Does anyone like these? On spyders they designated team or country colors. On spyders red was German, British racing green was of course England and I copied a French race car and put Capri blue stripes on my spyder. Do they mean anything on a 356?
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The car has an identity crisis?
Liz Taylor as Cleopatra?
I love fender darts on a Spyder. On the front of a 356, meh.
Meh too.
I don't hate them, but I don't love them either. That car appears to have them on both ends, which really doesn't work for me. My OCD would demand that the end points line up, which they obviously don't here.
Not my cup of tea 
I prefer these on a 356 but think it looks best on coupes
or even this
Nope!
Probably skip the darts. Maybe I could make my spyder’s big brother with silver, capri blue darts and baseball glove brown leather interior. Or just skip the darts. Capri blue Pegasus? Hmm.
I like the idea having it match the Spyder.
Fender darts on the Spyder: Rears only. Almost standard. Used in racing to differentiate between same-color cars. Very cool.
Fender darts on a Speedster: Front only. Pretty rare. Used to say "race car." Very cool.
This is a FoaF’s old Spyder. I kind of like it except I think the main stripe up the frunk is too narrow.
#0115. Of course no one would dream of doing that now, but back then it was just an old $3500 race car no one wanted.
The coolest thing about it was it had a 1700cc flat fan 547/8 motor.
I like the red and blue center stripes -- the lime green NOT so much.
I don’t like the stripe, but I really like that green!
I had the same pants. Real Navy bellbottoms.
Kardashian eyebrows.
My build won’t start for another year but I’m collecting things. I’ve got the new 48 Dells and the Moto Lita wheel tucked away. These came recently. Outlaw key ring and badge. Marchals will be integrated into the hood. 2 bullet mirrors. Now all I need is a car.
@550 Phil posted:
My build won’t start for another year but I’m collecting things. I’ve got the new 48 Dells and the Moto Lita wheel tucked away. These came recently. Outlaw key ring and badge. Marchals will be integrated into the hood. 2 bullet mirrors. Now all I need is a car.
Phil, where did you get the" Outlaw key ring"?....very cool! You gotta start somewhere....
Your car is going to be pretty special, Phil! Lots of time to collect those special little parts you want to add to it.
It's like Christmas Day every day...
i HAD to wear bells 4 years68-72,, not since then
https://www.emorymotorsports.com/merch/
Key ring is from Rod Emory’s shop. Badge is from India. Probably a copy of Rod’s badge. All of his cars come with this badge. But I think the design actually is from a Porsche club in Germany. Like us Emory honors Porsche’s idea of the perfect sports car. And by copying an Emory and his style I honor both Rod and Porsche. Doesn’t matter if it’s a Suby or a Porsche drive train. But I do like the idea of a type 4 and a 901 5speed in my car.
@dlearl476 posted:This is a FoaF’s old Spyder. I kind of like it except I think the main stripe up the frunk is too narrow.
#0115. Of course no one would dream of doing that now, but back then it was just an old $3500 race car no one wanted.The coolest thing about it was it had a 1700cc flat fan 547/8 motor.
More of this, please.
@edsnova posted:More of this, please.
This is all I’ve got Ed.
The “friend” is Jack Walter, who owned/restored the Dean Jeffries’ Carrera that I’ve posted about prior. That’s his lifelong buddy Ernie crouched by the car as it was Auto-X’d in the 70’s.
Ernie is also the owner of the gorgeous Black/Green cabriolet I recently posted. Ernie’s next project is restoring a 356a race car that he’s owned for 40 years to street trim.
@550 Phil posted:https://www.emorymotorsports.com/merch/
Key ring is from Rod Emory’s shop. Badge is from India. Probably a copy of Rod’s badge. All of his cars come with this badge. But I think the design actually is from a Porsche club in Germany. Like us Emory honors Porsche’s idea of the perfect sports car. And by copying an Emory and his style I honor both Rod and Porsche. Doesn’t matter if it’s a Suby or a Porsche drive train. But I do like the idea of a type 4 and a 901 5speed in my car.
“Founded on 24 May 1903, at the then Hotel Silber (hist. building) in Stuttgart, ADAC was originally named Deutsche Motorradfahrer-Vereinigung (German Motorcyclist Association) and re-named Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC) in 1911. The Prussian eagle was selected as the emblem in the club’s badge in appreciation of the Prussian royal family’s support and patronage. Its most senior figure at the time was German Emperor and King of Prussia Wilhelm II.”
@dlearl476 thank you that shot is catnip to me.
@edsnova posted:@dlearl476 thank you that shot is catnip to me.
Ed, if you want more info, I know Jack (Walter) and probably Ernie, too, are active on the 356 registry forum. Nice guys. I’m sure if you reached out they’d be more than happy to chat. They’re both in the Atlanta area and see Chuck all the time at automotive events. I’m pretty sure Jack knows him pretty well.
@edsnova posted:@dlearl476 thank you that shot is catnip to me.
Ya think? A 550a with a flat-fan 547 in it? Ohhh yeah! Not really in love with the weird green swoopy stripe, but heck-yeah to the rest of the car.
Wonder where it is now?
@DannyP posted:Ya think? A 550a with a flat-fan 547 in it? Ohhh yeah! Not really in love with the weird green swoopy stripe, but heck-yeah to the rest of the car.
Wonder where it is now?
I’m pretty sure it’s been restored to factory spec. Too valuable not to. Last info I can find on it it was sold to a German Willi Simens in the late 80’s.
btw, I mis-typed. It’s 0113, not John Von Neuman’s 0115.
bam. 1975
Looks like he just ran it without the back half.
@550 Phil posted:https://www.emorymotorsports.com/merch/
Key ring is from Rod Emory’s shop. Badge is from India. Probably a copy of Rod’s badge. All of his cars come with this badge. But I think the design actually is from a Porsche club in Germany. Like us Emory honors Porsche’s idea of the perfect sports car. And by copying an Emory and his style I honor both Rod and Porsche. Doesn’t matter if it’s a Suby or a Porsche drive train. But I do like the idea of a type 4 and a 901 5speed in my car.
Thanks for the info.....
@550 Phil posted:https://www.emorymotorsports.com/merch/
Key ring is from Rod Emory’s shop. Badge is from India. Probably a copy of Rod’s badge. All of his cars come with this badge. But I think the design actually is from a Porsche club in Germany. Like us Emory honors Porsche’s idea of the perfect sports car. And by copying an Emory and his style I honor both Rod and Porsche. Doesn’t matter if it’s a Suby or a Porsche drive train. But I do like the idea of a type 4 and a 901 5speed in my car.
Well said regarding us "honoring of Porches idea of the perfect sports car"...
