Restoration Design, a family owned business based in Guelph, Ontario, is a manufacturing facility producing high quality rust repair and complete replacement panels for vintage Porsche automobiles. Restoration Design is striving to reproduce accurate dies so that they may stamp out perfect parts for the 911, 914, and 356 from pristine panels. In addition to new sheet metal parts they are also selling used original panels for the 356, 911, and 914, as well as mechanical parts
Griot’s Garage was founded by Richard Griot, an avid automotive enthusiast, when he mailed the first handbook in the fall of 1990. The company still adheres to Richard’s original vision of, and dedication to, providing exceptional service and products that exceed our customers’ expectations. Richard was raised in Southern California and started the company in Vista, a small community just north of San Diego. Griot’s Garage began with Richard, an assistant, and a warehouse helper. The first catalog was just 16 pages. Today, the Handbook (we no longer call it a catalog) is over 66 pages long and reaches millions of enthusiasts every year.
ArborMotion is Ann Arbor’s largest and foremost independent automotive repair and detailing shop. We are a locally owned and operated business with over 30 years of automotive excellence. Although we specialize in European and Swedish imports, we also service and repair most Asian and domestic vehicle lines as well.
NEUSPEED is the largest supplier of high performance water-cooled Volkswagen parts in the United States, and a leading supplier of Acura and Honda performance parts. To this day, his day, his day, his day, his day, his day, his day, NEUSPEED still leads the import tuning craze they pioneered in America decades ago. But like most of today’s import veterans, Bill Neumann’s passion for cars began in Detroit’s heyday. First came a Model “A” restoration in 1947 when Bill was only 15. Then came a modified ’39 Ford convertible, followed by his famous ’31 Roadster, complete with handmade headers and body panels, and a new detailing innovation now known as billet accessories.
Since our inception over 40 years ago, Bilstein has been a unique and driving force in the automotive suspension industry. Bilstein was | first to apply the patented gas pressure principle to controlling ride characteristics on automobiles and introduced the world’s first mono-tube gas pressure shock absorber. Today, Bilstein continues to be the leader in monotube gas pressure shock absorber technology. No other shock manufacturer has been able to equal the performance and enhanced ride characteristics of Bilstein. The Bilstein name graces not only monotube gas pressure shock absorbers, but also single and twin tube Macpherson strut style suspensions.
Since 1983, Autotech has specialized exclusively in the performance tuning of watercooled VW’s. Our extensive experience in the industry has led to the production of some of the finest aftermarket products you can buy. Our 115 page catalog is available at no charge for water-cooled VW owners. Call the number listed below to receive one, or click the “Catalog” button above to view it on line.
Select Motors, Ltd.. specializes in buying, selling and locating pre-owned Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Jaguar automobiles. We have been in business 10 years and are located in Plymouth, Michigan, just off I-275. All of our cars are in excellent condition with one to three year warranties available. Warranties are honored anywhere in the United States.
Hagerty, which began as a niche insurance agency offering coverage for collector cars, has grown into an automotive enthusiast brand offering integrated membership products and programs. Hagerty is currently the world’s largest provider of specialty insurance for enthusiast vehicles.
CARSTAR American Collision At CARSTAR American Collision Experts, we provide the highest quality auto body repair. We offer 24/7 accident support and towing assistance to get you back on the road quickly. Our collision center in Waterford, MI provides dent repair, dent removal, storm damage repair and other services. We repair all makes and models, work with most insurance companies and offer a nationwide warranty. We offer auto collision repair, paintless dent repair, hail damage car repair, and much more.
Summit Collision Center Expert Frame-Body-Paint Refinishing and Restoration Services.
Why choose Summit? We will not cut corners on any repairs to save a buck. Your safety is first and foremost. Only quality repairs.
Summit Racing Summit Racing started from humble beginnings and grew to our headquarters in Tallmadge, Ohio, and our new distribution center in Sparks, Nevada. Check out our history. Summit Racing Equipment, headquartered in Akron, Ohio, is the world’s largest mail order automotive performance equipment company, specializing in parts for auto racing, street-driven classic, late model performance cars, trucks, sport-utilities, and imports.
