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BRIEFINGCAR COUNSELORScottsdale’s One to WatchThe 1963 Corvette Grand Sport 002roadster will be offered with its originalrace body at RM’s Arizona BiltmoreAuction January 16. The legendary car— one of five built before Chevroletstopped its construction — is restored tothe same trim as when it was last racedby George Wintersteen in 1966.Planning to head to Arizona to witness its sale or to attend one of the otherJanuary auctions?If so, check out ourinsider’s guide to thebest food, lodgingand sights in theScottsdale area.Go to hagerty.com/library/guides.aspx and click on “Guide to Scottsdale”to download a copy.RM AuctionsAt Your ServiceWhatever your question, we’ll do everything we can to track down an answer.“Ask Hagerty” Concierge Service is available free to Hagerty Plus members by dialing 888-310-8020, option 3.WHERE HAS YOURHAGERTY BAG BEENQWhat’s the best way tokeep mice out of my car while instorage during the winter?Hagerty plus member Richard Daltonrecently took part in a classic rally driving fromAmritsar in the Punjab to the highest drivableroad in the world, deep in the Himalayas —and his Hagerty bag accompanied him. TheUnited Kingdom resident says driving an oldToyota 4x4 on one of the world’s greatestroad trips was one of the most exciting thingshe has ever done. Details of his adventure areavailable at classiccarjourneys.co.uk.Where has your Hagerty bag been?Send a picture of you and your bag in anunusual, interesting or out-of-the-way placeto photoshagertys@hagerty.com and wemight include it in the next issue of Hagerty’s.ASurround the outside ofthe car with mothballs placeda few inches apart. Mice hatethe smell and usually will notwalk through this “barrier.” Andjust to be safe, consider puttingshaved pieces of Irish Springsoap on foil or in small opencontainers inside the vehicle.The odor from the soap is lessobjectionable than that fromthe mothballs, but will still helpyou deter the rodents.HAGERTY PLUSACQUIRES HOLLANDERINTERCHANGE MANUALStrouble finding A part for a postwarAmerican vehicle made from 1946 to 1979?Hagerty Plus can help, thanks to its recentacquisition of a set of Hollander InterchangeManuals. The resource lists which OEMparts from one vehicle fit or “interchangewith” another vehicle. Contact the HagertyConcierge at 888-310-8020, option 3 to seewhat these manuals can do for you.Tyler of the Magic City Mustangs club in Miami has been named the winner ofthe national Hagerty Plus Model Building Contest. His 1932 Ford Woody was judgedthe winner by McKeel Hagerty, late-night host and car aficionado Jay Leno, PebbleBeach Concours d’Elegance chief judge Ed Gilbertson, AutoWeek vice presidentand publisher KC Crain, and Lamborghini director of brand and design ManfredFitzgerald. It topped four other finalists in Monterey, California, in August.Corrections: In the Fall 2008 issue of Hagerty’s, the 1953 Corvette model on page 7 wasmisidentified as a 1958 Corvette. The photo on page 19 is a 1968 Cadillac Eldorado, not a 1967.8Hagerty’s Magazine hagerty.comTaft’s Baker ELECTRIC isthe most interesting car ownedby a president over the lastcentury, according to Hagertyresearch. Unlike other early cars,the Baker Electric owned by William Taft —the first president to have and drive cars whilein office — needed no cranking, had no gasoline smell and was essentially maintenancefree. Visit hagerty.com to find out what otherpresidential rides made the list.Dan VaughanWoody Wins Model ContestTOP PRESIDENTIAL RIDEQI store a ’74 Urraco ina dry mini warehouse andthe car rarely sees rain. However, Atlanta is very humid.Should I spray a rust inhibitor in the front large areatrunk and under the rear normaltrunk? If so, can you recommend a product?ARather than coating thecar in any way, place desiccants in the storage area andin the car to absorb the moisture to prevent rust, moldand mildew. You can finddesiccants in small plasticcontainers at any major boxstore in the household goodssection. You’ll need to placeseveral desiccant containersin and around the car, andreplace them fairly regularly.They will absorb quite a lot ofmoisture. An alternative, if youhappen to have electricityavailable, would be to run adehumidifier. Just be sure toempty it regularly.QMy wife and I will bemoving overseas for aboutthree years and will be storing our vehicle. Do you haveany suggestions about longterm storage?AStart by changing the oil,covering the car, putting it upon jack stands and surrounding it with mothballs. If the carwon’t be started, you shoulddrain the fuel completely andremove the battery. Otherwise,fill it all the way up, add a fuelstabilizer and disconnect thebattery. Consider paying for theentire storage time so nobodycan claim the car as theirs andsell it for non-payment of renton a storage unit.

