Farewell To 2015 Racers and Collectors Reflect

It's only a few hours and another year will be over. You had a good year but it is nice to look forward to an even better 2016, but before we pass on to the new and improved here's a really good review of the past year as well as the past in general from Hagerty insurance. 

This video has something for everyone, I guarantee it.  You may feel a bit emotional as you watch and the memories flood in from times gone by, or you may get excited about the prospect of a new project you are about to embark on in 2016.

Before you see the video- here's my big New Year's present to my two 'children'.-  My Boxster and the GTA finally get to sleep in the garage again after being out in the cold every night for two weeks while I unpacked after moving in to our newly remodeled house.   The Boxster is no longer giving up space for boxes!


Enjoy this end of year video and see how many of these cars or tricks you have owned!  Farewell to the legends in the video- we will miss you!


We have come a long way but the journey is never over!


                                          Happy New Year  from Carcamerastory.com

 

Almost Done

 

Finally- The Beauty & The Beast In One Garage

All I Want For Christmas

What do you want?  Fill in the blank with whatever- from a Porsche to world peace.  It can be anything, but this is the time of the year we reflect back and see what happened this year and hopefully some of what we want will come true.  du  Pont Registry Cars & Coffee in St. Petersburg FL is a good place to get ideas as to what he or she might want.

                                                             Special Mention

For every Porsche fan, a  new 911 would not be bad, but in the case of one lucky Porsche Club of America member who won the lottery allowing him to buy a 60th anniversary  Porsche 911 GTS Club Coupe in Club Blau, that takes the top gift of the year.  There will only be 60 produced to mark Porsche's 60th anniversary, so you could say that's a unique Christmas gift. 

In the case of everyone else out there here's some pictures that will get you dreaming of some cool 'toys' for you.  I've included a link to the Hans Peter Porsche web site of fabulous toys. If you are into modeling and toys, could be considered the best in the world.   Santa- are you listening?  Readers of this blog may be emailing you today with their wish list.

From the December 19th Cars & Coffee. I present these suggestions:

Waiting For Santa

 

 

How About A Ferrari

 

Or A Caddy

 

An Alpha Will Do

 

 

 

Or A Rolls Royce

 

 

An Old Pantera or,

 

A Tiny Dancer That Comes With A Corvette

 

Speaking of Toys-  Click here to see amazing toys from Germany:

 

Hans Peter Porsche Toys

 

And To Wrap Up -  The Best of All:  I want one!

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

from Car Camera Story.com

 

 

 

 

 

Year End Wrap Up - On A Lighter Note Hilarious!

It has been a tough year, the race teams are tired and it is time for the Holidays so I thought I'd send out something light to lighten up your spirits.  Here's just a few little clips that will give us all another look at the crazy world we are in and give you a few laughs before having to prepare for the next race.
(By the way, IMSA's Daytona Rolex 24 Hour is only a month away!)

My Chevy Truck Moving Our Furniture- Works For Me

To Start- Porsche fans, don't do this with your Porsche:

For Trap and Skeet Fans- this is really cool.  Click below

Targa Practice - I meant TARGET Practice

Hillarious!


Next up is a little Formula 1 fun and since I'm short on F-1 photos except for my old black and whites check out my new T-Shirt design:

And I can't help but throw in a 6 wheeled Tyrrell to go along with the strange and wacky theme:

1976 F-1 Race At Watkins Glen, NY

 

                                                          Here's some F-1 Funniest Videos:

YOU CANDO IT Very Funny

                                         That's All Folks-  Enjoy The Holidays and Merry Christmas

Calendar Cars - Which Pics Will Make The Cut?

November is just around the corner and that means time to select the best pics from this year's CarCameraStory  archives for my 2016 Calendar Collection.  I could say it is a collector's calendar but any way you look at it these pictures will not disappoint you. With pictures taken in over 3000 miles of travel from Florida to New York, the 2016 CarCameraStory favorites calendar is worth having for your office, garage or den.  Pre-orders can be reserved by emailing ppziegler@yahoo.com.  At just $15.00, shipping included, these classic desk calendars (See sample) are a  collection of photos taken from the race track to the paddock, to the garages and starting grids at various races this season. 

