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Posted by: bembry Aug 2 2010, 04:18 PM

Anyone know names of Bay Area / Norcal Porsche dealerships that sold 914s new? I'm pretty sure my car is from up that way, and I'm going to track down an old dealership license plate frame from the area if possible.

Were any of these dealerships in the below link around?

http://bayarea.porschedealer.com/

Anyone have an old frame from up that way they'd part with?

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Aug 3 2010, 10:45 PM

Autobahn VW Porsche, San Mateo. I have a plastic dealership frame, NFS.

I also have a vintage CarreraTech (I think) plastic frame (2X) that has the on it. It is a current P-car local mechanic, I'd have to pull it out of a box to verify exactly. Also NFS, sorry.

Carlsen Porsche (then Porsche-Audi) has been around a long time, they have changed locations over the years, now in Redwood City, but I believe they were originally a 914 dealer.

Was there a Sunnyvale Porsche-Audi also?

Great topic BTW.

Posted by: DanT Aug 3 2010, 10:52 PM

Wes Behl VW Porsche in Sunnyvale
then Anderson/Behl in San Jose
Then just Anderson and now Stevens Creek Porsche in San Jose
Gus Mozart Porsche/VW In Palo Alto. Now is Carlsen's Subaru or Audi Dealership I believe and then the Porsche portion was moved to Redwood City as Carlsens after it outgrew the Palo Alto site.


at that time the Porsche/VW regional distributorship was headquartered in Pleasanton at the intersection of 580/680

Was owned by Reynold C. Johnson who lived in Danville Ca.

I worked for several dealerships in Norcal detailing and delivering/dealer trading Porsches and VWs when I was in High School and College.
Even delivered a bubble topped 1972 VW bus camper to R.C. Johnson's home in Danville.

I don't believe any of them were in existence back in the '70s....actually back then Rector was a Oldsmobile/Cadillac dealership

Posted by: TurboWalt Aug 4 2010, 01:08 AM

R.S. Taylor in Vallejo, Porsche & Benz

Posted by: Cairo94507 Aug 4 2010, 05:51 PM

Ely Porsche in Hayward on Mission Street at Lewelling Blvd. They are long gone but that was where I bought my '73 2.0 914 brand new.

Posted by: Michael N Aug 18 2010, 11:41 AM

I am not sure of the years but here are a few I have collected from the bay area over the years. I am a fan of the dealer plates on the older cars but when I get a new car they are the first thing I remove. I now save them...

Anderson Behl - Santa Clara.



California Porsche Audi - San Francisco



Carlsen - Palo Alto - Before moving to Redwood City



Not Northern Cal but I love that it matches the car and is in good shape.

Posted by: JKW Apr 17 2016, 01:21 PM

The Porsche dealer that used to be in Oakland, was Johnson, I think. I bought an '87 944S from them new. Jon

Posted by: VZ935 May 31 2016, 12:49 PM

California Porsche on Van Ness in San Francisco is where my father bought all his 1970 and up Porsche's until 1986 .

Not sure when Nuefeld Porsche Audi came into play. I used to look at George Dyer's RSR and 934 on display during his racing days

Posted by: Wyatt G Oct 1 2020, 05:00 PM

Indeed there was.

Ownership was changed a few times.
Sunnyvale Porsche Audi
Was also called Bob Wilson P/A.

Posted by: Wyatt G Oct 1 2020, 05:10 PM

We also had these for a small time. a discounted color combo.
If i remember, that is when Don Lucas bought our store.

LOL

btw, sorry for the late reply, been busy in a VolvoComa for almost 3 decades
:-)

Posted by: Wyatt G Oct 2 2020, 04:50 PM

another one of our licence plates when i first started in 1975


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Posted by: wes Oct 2 2020, 05:56 PM

Anderson Behl on the El Camino in Sunnyvale.

Posted by: Wyatt G Oct 30 2021, 11:10 AM

Greeting Wes,

I cannot remember the P/A store on the el camino being called AB PA. But perhaps i was wrong. I thought AB was only on the Creek. I know Bob Wilson and Norm Anderson & the Behl's owned el camino for awhile under Bob Wilson, then went to
the Kamps out of TX, then Bill Hale and his investors sold to Don Lucas and called it Sunnyvale P/A. I only worked there for 11yrs, from 1975-1986. So perhaps was it before 1974 when it was called AB?

Say hi to your family, much contribution to the biz, thanks. RIP Mr Wilson and also RIP to my mentor, Mr. Paul Lang.


Cheers

Posted by: Wyatt G Oct 30 2021, 11:26 AM

brought back memories at todays Folsom C&C.
cool ride, cool plate frame.

Posted by: L-Jet914 Apr 3 2022, 06:57 PM

My father purchased our 914 from Ely Porsche Audi in Hayward. I am on the hunt for a set of license plate frames if anyone is willing to part with a set.

Posted by: 914runnow Apr 28 2022, 11:37 PM

My now ex 73 2.0 Neillo Sacto