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    loquaciousmusic: My mom had both a 1968 911E and a 1972 911 E 2.4 growing up. The '68 was pumpkin orange and, although I hated it at the time, I would give just about... more »
    Novaload: Yes, kids, here's another specimen from back in the day, when cars were actually machines! more »
    Six Flags Over Tomsk: Great looking cars, and much more accessible than the 911. Also: Anyone else thinking Porsche might revive the 912 a second time in response to the co... more »
    If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face: Must...have...car. more »
    mechimike: Ass-engined Nazi slot car with a slightly smaller ass-engine. Pass the pipe...oh wait wrong article...nevermind... more »
    brandegee: The early SWB 911s are rare b/c they all scooted off the road ass-first. This 912 is almost my ideal Porsche. more »
    MushyHeirloom: Certainly the prettiest DOTS car in a while. I wouldn't want it though - I don't trust myself enough to drive it particularly in Salt Land (I'm puttin... more »
    Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp: Ah the 912. These are pretty much ideal cars. Eminently sensible yet relatively sporting and completely gorgeous. Early 911s are all in living rooms a... more »
    Miscellanea: This is truly one of the finest examples of why we Jalops love cars. She's pretty not unnecessarily complicated can handle herself and is completely ... more »
    Graverobber: Well golly. That looks like an A-series (Aug '67 - July '68) as it has the one wiper parking on the left side of the wind screen and it is black. It a... more »
    IN THE FACE!: There is one of these rolling around my town too doesn't look nearly as pristine but its the same color and everything! Recognized it instantly. more »
    clinto: What a beautiful and simple mechanism. Clean and pure and what a joy to drive (I have a friend with a red '65 911). Ditto to the focus group comment... more »
    Adam Smith: Seeing as I'm ignorant. Could someone please explain the difference between a 911 and a 912? more »
    scroggzilla raids again: I'd rather have a 912 than a 911. Less weight in the butt better handling cheaper to buy vs a comparable 911.....good god I'm making a James May argum... more »
    marc2068: These cars are rare since most of them were chopped up as spares for 911's. The last time I saw one anywhere was in DC about 20 years ago and it was t... more »
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    1966 Porsche 912

    Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We haven't seen any 1960s Porsche 911s, but here's another Alameda 912.
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    The Ten Crappiest Cars Of The 2008 Monterey Auctions

    The Pebble Beach Concours is always a spectacle of the well-heeled celebrating the well-known in the fancy-pants car show circuit. To go along with the car show wine is the cheese, also known as the Monterey Auctions, put on every year by the house of RM Auctions. There are always hit lists of the most desirable and historical cars crossing the blocks for huge sums of money; to wit, Edmunds Inside Line just did their "10 Best Cars at the 2008 Monterey Auctions" piece today. But we tire of such endeavors. That's why we dug around and found out what's at the bottom of the list. Below the fold: The ten crappiest cars at the 2008 Monterey Auctions. More »
  • #downonthestreet

    1967 Porsche 912

    Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we're going to look at our third Porsche 912; before this '67, we've seen a silver '67 and an orange '68. More »
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    Porsche 912

    It's been way too long since the last DOTS Porsche 912, and I must admit I'd been sitting on these photos until I could find some clue to tell me the year of the car... which has proved to be beyond my abilities. Those damn Germans and their reluctance to make yearly design changes for the sake of change! The yellow-on-black license plate is from '68 or '69, which tells us virtually nothing- the car may be a '65 with later plates or a '69 with the only plates it's ever had. The car is in a very wealthy neighborhood (i.e., the kind of place where super-paranoid vigilantes concerned neighbors call the cops when they see some scurvy-looking dude like me sniffing around a car), so I won't be searching for VIN tags or photographing heater-control knobs. So, obsessed devoted Porsche zealots aficionados, please let us know what we've got here. I know you can do it! More »
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    1967 Porsche 912