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ESSENTIAL COLLECTORTen great books every collector should own.Fine car books, like great old cars, can be enjoyed over and over again.Pick them up, peruse a few pages or read a whole chapter — you’ll invariably findsomething you’ve either missed or long forgotten. Perhaps you’ll even get a yen tosearch out and buy a particular car. Below are 10 of my favorites:1The Kings of the Roadby Ken W. Purdy(Atlantic-Little, Brown Books, 1949)The late Ken Purdy is still considered the dean of American autowriters. After 60 years, this book stillcrackles with excitement as Purdybrings to life marques like Bugatti,Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Bentley,Duesenberg and Mercer, and theremarkable men who created them.2The Golden Age of theAmerican Racing Carby Griffith Borgeson(W.W. Norton & Company, 1966)Borgeson was the first seriousstudent of Harry Miller and FredDuesenberg. His painstakinglyresearched, but eminentlyentertaining history resonates asa reminder that while Europeanmakes mastered handling prowessbetween the wars, America’sengines outclassed everyone.3The Miller Dynastyby Mark L. Dees(Revised and Expanded SecondEdition, Hippodrome, 1994)Harry Miller was a genius, and MarkDees’ extraordinary 564-page,horizontal-format masterpiece isarguably the best single-marqueauto book ever compiled. Deesbegins where Griffith Borgesonleft off and traces American racinghistory in every direction.4The American Hot Rodby Dean Batchelor(Motorbooks International, 1995)Who better than Dean Batchelor, anearly hot rodder and speed recordsetter, later editor of Road & Track,to tell the story of the car-savvyCalifornia kids who raced at the drylakes and Bonneville, pioneereddrag racing, then infiltrated andinfluenced racing and performanceat every level?5A Century of Auto motive Style, 100 yearsof American Car DesignBy Michael Lamm and Dave Holls(Lamm-Morada PublishingCompany, 1996)This is the one styling book to studybefore you read anything else.Lamm, an accomplished historian,and Holls, a fine stylist, skillfullyaddress this complex subject withhundreds of photographs, intriguingsidebars and personality profiles,along with marketing and visuallinkage you never knew existed.6The Unfair Advantageby Mark Donohue withPaul Van Valkenburgh(Bentley Publishers, New andRevised Edition, 2000)Mark Donohue was a consummateracer. But his skills as an engineerand developer gave him unparalleled insights into the art andAuthor’s note: For out-of-print books, tryBookFinder.com or tewarthautobooks.biz. They’reout there, and it’s worth the effort.science of competition. Donohuerevealed some of his secrets in 1974in this insightful book.7All But My Lifeby Stirling Moss, withKen W. Purdy(William Kimber and Co., Ltd., 1963)An intimate, brutally honest selfportrait of a driver at the accidentinduced conclusion of his brilliantcareer, Stirling Moss’ deeply personalassessment of the intense, risk-filledlife of a top-ranked racer sets a loftystandard for such autobiographies.8Ford: The Dust and theGlory, A Racing Historyby Leo Levine, Vol. 1 1907–1967;Vol. 2 1968–2000(Society of Automotive Engineers,2000, 2001)Long out of print, Levine’s classic,which ended with the 1967 FordLe Mans victories, was reissued bySAE along with a second volumethat takes the fast Ford story closerto the present. It covers oval trackand endurance racing, NASCAR,hot rods, sports cars, off-roadingand much more.9Kaiser-Frazer, The LastOnslaught on Detroitby Richard M. Langworth(Automobile QuarterlyPublications, 1975)The story of how Kaiser and Frazer, By Ken GrossHudson and Nash, Packard andStudebaker, along with Tucker,Davis and Keller, failed to makeserious inroads on the vauntedBig Three. This is the definitivepost–World War II study of thedominant U.S. auto mobile industryin its most powerful era.10Silent Thunder:Breaking ThroughCultural, Racial, and ClassBarriers in Motorsportsby Leonard W. Miller(The Red Sea Press, 2004)Hundreds of black race car