6th. A true 914er.

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Posted by: Quadlinear Jun 29 2005, 07:19 AM

Great Shots of awesome teeners. Thanks for sharing

Posted by: ArtechnikA Jun 29 2005, 08:43 AM

QUOTE (Hawk @ Jun 28 2005, 10:19 PM)
...Here's the 914/6 Restoration-Touring winner trucked in from Nevada...

i gotta ask about that one...

Bill King used to live in NV (he was a Sierra Nevada Region member) and i featured the car on the cover of the Region newsletter when it won class in 2002. last i heard, Bill King relocated to one of the Carolinas (North?) and it was my understanding that he took the car with him.

i saw those NV plates, but i also saw the '02 registration sticker. it might have been trucked in, but are you sure it came from NV and not NC ?

Posted by: Hawk Jun 29 2005, 10:13 AM

Here's Jack and Jill, who went up the hill, with their 1st place winning 914 in Full Concours and 914 Group Division at Porsche Parade 2005.

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Posted by: Thomas J Bliznik Jun 29 2005, 10:32 AM

Hi again.

Congratulations Jack & Jill. I never met you guys, but Gary told me a lot of good things about you. Your 914 is beautiful.

Now for my Congratulations to Brad Shisler out of Columbus, Ohio. Brad won best (in the whole world) 1976 914-4 Preservation Award. This car was at the 2004 MWC meet and I can tell you this 914 is one of the top Original Preservation cars in the 914-world. Good going Brad (Here's a picture of Brad @ MWC 2004)

Tom

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Posted by: BS Chairman Jun 29 2005, 10:36 AM

Yes, you are right about Bill's six. He now lives in North Carolina. Great Six.

Posted by: bob Jun 29 2005, 01:57 PM

HEY! Congrats Gary!!! your cah looks great! I wish I coulda made it...

-bob