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So, Whatcha Get? Any Good Porsche Stuff?

I know, I know. Christmas is about more than gifts and goodies. But let’s face it, this site is all about Porsche; so spill it. Did you get anything good? I did!

Porsche Artwork

I’m a big fan of illustrations, especially Porsche ones. Fortunately for me, my wife (Mrs. 993C4S) was kind enough to contact Paul Chenard (the artist who designed my logo) and purchased for me the beautiful illustration you see below. Even better, she purchased the original. That’s both good and bad. The good part is I have a great new original illustration to hang in my office or garage. The bad news? The rest of you will have to settle for one of the remaining limited edition Giclee prints available on Paul’s site.

Porsche Book of Photography

Last Christmas, my brother-in-law gave me Randy Leffingwell’s Porsche 911: Perfection by Design. That gift was the catalyst for an interview with Randy and a review of his Porsche related books. This year, Andrew came through again. While I’ve only just started to read and flip through Porsche: The Fine Art of the Sports Car, at this point I can say, without hesitation, this book is a “visual feast for the eyes”. A full review will follow in the next few weeks. For right now, I fairly certain this is one of the nicest books of Porsche photography I have seen to date.

So, What did You Get?

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2 Responses to “So, Whatcha Get? Any Good Porsche Stuff?”

Tom Williams on December 25th, 2008 11:23 pm

John-You are a lucky man. Paul does great work. My only Porsche related gift was one of those Brooklands Books compilation of Porsche reviews from 1964-1968. It’s great fun to read 356, 912 and 911 reviews from the perspective of them being brand new cars.
Paul Chenard on December 27th, 2008 8:45 pm

John
I’m really glad my piece found a good home. I’m very proud of that piece … it was a different way to approach the subject.

Christmas has been very very good to me. My spouse picked up Peter Helck’s fabulous “The Checkered Flag”, and a friend from Ontario sent me about 100 old racing items spanning the late 60’s to the late 70’s, including autographed Porsche poster’s, McLaren brochures, Can-Am/F5000 programs, Road & Track posters, Martini Racing and Marlboro stickers, press-kits, photos and lots of racing patches … I’m just blown away by the selection. I’ll slowly be posting them on my blog and collection sites.

Have a great Holiday.
Cheers!
Paul

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Tom Williams on December 25th, 2008 11:23 pm

John-You are a lucky man. Paul does great work. My only Porsche related gift was one of those Brooklands Books compilation of Porsche reviews from 1964-1968. It’s great fun to read 356, 912 and 911 reviews from the perspective of them being brand new cars.

Paul Chenard on December 27th, 2008 8:45 pm

John
I’m really glad my piece found a good home. I’m very proud of that piece … it was a different way to approach the subject.

Christmas has been very very good to me. My spouse picked up Peter Helck’s fabulous “The Checkered Flag”, and a friend from Ontario sent me about 100 old racing items spanning the late 60’s to the late 70’s, including autographed Porsche poster’s, McLaren brochures, Can-Am/F5000 programs, Road & Track posters, Martini Racing and Marlboro stickers, press-kits, photos and lots of racing patches … I’m just blown away by the selection. I’ll slowly be posting them on my blog and collection sites.

Have a great Holiday.
Cheers!
Paul