This 1996 C4S was picked up new a Beverly Hills Porsche and has lived a pampered life ever since. The paint on this C4S was to sample in the color that must make Porsche cringe, Ferrari Fly Yellow. Never needing any paint work, a clear bra has been added to keep her pristine and she has rarely sat outside overnight. Traveling only 33,000 miles over the past 15 years, with regular maintenance performed, this C4S has served its owners very well. When new, full power seats with lumbar support and heaters were compliment by the supple leather and crest in the headrest were substitute for sport seats. Light window tint, polished exhaust tips and wheels are the only things added since delivery. Truly one of the best, one of a kind C4s’s available.

Sass spoke to Cam & Kevin, along with Porsche Club of America’s executive director, Vu Nguyen, and Porsche Cars of North America’s spokesperson, Tony Fouladpour, about the intense competitive nature of the Porsche Parade, and about the cars Road Scholars brought to Illinois, saying that “They stood out in sea of red, silver and white cars.”

To read the full article, click here or visit NYTimes.com.

The 24th annual 356 Club’s Dana Point Conours was another success story for the Road Scholars team. With our 1958 356A Speedster and 1952 Cabriolet coming in second and third overall in the Restoration Group.

1958 Porsche 356A Speedster: Full Restoration Class 299.2 out of 300 (2nd place)
1952 Porsche 356 Cabriolet: Full Restoration Class 298.9 out of 300 (3rd place)

It was stark contrast  in atmosphere from the Porsche Parade, with more 356 camaraderie and attention to authentic details on the cars. The Dana Point Concours is a must see for any 356 enthusiast and a really fun event to attend in a beautiful setting.

Here is a nice blog feature about the 2010 356 Club’s Dana Point Concours:
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/12/porsche-clubs-24th-annual-dana-point-concours-shines-through-th/

At last week’s 2010 Porsche Parade, I had the pleasure of meeting Hans Peter Porsche (shown above in the white hat and Porsche polo shirt.)

He was interested in the award-winning restoration work we did on a very special 1958 Speedster.  Because this Speedster has a blank Kardex, our customer was able to  make all sorts of additions to the car per factory options.

With German TV cameras rolling, and tons of on-lookers, I showed Mr. Porsche the highlights of our restoration which included:

• Exterior color Orange  — Paint Code 5711– a special order color from 1957-59
• VDM Wood Steering Wheel
• Date stamped 1958 Rudge wheels
• Radio with a Hirschmann Antenna
• Hella “In the body” fog lights
• GT gas tank*
• Sport exhaust
• Sport exhaust tips*

* The GT gas tank and the  exhaust tips are factory original replications by RS Restorations. The 80 Liter tank is made with turnplate (lead coated sheet metal) and has original fixtures from 356A-B tanks.  The tips are factory correct roll & flange.

July 8, 2010 - Proud, excited, exhausted, and overwhelmed…..Those are just a few words to describe how the team here at Road Scholars is feeling this week.

After almost a year of double-checking details, researching records, matching parts and scraping our knuckles, we were ready to take not one, but four cars to the 2010 Porsche Parade.

Although we were confident going into the show that we would probably win at least one award, we were humbled and amazed when all four cars finished in the top 4 or above.

Here’s a wrap-up of the show:

This 1973 911T was awarded:

• 1st in Street Modified Class (295.3 out of 300)
• Division Winner Street Modified Class

We are proud to announce this is the second year in a row we’ve won the Street Modified Class Division at the Porsche Parade.

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We are so proud and grateful that Dr. Jackson selected Road Scholars to restore this 1963 356B.  Read more about Dr. Jackson’s story and the history of this car here.

We are also very proud to announce that it won 1st in the Restoration Touring Class 233.4 out of 235 at the 2010 Porsche Parade.

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We are very proud to announce that this car won the Zuffenhausen Award in the Full Restoration Class at the 2010 Porsche Parade in St. Charles, Illinois.

It scored 297.2 out of 300 and placed 4th in its class.

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This beautiful car was shown in the Full Restoration Class at the 2010 Porsche Parade in St. Charles, Illinois on July 4th.

We are proud to announce that this car received a Gmund Achievement Award with a score of 298.5 and placed 2nd in its class.

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This 1953 356 Porsche is truly a rare “Barn Find”. The previous owner purchased the car from his girlfriend’s father (a doctor)  over 24 years ago as it was being repainted. He had the car painted Black and used this Pre-A 356 to carry him back and forth to collage (3 hour drive) in Chapel Hill North Carolina. The car was purchased out of Danville, Virginia by the Doctor many years before.

For everybody looking for a Split window or Pre-A 356,  here’s your chance for a numbers matching complete car with all of the hard to find pieces still intact. The car will need to be completely restored (floor pans and battery pans will need replacing) but as I said all of the hard to find trim pieces are present and is only missing the spare, jack, toolkit and date stamped wheels. We have been chasing 356’s for many years and most of the “Barn Find” 356’s are long gone or picked over, here’s one that is not.

VIN 50722     Engine  #: 31542 (1500 Normal)     Transmission #: 1493      Color: Ivory      Interior: Leatherette with Corduroy Inserts