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Which VW and Porsche dealerships sold the early 914s?, For the 914 Classic Authroized Swag webpage |
Maltese Falcon |
Nov 5 2015, 10:29 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,857 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
I was going to purchase my brand new 914 2.0 at Max Dial Porsche+Audi on La Brea ave. In Inglewood. Bought it from Downtown L.A. P+A instead.
Got a better deal, a great couple hours Test Drive in the empty (back then) downtown streets too ! My salesman was Heinz Brinkmann, who was also a TV actor. If you remember "Combat" with Vic Morrow aka Sarge, was Brinkmann's nemesis . Marty |
Mueller |
Nov 5 2015, 10:30 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,150 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
Mine came from Ralph Cutright Porsche-Audi in Santa Monica, I just looked at the paperwork I have in the garage, I'll have to check the frame this weekend now!
I see you have that one on the list already. |
JeffBowlsby |
Nov 5 2015, 10:42 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,760 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
I was going to purchase my brand new 914 2.0 at Max Dial Porsche+Audi on La Brea ave. In Inglewood. Bought it from Downtown L.A. P+A instead. Got a better deal, a great couple hours Test Drive in the empty (back then) downtown streets too ! My salesman was Heinz Brinkmann, who was also a TV actor. If you remember "Combat" with Vic Morrow aka Sarge, was Brinkmann's nemesis . Marty I remember "Combat" Marty. Hope they rebroadcast that series someday. I have an Aero Porsche Audi in Inglewood...were there two including Max Dial P-A? |
JeffBowlsby |
Nov 5 2015, 10:44 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,760 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
Ely and Cutright are on the list...thanks!
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damesandhotrods |
Nov 5 2015, 11:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 568 Joined: 26-September 10 From: Santa Cruz California Member No.: 12,218 Region Association: Northern California |
Neufeld Motors in Redwood City California was a VW dealership. It was on Main Street out by the 101, Bayshore Freeway. If I remember correctly their Porsche Dealership was in San Carlos California on the El Camino Real, Neufeld Porsche. Which I believe ended up in Burlingame California which became Rector Porsche.
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JeffBowlsby |
Nov 6 2015, 12:09 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,760 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
Neufeld Motors in Redwood City California was a VW dealership. It was on Main Street out by the 101, Bayshore Freeway. If I remember correctly their Porsche Dealership was in San Carlos California on the El Camino Real, Neufeld Porsche. Which I believe ended up in Burlingame California which became Rector Porsche. I have the Neufeld Motors frame in the first post, it has a VW and Porsche logo on it - this should be where the early 914s were sold. I also have the Neufeld Porsche+Audi frame already on the webpage. The way you describe it, I need to add the 'Neufeld Motors' frame...will do. |
Maltese Falcon |
Nov 6 2015, 12:48 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,857 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
Aero Porsche @ 817 N. La Brea, Inglewood was there until '72-'73 (?)
Then by 1974 the name changed to Max Dial P+A, same address. I could drive by one of these days to see what is there today. Also Westwood Porsche + Audi at Santa Monica+ Veteran (West LA) became the service facility for Beverly Hills P+A; and today it stands as a newly modernized B H Porsche dealership. |
JawjaPorsche |
Nov 6 2015, 07:13 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
This week, I drove by where I bought my 914 42 years ago. The old Northlake Porsche Audi dealership is long gone. A huge LA Fitness building is there now.
Went from hauling ass to reducing ass. |
MJHanna |
Nov 6 2015, 07:33 AM
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Does this 911 make my butt look big? Group: Members Posts: 806 Joined: 23-January 03 From: Lowry Crossing, Texas Member No.: 185 |
On your list you have DJ VW, Porsche Audi, Isuzu in Billings MT, that is (was) and independent shop not a dealer. If fact there were no Porsche dealers in Montana at that time and today. The closest ones were Spokane, Minneapolis or SLC. I don't know if any of the VW dealers sold 914's but they did not sell 911/912 Porsches new.
