Stoddard Newsletter: Early February 2016

By Per Schroeder
Feb 11, 2016

February 11, 2016

Take A Tour of Stoddard

Let's take a look at how your Porsche parts get on their way to you, from the online or phone order process all the way through until they leave our warehouse via the parcel truck.

While we've had a mild winter here in Ohio, today happens to be a bit cold and snowy here in Highland Heights, Ohio. Our facility is at 190 Alpha Park Drive and the plows have already come through. We are open for business!

NLA-551-101-06-SET Rubber Floor Mat Set for 356B T6 and 356C

Late 356 Rubber Floor Mat Sets

We've already come out with extremely nice floor mat sets for the early 356s, including Pre-As, 356As and early 356Bs. Now we've got the full set for the 356B T6 and 356C cars. Like the rest, these new mats are patterned after originals and have that same thin and flexible (yet tough!) rubber that makes them lay down so nicely in your car.

Early 911 and 912 Rubber Mat Sets

While we are talking about excellent rubber mats, we've also been working on a set of mats for the early 911 and 912s. We offer these mat sets with or without the central tunnel mat. Typically, 912s had the rubber tunnel mat, while 911s used carpet there. Of course, all of the original pebbling, graining and mold definitions are there—these are the best early Porsche mats available in the world!

SIC-551-011-20-5 Rubber Floor Mat Set for 911 912 1965-1968.

SIC-631-402-12 USA-Spec Front Corner Turn Signal Lens, Right Fits 911 and 912 (1965-1968)

Concours Quality 911 and 912 Lights

Our exclusive 911 and 912 lenses are made in Europe, featuring the correct colors and mold lines as the originals. We've got lenses for both the early 1965-1968 cars, as well as the later versions, both in US-style and European specification.

Shop Towels

We all go to some pretty weird lengths for authenticity in this hobby of ours. We get it. So when we developed our just-like-the-original Porsche shop towels, we really focused on the proper fonts, colors and fabric texture to make sure they look right in your concours tool kit.
Sure, you could use them to wipe off some grease, but somewhere in a little office in Ohio, our New Product Development guy will be heard softly sobbing at his desk.

NLA-721-915-01 Original Porsche Shop Towels, Package of Five

911-505-011-25-pic4--stoddard-harry-szabrak copy

911-505-011-25 Front Bumper Spoiler, Fits 911 Carrera RS

Carrera RS Bumpers—In Stock!

We know there are plenty of copies of the original fiberglass front bumper and spoiler for the 1973 911 Carrera RS on the market. It's pretty easy to make a mold of one and start knocking them off in your garage—but they won't be nearly as nice as the originals from Porsche, which have the correct aluminum brackets and supports glassed in on the backside. The picture to the left illustrates the hidden details.
The Porsche Factory piece is considerably nicer than the replicas out there and it's a fitting piece to put on either a real RS restoration or a classy outlaw build. We have two currently in stock and they are of limited availability.

Sporty Solex Air Filters

How would you like the look of the original Knecht air filters but with a little additional performance? We've got performance-tuned filters that look very similar to the originals on the outside, but have velocity stacks built into them for a little bump in performace.
They're said to gain 2-4 horsepower on the dynamometer and that's nothing to sneeze at on our little 356 and 912 engines!

NLA-108-200-00 Performance Air Filters (pair) for Solex 40 for 356 Super 90 SC and 912

Scratch and Dent Sale!

As carefully as we pack sheet metal in our warehouse, there will be some inevitable mishaps along the way to our customers. We make it right for our guys that receive damaged goods, but that means we've got some dinged and dented parts that don't meet our customer's high standards hanging around. We typically sell them at our annual Swap Meet at a considerable discount—about 50% off!—but since we're expanding some warehouse space, we need to move some damaged parts along before that June event.
We've taken pictures of the damaged portions and posted them online in our Swap Meet area. If you're good with a hammer and dolly, you could make quick work of any or all of the problem areas.

Winter Wheel Deal

We've got just over two weeks left for our Winter Wheel Deal. Now through February 29th, 2016 we have a special deal on our in-stock 15-inch disc brake wheels. If you buy four wheels for your 356C, 911 or 912 at the regular price, we will throw in your spare wheel for free! That is five wheels for the price of four!
Our disc brake wheels are built using modern production techniques for corrosion resistance, strength and trueness.

2016 Calendar of Events
3/5: LA Lit Meet lalitandtoyshow.com
3/6: All Porsche Car Display and Swap Meet, Anaheim, CA
4/14-17: 356Car's North Meets South, San Luis Obispo, CA
4/16: Hershey Swap Meet, Hershey PA. www.cpa-pca.org
6/3-4: Stoddard Swap Meet, Cleveland, Ohio
6/4-5: Friends of Steve McQueen Show, Chino Hills, CA
8/6: NorCal Treffen, Concord, CA.
9/8-11: 356 Registry East Coast Holiday, Akron, Ohio