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    The Lost Porsche - Part 3

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    • mtdrift
      mtdrift last edited by mtdrift

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      The slides are rolling in - and I just... I can't. Marvel at it.

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      Yeah, that's my grandfather with the shit-eating grin in the foreground. He knew what was up. This photo was taken in what was then Yugoslavia in 1957. Maybe in Split?

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      The fate of this 356 is not a happy story, but let us revel in its better days for just a while.

      Land Rover Masochist.

      1992 Defender 110 200Tdi
      1995 Range Rover Classic
      1971 VW Beetle

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      • CaptDale - is secretly British
        CaptDale - is secretly British last edited by

        Beautiful slides

        69 AH Sprite | 77 AR GTV 2000 | 95 4Runner | 94 URS4 | OR Oppo

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        • mtdrift
          mtdrift @CaptDale - is secretly British last edited by

          @captdale-is-secretly-british I'm just blown over by them. It's such a treasure trove.

          Land Rover Masochist.

          1992 Defender 110 200Tdi
          1995 Range Rover Classic
          1971 VW Beetle

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          • CaptDale - is secretly British
            CaptDale - is secretly British @mtdrift last edited by

            @mtdrift Reminds me I need to get the old film projector running so I can go through my great grandfather's home videos

            69 AH Sprite | 77 AR GTV 2000 | 95 4Runner | 94 URS4 | OR Oppo

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            • mtdrift
              mtdrift @CaptDale - is secretly British last edited by

              @captdale-is-secretly-british Do it! It's so rewarding - we have such a disconnect from our ancestors these days. With a lot of these slides, I'm learning that even the documents of their mundane daily life lets in a little bit of light on my family's history.

              Land Rover Masochist.

              1992 Defender 110 200Tdi
              1995 Range Rover Classic
              1971 VW Beetle

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              • phenotyp
                phenotyp @mtdrift last edited by

                @mtdrift The life I still aspire to.
                Effin gorgeous, all of these pictures. Thanks for sharing them!

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                • phenotyp
                  phenotyp @mtdrift last edited by

                  @mtdrift I have a duffel bag of slides that I rescued from my grandparents’ house. Family trips from the 60s-80s, archaeological trips all around the Mediterranean (both sides), Moscow in the early 80s, and just the mundane around-the-house stuff.
                  I need a good scanner that I can load up and automate.

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                  • CaptDale - is secretly British
                    CaptDale - is secretly British @mtdrift last edited by

                    @mtdrift said in The Lost Porsche - Part 3:

                    @captdale-is-secretly-british Do it! It's so rewarding - we have such a disconnect from our ancestors these days. With a lot of these slides, I'm learning that even the documents of their mundane daily life lets in a little bit of light on my family's history.

                    Yeah exactly. And he had such a huge influence on my childhood I want to see what he thought was important.

                    69 AH Sprite | 77 AR GTV 2000 | 95 4Runner | 94 URS4 | OR Oppo

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                    • mtdrift
                      mtdrift @phenotyp last edited by

                      @phenotyp Oh shit, do it sooner rather than later - we've discovered that those slides will disintegrate over time. The slides we found from 1952 and 1953 just physically crumbled when we opened the box, gone forever. Your local public or university library (if it's actually open) will often have a dedicated and professional slide scanner that can convert slide film to whatever electronic format you desire in very short order.

                      Home scanning solutions are available on Amazon, but they take forever because you can only do a few at a time.

                      Land Rover Masochist.

                      1992 Defender 110 200Tdi
                      1995 Range Rover Classic
                      1971 VW Beetle

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                      • mtdrift
                        mtdrift @phenotyp last edited by

                        @phenotyp Also, as an anthropologist by trade, I am very interested by the archaeology angle....

                        Land Rover Masochist.

