Porsche 924 - My First Car 10 months on
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Downtown Mini - I'm sure that Nikon is a great camera, I like buying my equipment second hand to save money and remember all the images in history were made just fine without the latest bit of gear.
On the weekend I went to cover the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or at Dijon-Prenois and took the scenic route home. It was a bit of a detour, ending with a drive from Luxembourg to Cardiff in one day and 4 cups of coffee.
Since Turkey went smoothly, I took one of the photographers along with me and kept telling them what to photograph as we drove along. I haven't got all the images yet, but it's enough to share.
The first day I drove down to Reims, sadly missing the old GP circuit on the way. This is the view from one of the cheapest hotels in Reims:
Toll roads were taken down to Dijon so we could cover ground quickly to get to the racing.
I got a sticker which meant I could park next to some interesting cars.
With the race weekend over, the adventure continued!
From Dijon, the next hotel was in Strasbourg, but Switzerland was calling:
We had a parking space but not the correct currency.
By now, the weather was getting rather bleak! This didn't spoil the scenery too much however, which made Brecon look tame.
The weather got worse still and adding beam deflectors to the already vague headlights didn't help matters. At this point I put all my trust in the proven reliability of my car!
It was dark by the time we made it to Strasbourg and no effort was made to see the town before going to sleep.
Getting up the next day and unfortunately the weather was still awful and any Autobahn antics would have to wait.
The Porsche Museum wasn't exactly on the way, however it was close enough. In isolation the proportions of the 924 are lost, it's only when you park it next to some modern cars (or a lard arsed 944
) that you want to get in and find some twisty roads, which is exactly what I did!
Another old 924.
Peering into the workshop before getting a coffee.
Can't escape them!
Time to leave Stuttgart and get to the hotel in Luxembourg, where petrol is cheap and the sky is clear.
By virtue of booking the hotel so late, we got the end room, which had a balcony with some flags in the way.
Getting up early, it was time to drive home, which was nearly 600 miles away. The roads were sublime, with the GPS there to help anticipate any tight corners.
One German morning.
Passing by Spa, with Eau Rouge in the distance.
The car was faultless as always. Just goes to show what you can do with the humble 924 and some petrol!
On the weekend I went to cover the Grand Prix de l'Age d'Or at Dijon-Prenois and took the scenic route home. It was a bit of a detour, ending with a drive from Luxembourg to Cardiff in one day and 4 cups of coffee.
Since Turkey went smoothly, I took one of the photographers along with me and kept telling them what to photograph as we drove along. I haven't got all the images yet, but it's enough to share.
The first day I drove down to Reims, sadly missing the old GP circuit on the way. This is the view from one of the cheapest hotels in Reims:
Toll roads were taken down to Dijon so we could cover ground quickly to get to the racing.
I got a sticker which meant I could park next to some interesting cars.
With the race weekend over, the adventure continued!
From Dijon, the next hotel was in Strasbourg, but Switzerland was calling:
We had a parking space but not the correct currency.
By now, the weather was getting rather bleak! This didn't spoil the scenery too much however, which made Brecon look tame.
The weather got worse still and adding beam deflectors to the already vague headlights didn't help matters. At this point I put all my trust in the proven reliability of my car!
It was dark by the time we made it to Strasbourg and no effort was made to see the town before going to sleep.
Getting up the next day and unfortunately the weather was still awful and any Autobahn antics would have to wait.
The Porsche Museum wasn't exactly on the way, however it was close enough. In isolation the proportions of the 924 are lost, it's only when you park it next to some modern cars (or a lard arsed 944
) that you want to get in and find some twisty roads, which is exactly what I did!Another old 924.
Peering into the workshop before getting a coffee.
Can't escape them!
Time to leave Stuttgart and get to the hotel in Luxembourg, where petrol is cheap and the sky is clear.
By virtue of booking the hotel so late, we got the end room, which had a balcony with some flags in the way.
Getting up early, it was time to drive home, which was nearly 600 miles away. The roads were sublime, with the GPS there to help anticipate any tight corners.
One German morning.
Passing by Spa, with Eau Rouge in the distance.
The car was faultless as always. Just goes to show what you can do with the humble 924 and some petrol!
Aaaah, you visited Vianden... a little more north in Lux than I live, but not far away. 
Great pics and write-up.
BTW, a friend of mine in the UK picked up a 924 for £100 from a scrapyard yesterday in Dorset. I'm afraid it's a mess, but hsi son will use it to drive around their farm in.
Great pics and write-up.
BTW, a friend of mine in the UK picked up a 924 for £100 from a scrapyard yesterday in Dorset. I'm afraid it's a mess, but hsi son will use it to drive around their farm in.
what a great adventure 
... 
good pics too. Vianden was great, I'll definitely go back!
Last week the garage phoned to remind me that my MOT is due, I told them I'd been anticipating it for weeks if not months!
