Project Chronicle

I've often referred to 944s as a German Pickup.  Open the hatch, lay down the rear seat, and you have the open space to rival any comparable car.  They will swallow bicycles whole or all the camping gear for two.  Here we see my 944S serving as a communications platform for the 2011 Mt. Washington Climb to the Clouds.  Tucked away under the upper hatch lip on both sides of the car are threaded hard points for mounting a rack.  I fabricated a good looking bracket to use the right hard point and provide a mounting surface for a 60" Amateur Radio antenna and we provided radio communications support for the marshal station 3 down from the top of the mountain.

This was just three months after acquiring the car and in the last picture you can see a pair of cosmetic details I later resolved.  The stone guard on 944s is a 6-piece set around the wheels.  The original material ages and eventually turn black.  Look at 944 ads and you will see most are discolored.  The fix is simple and relatively cheap; but so many owners miss this detail.