Geetings 968 enthusiasts and PCA 968 Register Members!

I have been a PCA member since 1991 and avid 968 enthusiast since purchasing my 1994 Guards Red Coupe new. I retired in 2000 as an Executive from an International German Telecommunications firm in NYC and moved from the PCA NNJR Region to the Central PA Region. Attending various events, I noticed that the 968 model was not seen very often, so I decided to do something to allow 968 owners to get together and provide a venue for our cars to be displayed for all Porsche owners to enjoy. I hosted the first one day 968 Celebration in Hershey in 2001 where we had 12 beautiful 968s parked in a row in that year’s concours at the Swap Meet. I extended the event to 2 days and hosted more Celebrations in 2002, 2003 and 2004 with 60 owners attending each of the last two years. The most frequent comment was “I have never seen so many 968 Coupes, Cabriolets, Sport Coupes and Turbo Conversions at the same time”. The 2007 968 Celebration in Hershey will be held on April 27^th and 28^th. Invitations will be emailed to all Register members.

What do you get as a 968 Register member?  Lots of information and knowledge on the 968, opportunity to meet new friends who also own 968s, a chance to show off your beautiful car, check out the numerous modifications (including Turbo and Supercharged conversions) and win awards. The PCA 968 Register was started in 1998 when Dennis Wheary was appointed Advocate and Dick Petticrew Co Advocate. In March of 2002, PCA appointed Dick Advocate and me as Co Advocate. In October 2006, PCA appointed me Advocate, Jeff Coe as Co Advocate and Ron Salvador as Webmaster. Our intention is to further improve the Register for the 150 plus current members and for all who join us.

Our Co Advocate is Jeff Coe, a member of Connecticut Valley Region since 1994. Jeff has served as the Historian for the 968 Register since the beginning. He and his son Greg have attended the majority of the 968 Celebrations and have compiled a list of over 500 Cabriolets and Coupes in the USA. Jeff is an Information Technology Manager.

Our Webmaster is Ron Salvador, who volunteered in 2006 to update our existing website. Ron is a member of the Hudson Champlain Region and he and his family are very active in PCA events. Both he and his son Xavier attended the 2004 Celebration. Ron is an Information Technology Consultant.

Note: If you are interested in joining the 968 Register but are not a PCA member, you can join at www.pca.org Once you have received your membership card number, ask me for a 968 Register application.

Don Hassenbein, 968 Register Advocate (dhassenbein@comcast.net)