Okay, you guys are killing me. My first care was a 1968 VW Karman Ghia, which had basically the same engine as the earlier Porsche 356. The later models had a street legal modified race engine. My Ghia had a rare factory installed gas powered heater. It "sipped" gas from the tank to keep the car warm as toast. (I also had a 1969 Super Beetle, so I know how cold these cars can be in an Iowa winter, let alone not being able to defrost the windshield!)
But Jerry got to see my 1957 MGA! It was a beauty! This car was built to corner, even if not extremely fast. It only had a 1500 cc engine. With my boys, Tim and Greg, I had it out repeatedly at "Road America" in Elkhart lake, WI, where you can still tour for about $50 during lunch on the track with the big boys! It is awesome! I still have the NAMGAR (North America MGA Registry) Club magazine with pictures of myself and the boys at "Road America." The MGA was the cheaper version of the Austin-Healy's. As a matter of fact, the MGA design was held back by some chicanery so the Austin-Healy could be released first. I sold the car to help with a down payment on the house we presently live in. You can always get another car. You may not be able ever get the house of your wife's dreams! Remember guys, "Happy wife, happy life!" (How come no one talks about how great the new cars are?!) Safety Fast! Jeff Wisconsin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Stitt Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 11:30 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Porsche 356 Sooo Jerry, did you sell the 356 and keep the VW diesel rabbit? Inquiring minds want to know. Mike Oldcranky On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Jan and Harold <[email protected]> wrote: > I couldn't agree with you more Jerry. My ex had one. I loved driving that > car. Some people called it a glorified VW, but it had power galore! There > were a number of times that guys came over and opened the car door for me > when I drove that car....I knew it wasn't me because it never happened once > when I drove the old Toyota :) > Jan > > > Victoria BC > > > > > On 2011-01-21, at 9:57 PM, DeeDee Blais wrote: > > > I was going to let this British car stuff run its course but I can't help > > myself. You have not driven a car until you've experienced a Porsche > 356. The > > car begged to be driven. When it turned 90,000 miles we drove it 90 mph > and it > > wanted to go faster. It started every time and you didn't need to keep > AAA on > > the speed dial. It did mark its spot in the garage but that was a small > price > > to pay. Jerry Blais > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