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Jasfsmith |
Nov 6 2015, 08:32 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 556 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Bangor, ME Member No.: 2,882 Region Association: North East States |
Jeff:
You can add Pine State Volkswagen Porsche+Audi Hogan Road Bangor, Maine to your list. James Smith |
damesandhotrods |
Nov 6 2015, 09:52 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 568 Joined: 26-September 10 From: Santa Cruz California Member No.: 12,218 Region Association: Northern California |
Neufeld Motors in Redwood City California was a VW dealership. It was on Main Street out by the 101, Bayshore Freeway. If I remember correctly their Porsche Dealership was in San Carlos California on the El Camino Real, Neufeld Porsche. Which I believe ended up in Burlingame California which became Rector Porsche. I have the Neufeld Motors frame in the first post, it has a VW and Porsche logo on it - this should be where the early 914s were sold. I also have the Neufeld Porsche+Audi frame already on the webpage. The way you describe it, I need to add the 'Neufeld Motors' frame...will do. Maybe someone a little older can chime in, but as far as I remember the Redwood City location was VW sales and service only. A 914 would only have been sold and serviced in San Carlos… |
Maltese Falcon |
Nov 6 2015, 10:15 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,857 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
Just a side note; the original start-up location for Performance Products was just across the street from Westwood P+A. They picked the perfect spot !
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DRPHIL914 |
Nov 6 2015, 10:27 AM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,810 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States |
Not California, but my car was originally sold thru Porsche Audi North, Dublin Ohio.
The marine I bought it from was at 29 Palms CA, so it spent a good bit of time in the West (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
JeffBowlsby |
Nov 6 2015, 10:28 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,760 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
On your list you have DJ VW, Porsche Audi, Isuzu in Billings MT, that is (was) and independent shop not a dealer. If fact there were no Porsche dealers in Montana at that time and today. The closest ones were Spokane, Minneapolis or SLC. I don't know if any of the VW dealers sold 914's but they did not sell 911/912 Porsches new. Thanks! I indicated DJ as an indy repair shop. Check out the P+A dealership list linked at the top of the webpage, it indicates there were 3 914 dealerships in MT back then (1973). |
JeffBowlsby |
Nov 6 2015, 10:31 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,760 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
Thanks All, for your help. All updates/corrections above have been made. Keep the comments and SWAG coming if you know more, happy to update the webpage with new/better information if you post it here or send it to me.
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germanv82000 |
Nov 6 2015, 11:11 AM
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scott pickering Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 19-July 06 From: stockton, ca Member No.: 6,464 Region Association: Northern California |
Checked Stockton phone books and it appears Thornton motors dropped their Porsche affiliation at the end of 1969. 1970 phone book lists only VW. Porsche dealer was Travalle Motors for some years and now no dealership here.
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JeffBowlsby |
Nov 6 2015, 11:24 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,760 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
SO do you think that Thornton never sold 914s, that they would have been sold only by Travale?
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MJHanna |
Nov 6 2015, 12:51 PM
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Does this 911 make my butt look big? Group: Members Posts: 806 Joined: 23-January 03 From: Lowry Crossing, Texas Member No.: 185 |
On your list you have DJ VW, Porsche Audi, Isuzu in Billings MT, that is (was) and independent shop not a dealer. If fact there were no Porsche dealers in Montana at that time and today. The closest ones were Spokane, Minneapolis or SLC. I don't know if any of the VW dealers sold 914's but they did not sell 911/912 Porsches new. Thanks! I indicated DJ as an indy repair shop. Check out the P+A dealership list linked at the top of the webpage, it indicates there were 3 914 dealerships in MT back then (1973). Here is a listing for the 1969 dealers: http://206.214.215.12/forums/showthread.ph...-Dealers-(1969) I'm wrong on my statement in 73 there was a the dealer in Missoula, MT. The books are kind of misleading, in the 69 list it shows Wilcox as a "dealer in Billings" but they were a VW dealer and did not sell Porsches. My Dad bough a 70E and went to Spokane as he could not buy one in MT at that time. He just sent me a email confirming this info. Trust me if he could have bought it by driving downtown vs. a 550 mile trip one way,he would have done it in a heartbeat. |
Gustl |
Nov 6 2015, 04:04 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,683 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
Jeff,
I saw that "Martin Johnson Porsche+Audi, Oakland" is in your list, but no photo. My car was originally sold there in May 1971 I think that I still have the original lic plates + frames, but it's somewhere in the basement - I hope to find it soon ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
914time |
Nov 6 2015, 04:34 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 68 Joined: 7-August 14 From: St. Paul, Minnesota Member No.: 17,750 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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