Santa Barbara (CA) Region of PCA and Porsche of Santa Barbara host their 36th Annual Concours d’Elegance By The Sea. Jim Palam was there representing the CAR GUY CHRONICLES.
Fess Parker’s beautiful Doubletree Resort is the perfect venue for a Concours: Lush grounds and a Pacific Ocean backdrop. In addition to the Full Concours Division, there were classes for Street, Unrestored Stock, Wash & Shine and Special vehicles. Best of all, there was no shortage of great cars and competitors basking in the sunshine, vying for bragging rights!
One of my personal favorites at the meet was Joe Schneider’s orange, street-race '71 911T, above. Schneider owns Schneider Autohaus, a Porsche specialty shop in Santa Barbara. This 911T features a powerful 3.2-Liter twin-plug engine and styling enhancements including Carrera flares for its oversize tires.
Amil Garcia really has a “thing” for Porsches and brought two, above, from his collection. The black ’11 Boxster Spyder and ’12 Electric Lime Cayman R were both spectator favorites.
Greg Young’s ’58 Carrera GT Speedster, above, a lightweight version of the stock Speedster, features an incredibly detailed original engine and was a major attraction of the event.
With membership in excess of 700 plus more than 500 affiliate members, the Santa Barbara club was chartered in 1964 and offers Porsche owners a full portfolio of competitive driving and show events, road trips and social programs
Photos by Jim Palam
For more information about the Santa Barbara Region of the PCA, please visit http://www.where2race.com/clubs/view/santa-barbara-region-pca
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