ownersand drivers raced in America beforeWorld War II; only a handful haveachieved recognition in postwaryears. While this book exposesracism in racing, it celebrates thehope that change is coming.FedEx, for Your Fast Cars,Not Just Your Freight.joe vaughnSpeed ReadingFedEx Custom Critical Passport Auto TransportSM is the FedExchoice for car people. We think about overhead cams more thanovernight packages. Our specialized equipment includes air-ridesuspension and lift gates for safe, horizontal loading. Frommoving vintage racers to caring for classic collectables, we’re theoriginators of fully enclosed transport for fine vehicles, combinedwith the reliability you expect from FedEx.passport.fedex.com 1.800.325.426712Hagerty’s Magazine hagerty.com 2008 FedEx

German precision, racing heritageand many thousands offanatical owners around the world.WORLD ofPORSCHE by Bryce StillerMore from less. In a nutshell, that’s Porsche. Back in the 1950s,that meant “Giant Killers,” tiny aluminum 550 Spyders andsteel 356 Speedsters that humbled larger, sophisticated, morepowerful cars. Today, it means sporting road cars with small,efficient six-cylinder engines competing in segments full of V-8s and V-12s.Some say that with Porsche you must pay more to get less. Those samepeople probably haven’t driven one. Take Gerry Burger, the National StreetRod Association’s Individual of the Year in 1985. He decided he wanted togo fast around corners, too. That led Burger to Porsche.Following Porsche guru Bruce Anderson’s golden rule — “buy thenewest, best Porsche you can afford” — Burger picked up a pristine 1988Carrera Cabriolet after learning 1987–’89 911s are a sweet spot. Soon, hewas wrenching on the car himself. “Porsches can be surprisingly simpleto work on, with basic maintenance and possible upgrades well withinthe skill of a good backyard mechanic,” Burger says.Based on an interest in track driving, Burger later bought a 944, knownfor its outstanding balance, and currently has his eye on another. “Thatnew, mid-engine Cayman is interesting .” he says.Humble beginnings: the 356When the 356 arrived in 1948, it stood out. Its price was high, its size tiny,its inverted bathtub form was unlike anything else — especially the Britishsports cars that were catching on in America. Something else set the tinyrear-engine, air-cooled car apart: quality. From paint to interior trim, thePorsche left no doubt it had been well made.A.J. MUELLERHagerty’s Magazine hagerty.com15

The 356 Speedster(middle) startedas an entry-levelPorsche and evolvedinto a motoring icon.Porsche Archives (3)F.A. “Butzi” Porschewith the 901/911,the car that wouldbecome Porsche’sseminal 911(bottom).The 911The 911 replaced the 356 in 1965 and is still going strong today. Its basicform — raised headlights with a long, sloping roofline — continues Porsche’ssignature look and is the most recognized automotive shape in the world,according to one independent study.Automotive historian Randy Leffingwell believes something else is thereason for the 911’s (and 356’s) enduring popularity: rear-mounted engines.“The configuration, originally chosen for packaging benefits, results inunique handling characteristics that provide challenges many drivers seek,” hesays. “The downside, in early models, was lift-throttle oversteer, though engineersnow have tamed this nearly to extinction. The upside, then and now, is incredible traction out of turns. The key, then, is to drive into turns ‘slow in, fast out.’Do it right and there’s no other driving sensation quite like it. That’s the thrillthat addicts repeat customers and entices first-time buyers.”Much of the Porsche legend is linked to the 911. Its design, widely attributed to Ferry Porsche’s eldest son, F.A. “Butzi” Porsche, was, in fact, heavilyinfluenced by 356 designer Erwin Komenda.The 911 broke from Porsche tradition with its horizontally opposed, aircooled six-cylinder engine. The first 911s displaced 2.0 liters and produced130 hp. Along with their smoother, more powerful