                        1992 Defender 110 200Tdi
                        1995 Range Rover Classic
                        1971 VW Beetle

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                        • phenotyp
                          phenotyp @mtdrift last edited by

                          @mtdrift I know— they’ve all been well-stored over the years, but they won’t last forever. I looked into some scanners a couple years ago, but was never able to commit to the time or the drive space I’d need to complete it, so... I still haven’t.
                          This is a good kick in the ass.

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                          • Superdave847
                            Superdave847 @mtdrift last edited by

                            @mtdrift Thank you for sharing this gems. What color is that? Albert blue?

                            911SC
                            BMW 750ix
                            MBZ GLE 350

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                            • WhoIsTheLeader
                              WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

                              It continues! These are quite a treat on what has proved to be a long and rather taxing night. I should get back to work but I just can't stop looking at these. Got any idea of the locations in some of these? In many of them, the Porsche looks surprisingly shiny for being mid road trip. Must have stopped to get it washed pretty often.

                              I love the one with the Yugoslavian people all posing and looking at the Porsche. I know I'd want to get my photo taken with that.

                              Uh oh, foreboding ending. I'll wait to find out what happened to it though.

                              Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                              • mtdrift
                                mtdrift @Superdave847 last edited by

                                @superdave847 The hivemind has concluded it's Aquamarine Blue Metallic, a specific color for 1956 (this car's year) and 1957.

                                Land Rover Masochist.

                                1992 Defender 110 200Tdi
                                1995 Range Rover Classic
                                1971 VW Beetle

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                                • Superdave847
                                  Superdave847 @mtdrift last edited by

                                  @mtdrift Nice. That’s a great color! I love this thread—keep sharing!

                                  911SC
                                  BMW 750ix
                                  MBZ GLE 350

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                                  • mtdrift
                                    mtdrift @WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

                                    @whoistheleader Yes, we're working on data for dates and locations - they went to some pretty off-the-grid locations given the time frame in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Switzerland.

                                    My grandfather was an OCD kind of guy, so I can imagine frequent washings of the Porsche were in order. And, I bet given the economic context at the time, there were plenty of enterprising youths who were happy to wipe down a car like this for a few dollars.

                                    Land Rover Masochist.

                                    1992 Defender 110 200Tdi
                                    1995 Range Rover Classic
                                    1971 VW Beetle

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                                    • WhoIsTheLeader
                                      WhoIsTheLeader @mtdrift last edited by

                                      @mtdrift I bet given the exchange rates both would be happy with the exchange. It's impressive how clean the car is in many of these photos even when snow is present.

                                      They really went all over, didn't they? I bet they had some real stories to tell. Shame so many have probably been lost. That time and place is one of my favorite for just how different everything worked. The iron curtain is one of my favorite things to dive into the history of.

                                      Well, Civil War and railroad history local to my area is pretty fascination too. I live very close to the starting point of the Great Locomotive Chase so that was definitely a factor.

                                      Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                                      • Shop-Teacher
                                        Shop-Teacher @mtdrift last edited by

                                        @mtdrift Woooow! These are fantastic!

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                                        • Bloody-the-resident-LandRover-apologist
                                          Bloody-the-resident-LandRover-apologist @mtdrift last edited by

                                          @mtdrift said in The Lost Porsche - Part 3:

                                          @phenotyp Also, as an anthropologist by trade, I am very interested by the archaeology angle....

                                          Man, I was so close to pursing Anthropology as my major after taking Anthropology 101 freshmen year but I let my parents talk me out of it. As a kid I loved the National Geographic specials on various tribes/cultures around the world the most.

                                          I keep buying Land Rovers because I don't have a problem and I can quit anytime I want.

                                          Jim Spanfeller is a herb.
                                          https://www.jimspanfellerisaherb.com/

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                                          • davesaddiction
                                            davesaddiction @mtdrift last edited by

                                            @mtdrift Moved to Best of OPPO. 😉

                                            TR-6060 . RWD . LS3 . MagneRide . Brembos ... 4 doors + 5 seatbelts

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