"Spasoje" (Spasoje)
08/14/2020 at 17:21 • Filed to: None
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"Spasoje" (Spasoje)
08/14/2020 at 17:21 • Filed to: None | 2
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My friend has an ‘87 Porsche 930 with Advan AVS wheels on it. He got the car that way roughly 15 years ago. The previous owner had said that the car was on display at the Montreal auto show in the Advan/Yokohama booth, presumably sometime between 1988 and the early nineties.
Him and I are trying to verify this story. Unfortunately, no photos or other evidence seems to exist, except for the unusual-for-a-Porsche wheel choice.
It’s a longshot, but does anybody know of any photos from the Montreal auto show circa the late eighties/early nineties?
We’ve uncovered crazily-rare things o n Oppo before, so it’s worth a shot
The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> Spasoje
08/14/2020 at 17:37 |
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Maybe contact the local Porsche dealer, they probably have the VINs from previous show cars.
phenotyp
> Spasoje
08/14/2020 at 17:48 |
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I mean, who cares? It looks great! Unless there’s a couple hundos on the line, enjoy it.
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Spasoje
> phenotyp
08/14/2020 at 17:55 |
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He’s definitely enjoying it! Would be really cool to complete the story, though...it’s one thing if someone says it was a show car, and quite another if you can prove it
Discerning
> Spasoje
08/14/2020 at 18:16 |
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De pending on how determined he/you are, you could reach out to the group that organized the event during that time period. Wouldnt surprise me if they had albums from every year.
Alternatively , you could find out if advan has a regional office and ask the same question.
RallyWrench
> Spasoje
08/14/2020 at 18:18 |
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Gonna ping some Porsche people with this and see if we can get anywhere. Definitely unusual, can't be too many of these wheels in such fitment!
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Spasoje
> RallyWrench
08/14/2020 at 18:21 |
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Much obliged! Agreed, it’s way too specific for there not to be some sort of story.
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> Spasoje
08/14/2020 at 18:22 |
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Well I happen to work on shows but not back then, I would say ask Advan, they may have pictures. We often take pictures for the clients.
DasWauto
> Spasoje
08/14/2020 at 18:25 |
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My best guess would be back issues of large newspapers. Some papers have that stuff online so try the Gazette. Otherwise, I’d search Flickr.
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phenotyp
> Spasoje
08/14/2020 at 18:37 |
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Well, it’s pretty much a dream garage car, no matter what.
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RallyWrench
> Spasoje
08/14/2020 at 18:51 |
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Yep. Just a thought,maybe check with any local Montreal newspapers or other outlets (if they still exist) to see if they have any archived articles with photos?
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Spasoje
> RallyWrench
08/14/2020 at 18:57 |
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Found an online archive of the Montreal Gazette. Searching through it now.