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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Picture 2:
Obligatory 914 content. How about 2 factory original 914/6s?
Obligatory 914 content. How about 2 factory original 914/6s?
Picture 3:
Detail of the rear badge of the red sixer.
Detail of the rear badge of the red sixer.
Picture 4:
Interrior of the red 9146.
Interrior of the red 9146.
Picture 5:
Another shot of the red 914/6.
Another shot of the red 914/6.
Picture 6:
Shot of the orange 914/6.
Shot of the orange 914/6.
Picture 7:
356 Speedster. More info on the car in the background later. Can anyone guess what is is?
356 Speedster. More info on the car in the background later. Can anyone guess what is is?
Picture 8:
Another shot of the speedster from the other side.
Another shot of the speedster from the other side.
| 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...
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!!!
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!!!
Picture 10:
Another couple of hints:
It is air cooled.
It is based on the 356.
Another couple of hints:
It is air cooled.
It is based on the 356.
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.
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.
Picture 11:
ABARTH!!!!!!!
ABARTH!!!!!!!
Picture 12:
Data on the Abarth.
Data on the Abarth.
Picture 13:
Other side of the Abarth.
Other side of the Abarth.
Picture 14:
Rear end of Abarth. Nice cooling scoop.
Rear end of Abarth. Nice cooling scoop.
Picture 15:
Abarth racing number and light.
Abarth racing number and light.
Abarth badge
Couple of old racing cars tucked into the corner
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.
Oops! Forgot the pic.
Close-up of the 550 front end.
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?
240Z was also in the collection
Closeup of the 240 engine
Not a bad racing pedigree...
Anyone hear of a Denzel?
Explanation of what the heck the car is...
Denzel part deux...
Ass shot of Denzel. Time for guess the cars again. Recognize either of the cars in the upper right part of the photo?
Closer shot of "Mystery Cars; The Sequel"
Front shot of the mystery red car...
Interrior of the red car...
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?
Dash shot of the mystery white car next to the Apal.
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...
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!
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?).
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.
Nice collection, thanks for the photos.
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.
| QUOTE (don9146 @ Apr 8 2006, 12:40 PM) |
| 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
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
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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