{"id":2424,"date":"2014-01-28T15:31:47","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T20:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=2424"},"modified":"2014-01-31T13:35:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T18:35:55","slug":"cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=2424","title":{"rendered":"Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A weekend trip to Raleigh a few weeks ago was a nice change of pace from the riggers of mid-winter on Cape Hatteras. While there we happened upon a new exhibit at the<strong><em> North Carolina Museum of Art<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Porsche By Design, Seducing Speed<\/em><\/strong> is a collection 22 automobiles manufactured by the renown German auto maker. The popular show runs until February 2.<\/p>\n<p>Copy and paste for the museum&#8217;s web site:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2WxW0wdxFK\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncartmuseum.org\/exhibition\/porsche-by-design-seducing-speed\/\">Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed&#8221; &#8212; North Carolina Museum of Art\" src=\"https:\/\/ncartmuseum.org\/exhibition\/porsche-by-design-seducing-speed\/embed\/#?secret=EZsH0eRt1u#?secret=2WxW0wdxFK\" data-secret=\"2WxW0wdxFK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Porsche has long been one of my favorite cars, and I thoroughly appreciated the chance to see them as art forms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1938.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2425\" alt=\"1938\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1938.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1938.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1938-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>In<i>\u00a0<\/i>1938 Porsche built the Type 64 Berlin-Rom Racer. The aerodynamic design was way ahead of it&#8217;s time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1949.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2426\" alt=\"1949\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1949.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1949.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1949-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>The 1949 356 Coupe was one of my favorites. It has a 40 hp 1100 cc 4-cylinder engine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/McQueen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2427\" alt=\"McQueen\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/McQueen.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/McQueen.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/McQueen-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>Then there was Steve McQueen&#8217;s gorgeous 1958 Speedster.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/speedster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2428\" alt=\"speedster\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/speedster.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/speedster.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/speedster-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>McQueen&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Speedster has a 1600 Super \u00a088 hp 4-cylinder engine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Carrera.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2429\" alt=\"Carrera\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Carrera.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Carrera.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Carrera-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>The 1964 356 C Carrera Coupe also caught my eye.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/356-C.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2430\" alt=\"356 C\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/356-C.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/356-C.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/356-C-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>The Carrera was built with a 1966 cc air-cooled 128 hp 4-cylinder engine that could rev up to 6000 rpm&#8217;s. It&#8217;s top speed was 125 mph.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/901.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2431\" alt=\"901\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/901.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/901.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/901-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>This 1963 prototype 901 was the precursor to the 911. It has a 2 liter 128 hp 6-cylinder, single overhead\u00a0cam engine with a top speed of 125 mph.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/911.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2432\" alt=\"911\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/911.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/911.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/911-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0This 911 Carrera was built in 1974 and \u00a0set up for some serious racing. It has a 3 liter air-cooled 6 cylinder producing 316 hp at 8,000 rpm&#8217;s. Top speed is 155.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/917-K.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2433\" alt=\"917 K\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/917-K.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/917-K.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/917-K-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>The 1971 Porsche 917 K had a \u00a0600hp 4907 cc 12 cylinder engine with a top speed of 223 mph.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/908-K.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2434\" alt=\"908 K\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/908-K.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/908-K.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/908-K-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>Porsche&#8217;s 1968 model 908K prototype was a 2990 cc 8 cylinder air-cooled engine developing 350 hp with a top speed of 200 mph.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/926-C.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2435\" alt=\"926 C\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/926-C.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/926-C.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/926-C-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>The 1990 Porsche 926 C has a 3200 cc 6- cylinder engine boasting 750 hp and a top speed of 215 mph.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hybrid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2436\" alt=\"Hybrid\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hybrid.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hybrid.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Hybrid-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>Porsche&#8217;s 2010 model 911 GT3R Hybrid is a prototype equipped with a water-cooled 410 hp 4 liter 6-cylinder engine. It also has 2 electric motors (202 hp) and is an all-wheel drive vehicle. It&#8217;s top speed is 175 mph.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Panamericana.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2437\" alt=\"Panamericana\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Panamericana.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Panamericana.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Panamericana-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>In\u00a01989 Porsche made the Panamericana, a one of a kind concept car with a top speed of 162 mph. It has a 3162 cc 6-cylinder \u00a0275 hp engine.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Joplin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2440\" alt=\"Joplin\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Joplin.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Joplin.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Joplin-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>Janis Joplin&#8217;s 1965 Porsche 356 C Cabriolet was getting a lot of attention.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Janis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2442\" alt=\"Janis\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Janis.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Janis.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Janis-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It brought back memories of driving my very own 356 A, a 1959 Convertible D. As the successor to the Speedster, only 1332 of them were built at Porsche&#8217;s Drauz plant.<\/p>\n<p>Years ago I was a motor-head. In high school I loved fast cars, and drag racing.<\/p>\n<p>My dad bought 2 used 1958 Volkswagen beetles and I rebuilt a 1600 Porsche engine for one and had some fun. In those days, it was called a <em>Poor Man&#8217;s Porsche<\/em>. Dad was mechanically inclined and it rubbed off on me. It was the best of times. We tore them down and rebuilt them at home in the laundry room.<\/p>\n<p>Right after high school I found an old Porsche, abandoned in a parking lot. The motor had been stolen and the owner was going to junk it. I bought it for $50 and in the course of a few years began restoring it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jacked-up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2478\" alt=\"jacked up\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jacked-up.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jacked-up.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/jacked-up-400x264.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong>I<\/strong><strong>n 1968 when I was 19 years old, I was right in the middle of fixing up the Convertible D. Here I was rebuilding a 1600 N engine that I&#8217;d bought in pieces.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a day student at George Mason, it became my mode of transportation to class everyday. During a period when I was doing body work,\u00a0it was a sight to see, speckled with gray and black primer. That same time, I was employed at a Mercedes Benz dealership, and got some expert advice from knowledgable German mechanics.<\/p>\n<p>I loved the deep sound of the air-cooled engine resonating as I drove into tunnels and underpasses around DC and Virginia. Drifting through the s-curves on Carlyn Springs Road was another joy. All the Porsche owners flashed their headlights at one another. For a while I was one of them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Convertible-D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2438\" alt=\"Convertible D\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Convertible-D.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Convertible-D.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Convertible-D-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0All I have left are the memories and a few old Polaroids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1959.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2439\" alt=\"1959\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1959.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1959.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/1959-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0As time passed, I became more interested in hanging out at the beach and surfing. The Porsche was involved in a bad traffic accident and we sold it in parts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A weekend trip to Raleigh a few weeks ago was a nice change of pace from the riggers of mid-winter on Cape Hatteras. While there we happened upon a new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Porsche By Design, Seducing Speed is a collection 22 automobiles manufactured by the renown German auto maker. 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