Additionally, the first 100 will be autographed by me, 'Ziggy'  founder/ photographer for CarCameraStory.com LLC. and for every calendar sold, $5.00 will be donated to the Vincent House in Pinellas Park, FL.  The goal is to raise $5,000. this Holiday Season to help people with persistent mental illness restore purpose and confidence in their lives by a unique recovery through work program.  I am past president  have been a board member of Vincent House for over 10 years.  Read more about the wonderful work being done at Vincent House here:

http://vincenthouse.org/


Here's a picture to give you an idea of what your desk calendar will look like. Perfect for your desk.

And now to give you a preview of the pictures from which I'll assemble the calendar, here they are.  You can vote for any special pictures you like and that will increase the chances they will be included in the calendar.  Any comments can be sent to ppziegler@yahoo.com.  Here you go- Imagine you are there- sweet dreams!



The End-  Send me your favorite selections.
ppziegler@yahoo.com

DuPont Registry Cars & Coffee October 2015 and Look Alike Shots

You can tell fall is here.  This morning's monthly dose of Cars & Coffee came with gloriously cool, dry weather, perfect for a car show.  It was nice to feel the cool air rushing in the open windows of the Boxster as I drove over from Indian Shores at 5:30 in the morning.  Too cool for the top to be down but very refreshing. I came across a green GTR as we cruised down 118th Ave.  You could hear the rat tat tat exhaust from the GTR as he downshifted for the red light and I could hear the synchronized wine of my engine slowing for the same light. On launch from the light there were two different songs playing from the engines and both were so good you didn't want to have a radio on to spoil the effect. The GTR was headed for the same destination.

With fall comes a late dawn so there's a lot of time to take what I call Halloween shots of the cars- this is when you can get a spooky effect from the lighting, so that's a bonus for the October show.

I have posted a few pictures from this show and now that I've caught up on remodeling the house I had a little time to look through my car magazines. While checking them out I came across two particularly interesting pictures, one the cover shot on the latest issue of Grassroots Motorsports and the other, an ad for Falken Tires in the latest Car & Driver. I call these look alike shots comparing them with ones I took this summer at Watkins Glen. 

These were so similar I had to post them here as a curiosity.

Enjoy the change in weather if you live in Florida- If you live up North, sorry as the car shows are pretty much over for this year.

Ditto


           Team Falken Porsche Chased By the Works Porsche



Looks Familiar

 

 

Until next post- get out and Drive!

 

Classic Machines Built To Last Porsche and Electrolux

Have fun with this post:

So what does a vacuum cleaner have to do with Porsche cars?   A lot.  The premise of building something for a single purpose, making it simple and bulletproof in its engineering and then stick to that original receipt is what these two companies have in common.  It has served them well.

  It is funny that in our family, I have a Porsche and my wife has an Electrolux- in fact 5 of them.  I'm still trying to get my second Porsche but that would be a serious discussion with my lovely Electrolux fan.

So here's the latest addition to our Electrolux collection-  A model 2100.  All I could find regarding the age was on the attached chart - built somewhere between 1986 and 2006. Not precise but it is a rough guide. I have also included a picture of an old standby that we use weekly and then a rough, ready to be restored 'barn find'.   The other two models in the collection are in New York getting a work out at the house up there. One of them we believe is from the 50's and is what I call the sled because of the rails it rides on instead of wheels that make it look like a bullet sled.

These are serious machines- still functional after decades of use! I'd put them in a class with Porsche, or Rolex, or say Mount Blanc!

And for those that want a good primer on Porsche history and car values see the attached video- It is worth the 35 minutes of education!

Check out the model history of Electrolux- going back to 1924.

http://evacuumstore.com/c-1908-electrolux-history.aspx

HOLD ON-  See below video for Porsche Fans
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Porsche Model Line Up- Buy One Now

The newest addition - Model 2100

Old Faithful

Close Up - We use it every week.

Barn Find