engines, they boasted realimprovements in the suspension department. Today, 911 addicts seem to favor1965–73 “early 911s,” 1978–83 911 SCs, 1984–89 Carreras and 1995–98993s. King among regular production early 911s is the 911S, which startedwith 160 hp from just 2.0 liters and topped out at 190 hp from the 2.4-literversion. Early Ss command big money nowadays, often in the high five —sometimes six — figures.In addition to the coupe, 911s were available in Targa form from 1967 to1982. However, for 1983, the 911 SC finally revived the true convertiblePorsche. When it comes to 911s, collectors and enthusiasts generally favorcoupes and Cabriolets. Perhaps this is because Targas lack the 911’s iconicgreenhouse. Or maybe it’s because they’re known for leaks and squeaks.But that hasn’t stopped Porsche Club of America (PCA) autocross stalwartTerry Zaccone from loving his Targa, a 1968 911L with more than 410,000miles — and 40 years’ worth of competition. One repaint, three engine rebuildsand three transmission rebuilds later, Zaccone — the original owner — stilldrives it cross-country to PCA’s annual Porsche Parade, then competes in it. “Imight be buried in it,” he says.The 912 and 914Worried the 911 was too expensive, Porsche introduced a simpler, 356powered version of the 911 for 1966. Called the 912, this “four-cylinder 911”has earned its own following for its light weight and excellent handling.Porsche went down adifferent road with the911, naming its “safetyconvertible” the Targa(top). A true convertible911 wasn’t available untilthe 1983 model year.The 911 got a lotracier for 1973 withthe Carrera RS 2.7(right) — a 210-hphomologation special.Porsche Archives (2)Erwin Komenda,Ferry Porsche andProf. FerdinandPorsche with 356/1(top), a mid-enginedroadster based onVW mechanicals.Even so, Porsche struggled in the United States until 1954, when visionaryimporter Max Hoffman finally got the car Ferry Porsche didn’t want to build:the 356 Speedster. Ferry never liked the car or the idea because he felt the cartoo crude, too rudimentary and too limited in terms of equipment for his tastes.Put simply, he viewed it as a car too stripped down to be a Porsche.Today, the best Speedsters command prices in excess of 200,000, eventhough more than 4,100 were made. In fact, any nice open 356 in top condition is a six-figure car these days. While good open 356s have becomeprohibitively expensive, nice coupes can still be had for 30,000 if you aren’tpicky about whether the car is from the 356 A, B or C series.You need not concern yourself with the A-B-Cs if you’re dealing with aconvertible or a Carrera, which is Spanish for “race.” The Carrera representedErnst Fuhrmann’s powerful, but complicated, four-cam flat-four version ofthe 356. Carreras came in coupe, Speedster and cabriolet forms.EUROPEAN SPORTS, AMERICAN MUSCLE, HOT RODS AND CUSTOMSly expensive,veitiibhropemocebveaWhile good open 356s h ad for 30,000 if you aren’thnice coupes can still be ar is from the 356 A, B or C series.cpicky about whether the "/6"3: %":4 t "34 t "-- 3&4&37& "6 5*0/ 0/4*(/.&/54 */7*5&%Complete auction details are available on our website or by phone:888 36440"/%45&&-& 0. LO-RES*&/ & 5)& &91&3-*7& *5 A.J. MUELLER16Hagerty’s Magazine hagerty.com

Ultimate flat sixesWhen asked what Ferry Porsche liked in his own cars, longtime Porscheengineer and racing director Peter Falk says, “The car must not be too hard.It should be soft driving, good road-holding and good shifting.” Even so, thecompany’s racing success garnered the attention of hard-driving enthusiastswho wanted some of Porsche’s racing magic on the road. That led to machineslike the 1973 Carrera RS 2.7 and 2.8, which won the Daytona 24-Hour andthe Targa Florio.But a new k

We give our due to Porsche in this installment of our continuing “World of” series on the great marques. To date, we’ve covered Mustang, Corvette, MG, Mopar Muscle and now Porsche. These stories give newcomers to the marque a quick overview of the history, a buyer’s guide, most valu