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Month: December 2018

My Porsche 959

Posted on December 30, 2018March 4, 2019 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

It can be remarkable in life what we lose, what we let go, and what we keep. I got my white, Porsche 959, scale 1/36, in the late 1980s from my mentor, as a gift. Made in Macau, not Stuttgart. I don’t think he had met anyone in his life who loved Porsches more than I…

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If You Don’t Own a Sports Car, Share One

Posted on December 23, 2018March 4, 2019 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

When I became Organizer of the Modern Sports Cars of Arizona, Meetup group, back in July 2015, I didn’t have a vehicle of any kind. I didn’t really need a car back East, and I wouldn’t have another one for at least six months. So, I rented a Mustang from the folks at San Tan…

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What’s A Serpentine Belt Tool?

Posted on December 17, 2018March 4, 2019 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

That was my response to a question, a fellow MSCAer, posed to me. This was not too long after I committed to assisting her in replacing the serpentine belt on her ride. Now, to know what a serpentine belt tool is, you really need to know what a serpentine belt is. And you don’t really know what a…

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Using A Train To Train (Part Two)

Posted on December 11, 2018March 4, 2019 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

I got the train running. As it turned out, all it really needed were fresh batteries. The wire I severed was one of the lead wires to the battery. Once I re-soldered that, it was good as new. It’s been decades since I soldered anything, and I was clearly rusty. In any case, it felt…

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Using A Train To Train (Part One)

Posted on December 5, 2018March 4, 2019 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

Just about any car guy (or gal) will tell you that the surest way to figure out how something works is to rebuild it. The kids inherited a Christmas train from a neighbor who moved, and I was about to toss it out figuring the train never worked. My wife stopped me and told me…

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The “Why”

Posted on December 2, 2018March 3, 2019 by Modern Sports Cars of Arizona

I’ve always loved motor-sports. It never occurred to me to what level, until a former boss saw me drop-off a stack of car and motorcycle magazines on the break-room table. He was impressed with their diversity, and his curiosity took over. I explained to him the different classes of auto and motorbike racing I enjoyed,…

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