Element Fire Extinguishers Fire extinguishers have not changed much in the past 100 years. A large, heavy cylinder of compressed gas filled with a messy powder is an antiquated way to put out a fire.
Element uses a tested and proven technology, created for the space program, that fights fires on the molecular level. By chemically interrupting the chain of combustion, Element safely and effectively puts out fires without the mess, toxicity, or danger associated with a traditional extinguisher.
Society of Automotive Engineers: SAE International has more than 90,000 members – engineers, business executives, educators, and students from more than 97 countries – who share information and exchange ideas for advancing the engineering of mobility systems. SAE is your one-stop resource for standards development,events, and technical information and expertise used in designing, building, maintaining, and operating self-propelled vehicles for use on land or sea, in air or space.
SAE Service Technology Program Office: Vehicle service is a critical component in the product life cycle of ground vehicles. Service employs a host of technologies and is directly related to those found in the design, manufacture and operation of vehicles. For the purpose of this initiative, the term “service technology” applies to all things that are technical and have a relationship with the service and maintenance of vehicles
Car Clubs
Offers driving opportunities, technical assistance and camaraderie second to none. Our national award-winning magazine, Porsche Panorama, provides a monthly insider’s view on all things Porsche. More than 140 chapters throughout the United States, Canada and Germany permit you to choose from a wide range of Porsche activities including club racing, driver education, restoration, and technical sessions, rallies, autocrosses, tours, concours d’elegance, and an annual national convention that is the ultimate Porsche vacation! Most of all, it’s not just the cars, it’s the people! Checkout the South Eastern Michigan Porsche Club web site or the Western Michigan Porsche Club web site, PCA Rally Sport Region, or Motor–Stadt Region Porsche Club.
Motor-Stadt Region Porsche Club of America
Motor-Stadt Region, PCA, was created in 1973 from the dreams of three young men; Jerry Dillinger, Marty Herstein , and Paul Weston. You may not know these individuals, but you should know that Jerry (Traverse City) and Paul (Philly area) still retain their PCA status and call Motor-Stadt their HOME region. Marty was at the time, an enthusiastic Porsche salesman at Williams Porsche-Audi.
The Western Michigan Region of PCA began at an organizing meeting, held October 22, 1960, at Greenridge Country Club in Grand Rapids. Attendees numbered 31, and all voted to form the club known as PCA Western Michigan.
“Activities favored for events were ice runs, rallies, gymkahnas, and hill climbs with technical speakers and films as features at regular meetings.” Today, the Club is geared toward driving events and social events. The IROC autocross series (with Michiana and Motor-Stadt regions) remains a popular competition. The Grand Prix of Grattan is a three-day event – usually in September – that provides a tremendous amount of seat time on this very popular road course. Dinner drives and other social events take place monthly, and more frequently when we can have our cars out on the Western Michigan roads.
The goal of our region is the enjoyment of what binds us together — Porsche (and good food). Therefore we have events almost every month to help keep us the “Fast, Fun, Friendly Region.” The list of events include driver education (Waterford Hills Road Race Course), autocrosses, tours, dinners, and whatever members decide to put together. In the past, this has included “wall climbing” at Planet Rock in Pontiac.
The ‘356 Motor Cities Gruppe’ is a club of and for Porsche 356 aficionados in the Southeast Michigan region, the home of the U.S. automotive industry.
The Gruppe consists of about 250 members. Most of our members reside in the Great Lakes Region, but we also count among our numbers Porsche 356 friends from New York to California, and from our good northern neighbor, Canada.
SPORTS CAR CLUB of AMERICAThe Sports Car Club of America is a 55,000-member non-profit organization featuring the most active membership participation organization in motor sports today, with over 2,000 amateur and professional motor sports events each year.
Welcome to the Motor City Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America. This website has information about chapter events and national events as well as BMW related links. To see what the latest and greatest is check out our newsletter, The Motor City Courier