[Langley968]

Took my oldest grandson for a spin! He and his little brother know how to say por-sha already! ??

   


   

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[Waylander]

My grandson is exactly the same, if we are going anywhere. Like football or anything I get told to bring the Por-sha

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[Rap]

The time spent is what’s important, not the car!

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[ds968]

The time spent is what’s important, not the car!

Mostly true but the car makes it that much more special.

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[Waylander]

Absolutely DS

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[ds968]

I spent time with my dad outdoors a lot ; hiking, fishing, skiing , or at football ( soccer ) matches , a sport about which I have been crazy since I was probably five years old, and a ton of other stuff..but going for a ride in his Sunbeam Tiger was amomg the most memorable experiences Ive had , and its what got me hooked on cars from a very early age . The 968:is as special as it gets , so imtoducing your grandson to that doesnt get much better , IMO.

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[MCL968]

Summer before last my two nieces were vacationing at South Lake Tahoe. I drove the 968 down and took my three grand-nephews for rides around the lake. I taught them how to operate the shifter, I would just yell THIRD and they would (mostly) change the gear as requested. They had a blast and still talk about the experience.

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[Rap]

My granddaughters each picked out a 968 of mine. Of course one was totaled and neither one seems to be that interested in the race car. Now that the one has turned 16 and is getting her license I was wondering whether I was going to hear anything about her desire for the 968. Luckily her father seems inclined toward getting her a car and hopefully I will be off the hook. I’m not sure whether that makes me a bad grandfather but I’m certainly releived.

Zone 1 had a concours at the Shawnee Inn Resort in NJ yesterday that I drove over too. Beautiful day for a drive. There were three primo 968’s there including Minty. I got a chance to talk to Jeff. After close inspection, I must have looked like a judge trying to determine if they had swirls, I’ve concluded my cars are in better shape concours appearance wise than most of the cars there. Seems almost everyone has swirls. Perhaps a concours is in the future for me.

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[94SilverCab]

Next Gen collectors     We aren't going to be able to keep these cars forever...

 

Jay

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[Rap]

That's what they have wills for Jay!

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[94SilverCab]

My current estate plan is that Melva and I will die 6 minutes apart and $0.10 in debt...

 

Jay

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[Waylander]

doing the school run with the boy about 2 years ago, child seats are law here, just have to have them all the time

 

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[Kaj Hallstrom]

My grandkids love this car. Here is JT ready for a cruise.

 

   

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[Velocity]

doing the school run with the boy about 2 years ago, child seats are law here, just have to have them all the time

 

 

Before realizing you're from England, it certainly caused a quick doubletake when I saw the child seat in the left front seat.   :-)    Bet he enjoys the ride!   

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[Rap]

Great color

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[ds968]

Is that cobalt blue ?


Also great child seat ; the head piece looks a little like intergalactic evil emperor Ming s cloak collar ( the Flash Gordon series ? ) .

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[Rap]

Are those his Dad's shoes?

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[Waylander]

too lazy to put socks on, yes its Cobalt blue, and that the old sunroof I now have a Saratoga roof, and the sill plates are Laser etched 968, that seat is labelled as "Kiddicare" but when i washed the cover it says Recaro inside, so perfect for the car.

 

and I miss judged his age there, hes 4 in that Photo, now 7 and Playing football for the Local Club, Plays as Number 3, Right Back,

 

got a very excited phone call on sunday, they played the first away match of the season thrashed the opposition 8-3 and my grandson had scored his first goal for the club, he was absolutely buzzing

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[ds968]

too lazy to put socks on, yes its Cobalt blue, and that the old sunroof I now have a Saratoga roof, and the sill plates are Laser etched 968, that seat is labelled as "Kiddicare" but when i washed the cover it says Recaro inside, so perfect for the car.

 

and I miss judged his age there, hes 4 in that Photo, now 7 and Playing football for the Local Club, Plays as Number 3, Right Back,

 

got a very excited phone call on sunday, they played the first away match of the season thrashed the opposition 8-3 and my grandson had scored his first goal for the club, he was absolutely buzzing

 

 

The only thing better / more satisfying than cars.  :clap:   ..

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[pdxmike]

Waylander - very cool that the kiddo got to ride in the car, looks like he had a blast!

 

Not trying to be a killjoy at all - but I spend more time than most thinking about vehicle safety systems and I gotta bring it up. Apologies in advance if you guys have removed or disabled your SRS systems. I have done extensive research on the first gen SRS system in our cars and have come to the conclusion that anyone under 5'2" should not be sitting in the front pass seat. The force of our gen 1 airbags is considerable, with studies demonstrating heightened injury and fatality risk due to airbag relative to gen 2 systems, which are depowered and which are approx 4 times safer in terms of harm from the airbag themselves.

 

In event of deployment, the front seat airbag in these cars is extremely dangerous for anyone whose head would be in the direct line of the dash. Significantly more than in newer cars.

 

Again - I'm just mentioning it and not chastising anyone, certainly not for a short jaunt etc with the little one riding shotgun, as long as the driver and parents are OK with it. Absolute risk of an airbag deployment is of course extremely minimal and most of use drive at least a little less spiritedly with a kiddo in the car.  Regular rides in the car - would be good idea to either move 'em to the back or - obviously the only choice for cab owners - install a pass side kill switch.

 

I want to also add that I have what I would consider a reasonably safe setup for a rear, front-facing child seat for ages 2 and up for the 944/968, which requires minimal modification of the existing seat belt system. I have not posted the setup here due to concerns about legal risk. However if anyone is interested I can describe my setup via PM, without making any recommendations or suggestions for your own setup. I discussed my considered options and structural concerns with a mechanical engineer prior to implementation and I was suitably convinced that the only safe solution for rear child seats involves as little modification as possible to the existing seatbelt system. There is one - and only one - available child seat that I have found in NA that fits the 944/968 rear seat geometry and works securely with the existing seatbelts.  

 

I feel like the wet blanket dropping in here - so here's a pic of the kiddo on her first rear seat ride a few months ago:


   

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