I had some welding done on the floor of the car, the front jacking points are a hollowed out design and they'd gone a bit crusty. These were cut out and plated again, the rest of the car is perfectly solid. Aside from this, I was still feeling quite anxious about the MOT, just because I've covered a lot of miles this year and not really had the motivation to sort out some niggles. A member of the 924 Club kindly offered their afternoon to have a thorough look over the car, so I drove up to Tamworth, with the petrol being 1 hours labour at the garage. Packing spark plugs, filters & oil, we gave the car a service. The old spark plugs suggested nothing untoward going on. With a Crypton tuner at our disposal, the emissions were super clean and not actual tune up was needed. A slightly spongy brake pedal was taken care of by adjusting the drum brakes and some grease on the sunroof seal saw it fit much better. I took it down to my local garage for the MOT test and it failed on a wheel bearing, which was a great result! Now I've got 12 months MOT and not a single advisory! My pessimism dashed by the MOT station & some 924 owners, I'm waiting for some parts to turn up in the post. These include rebuilt front struts, lowering springs and a full set of Koni adjustable dampers.
Meanwhile, I've been pouring the hours and my own bias into the 924 magazine, which always seems to have something on my car inside. Classic Car Weekly have named it club magazine of the week for the second time this year and it'll be making an appearance in Practical Classics soon. I'll have to get some miles in before the next MOT, I'm sure they'll be full of enjoyment wherever they take me...
Last week the garage phoned to remind me that my MOT is due, I told them I'd been anticipating it for weeks if not months!
I had some welding done on the floor of the car, the front jacking points are a hollowed out design and they'd gone a bit crusty. These were cut out and plated again, the rest of the car is perfectly solid. Aside from this, I was still feeling quite anxious about the MOT, just because I've covered a lot of miles this year and not really had the motivation to sort out some niggles. A member of the 924 Club kindly offered their afternoon to have a thorough look over the car, so I drove up to Tamworth, with the petrol being 1 hours labour at the garage. Packing spark plugs, filters & oil, we gave the car a service. The old spark plugs suggested nothing untoward going on. With a Crypton tuner at our disposal, the emissions were super clean and not actual tune up was needed. A slightly spongy brake pedal was taken care of by adjusting the drum brakes and some grease on the sunroof seal saw it fit much better. I took it down to my local garage for the MOT test and it failed on a wheel bearing, which was a great result! Now I've got 12 months MOT and not a single advisory! My pessimism dashed by the MOT station & some 924 owners, I'm waiting for some parts to turn up in the post. These include rebuilt front struts, lowering springs and a full set of Koni adjustable dampers.
Meanwhile, I've been pouring the hours and my own bias into the 924 magazine, which always seems to have something on my car inside. Classic Car Weekly have named it club magazine of the week for the second time this year and it'll be making an appearance in Practical Classics soon. I'll have to get some miles in before the next MOT, I'm sure they'll be full of enjoyment wherever they take me...
I use various Canon cameras and my favourite is a little Ricoh compact.
It's more than 2 years since that snowy train ride to buy the car, I can't believe time has gone so quickly!
This arrived, it's a stainless steel Dansk one. I'll laud it over you all that I paid £49! I'm waiting for my Koni adjustables to turn up now! I'm looking forward to building up something this year, and going on more road trips of course!
It's more than 2 years since that snowy train ride to buy the car, I can't believe time has gone so quickly!
This arrived, it's a stainless steel Dansk one. I'll laud it over you all that I paid £49! I'm waiting for my Koni adjustables to turn up now! I'm looking forward to building up something this year, and going on more road trips of course!
FelixP said:
I use various Canon cameras and my favourite is a little Ricoh compact.
It's more than 2 years since that snowy train ride to buy the car, I can't believe time has gone so quickly!
This arrived, it's a stainless steel Dansk one. I'll laud it over you all that I paid £49! I'm waiting for my Koni adjustables to turn up now! I'm looking forward to building up something this year, and going on more road trips of course!
Have you wrapped it yet? Two years has gone quick, glad to hear your still enjoying it.It's more than 2 years since that snowy train ride to buy the car, I can't believe time has gone so quickly!
This arrived, it's a stainless steel Dansk one. I'll laud it over you all that I paid £49! I'm waiting for my Koni adjustables to turn up now! I'm looking forward to building up something this year, and going on more road trips of course!
Yeah, the Dansk exhaust was a real bargain!
I've got it fitted now, it sounds fantastic! The car has always been a thrill over 3.5k rpm but now it is really rorty! It's not an annoying boy racer drone at all. I've had great fun driving around in 2nd & 3rd gear everywhere. The Koni shocks are in a Parcel Force depot and should arrive tomorrow, in the meantime, here's what the exhaust looks like on the car:
I've got it fitted now, it sounds fantastic! The car has always been a thrill over 3.5k rpm but now it is really rorty! It's not an annoying boy racer drone at all. I've had great fun driving around in 2nd & 3rd gear everywhere. The Koni shocks are in a Parcel Force depot and should arrive tomorrow, in the meantime, here's what the exhaust looks like on the car:
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