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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:38 PM
The Tennessee Tubs had a get toghether at one of the member's houses today. The Tubs are a bunch of guys that are into the 356 Porsches primarily (think inverted bathtub for the name), but are collectors of Porsches and vintage cars in general. I will try to get pictures from most of their get-togethers this year.
Picture 1: Looking out of the garage at the cars in the driveway.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:39 PM
Picture 2:
Obligatory 914 content. How about 2 factory original 914/6s?
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:40 PM
Picture 3:
Detail of the rear badge of the red sixer.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:41 PM
Picture 4:
Interrior of the red 9146.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:42 PM
Picture 5:
Another shot of the red 914/6.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:42 PM
Picture 6:
Shot of the orange 914/6.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:43 PM
Picture 7:
356 Speedster. More info on the car in the background later. Can anyone guess what is is?
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:45 PM
Picture 8:
Another shot of the speedster from the other side.
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Posted by: ArtechnikA Apr 8 2006, 02:45 PM
| QUOTE (don9146 @ Apr 8 2006, 04:43 PM) |
| Picture 7: 356 Speedster. More info on the car in the background later. Can anyone guess what is is? |
i'm gonna go for Beuttler...
Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:46 PM
Picture 9:
Closer shot of the "guess what it is" car. No fair trying to read the badge or looking at the name of the pic! The answer only two pictures away! Stay tuned!!!
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:49 PM
Picture 10:
Another couple of hints:
It is air cooled.
It is based on the 356.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:52 PM
Picture 11:
Its a Beutler. If you guessed correctly, your prize is your choice of any of the cars in Mike Z's driveway. Please pick up your prize between the hours of 1 AM and 3 AM and bring your own crow-bar.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:56 PM
Picture 11:
ABARTH!!!!!!!
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:57 PM
Picture 12:
Data on the Abarth.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:58 PM
Picture 13:
Other side of the Abarth.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 02:59 PM
Picture 14:
Rear end of Abarth. Nice cooling scoop.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:00 PM
Picture 15:
Abarth racing number and light.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:01 PM
Abarth badge
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:02 PM
Couple of old racing cars tucked into the corner
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:03 PM
The 550 has a long racing history, which I didn't hear. The crappy directions I had got me lost twice and I was 2 hours late getting to the event.
Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:04 PM
Oops! Forgot the pic.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:05 PM
Close-up of the 550 front end.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:06 PM
Helmet on the back of the 550. Recognize the name? The tag is a litte blurry, but it belongs to Jim Watson. He was giving a tech session in the morning that I missed. Did I mention that I had crappy directions?
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:08 PM
240Z was also in the collection
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:09 PM
Closeup of the 240 engine
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:09 PM
Not a bad racing pedigree...
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:11 PM
Anyone hear of a Denzel?
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:11 PM
Explanation of what the heck the car is...
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:13 PM
Denzel part deux...
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:14 PM
Ass shot of Denzel. Time for guess the cars again. Recognize either of the cars in the upper right part of the photo?
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:16 PM
Closer shot of "Mystery Cars; The Sequel"
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:29 PM
Front shot of the mystery red car...
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:30 PM
Interrior of the red car...
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:31 PM
Its an Apal. Have I mentioned the crappy directions that caused me to miss evrything that went on in the morning like an explanation of what the hell this car is?
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:33 PM
Dash shot of the mystery white car next to the Apal.
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:34 PM
I tried to get a shot of the left side gauge, but the camera auto-focused on the steering-wheel instead of the gauge. Too bad, because that gauge may qualify as a work of art...
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:37 PM
Shot of the front end of the car. The car is big by today's standards, so it must have been huge for when it was made (1953). Its only a 2 seater!
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:39 PM
Badge shot to let evyone know if they were right guessing the name or not. I did overhear that it is Dodge powered (that thing got a Hemi in it?), but missed the details of the car (have I mentioned my crappy directions?).
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Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 03:46 PM
I have a few more pictures, but those are the most interesting ones. I hope everyone enjoys them. I know I had a fun day and a good bump in my post count.
Posted by: blitZ Apr 8 2006, 06:14 PM
Nice collection, thanks for the photos.
Posted by: don9146 Apr 8 2006, 09:09 PM
Tommy Trabue owns the collection and put on the get-together. He is the founder and owner of Ebbtide boats (at, coincidentally enough, http://www.ebbtideboats.com/ ). One of the ads for his company show-off his Porsche Abarth with the line What Happens When You Cross Your President With A Porsche Racer? You Get A Boat That Corners Like A Porsche, ..., which instantly gets my vote for best cross-marketing campaign I have seen in a while.
Posted by: SirAndy Apr 8 2006, 09:17 PM
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| Picture 3: Detail of the rear badge of the red sixer. |
euro spec?????
no sidemarkers, euro front/rear lenses, no porsche letters on the engine grill ...
did it have a km/h speedo ????
nice cars!
Andy
Posted by: don9146 Apr 13 2006, 01:52 PM
euro spec?????
no sidemarkers, euro front/rear lenses, no porsche letters on the engine grill ...
did it have a km/h speedo ????
nice cars!
Yup, it is a euro model. It had Arizona tags on it, but I don't know the full history of the car.
Later,
Don
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