Downtown Portland: Anyone recognize this place?

Looks like Monte Shelton's Museum just off Burnside.

David

 

Yup. If the checkered flooring didn't give it away, the name on the racer's roof certainly does.

 

He has some nice stuff in the shop behind the showroom as well. If you want a great weekend volunteer like I do for the Monte Shelton NW Classic Road Rally. 500 miles over two days. Great NW event. this year is the 20year anniversary, and it's great checking out all the old classic cars in the rally. You have to have a pre-74 car and it's a tsd so I just volunteer to help. GREAT GREAT WEEKEND. PM me if you want info or check it out at the local alfa club website.

 

Ackerman:
You may not know who this Monte Shelton fellow is, being from Alaska. He is somewhat of a local hero in Portland and the local Rolls Royce, Bentley, Jaguar dealer. He races these vintage cars often at PIR. I have had the privilege of being blown away by one of his Porsches at local regional events. He raced in Trans Am for many years, but usually only in west coast events. He gets involved in a lot of civic and charitable events in Portland. The number 58 is a Porsche 928 built to run at Le Mans, etc. He also has a 917 in the museum there somewhere. A couple of years ago he staged his arrival at the pre-grid for a race with a nurse pushing a wheelchair equipped with an oxygen bottle out to his car and helping him inside. He is older than me, but he is in great shape.
Ed

 

Number 58 is, of course, a 962C, not a 928.

It's serial number is 962C-118.

6/14/86 24 HOURS LE MANS, Gartner/Merwe/Takahashi, Kremer-KENWOOD #10, DNF
9/15/86 1000 KM SPA, Giacomell/Weidler, Kremer-KRAFT Walzen #10, 12th OA
10/6/86 1000 KM FUJI, Giacomell/Weidler, Kremer-BEST HOUSE #10, 4th OA
11/22/86 500 KM KYALAMI, Taylor/Weaver, Kremer-CAMEL #10, DNF
1986 FIA WORLD SPORTS PROTOTYPE CHAMPIONSHIP, Kremer Porsche Racing, 8th OA
3/22/87 JARAMA, Villota/Romero, Kremer-Marlboro #11, 10 OA
3/29/87 1000 KM JEREZ, Villota/Romero, Kremer-Marlboro #11, 8th OA
4/26/87 ADAC NURBURGRING, Weidler, Kremer-SAT #10, 5th OA
6/13/87 24 HOURS LE MANS, Fouche/Konrad/Taylor, Kremer-LEYTON HOUSE #11, 4th OA
6/28/87 200 MEILEN NORISRING, Weidler/Nissen, Kremer-SAT #10, 6th OA
7/5/87 ADAC HOCKENHEIM, Weidler, Kremer-SAT #10, 6th OA
8/2/87 WUNSTORF, Weidler, Kremer-SAT #9, 1st OA
8/9/87 ADAC DIEPHOLZ, Weidler, Kremer-SAT #10, DNF
8/16/87 MOST, Weidler, Kremer-SAT #9, 1st OA
9/20/87 ADAC NURBURGRING, Weidler, Kremer-SAT #10 6th OA
9/27/87 1000 KM FUJI, Konrad/Fouche, Kremer-KENWOOD #10, 12th OA
10/11/87 OSTERREICHRING, Weidler, Kremer-SAT #9, 1st OA
1987 FIA WORLD SPORTS PROTOTYPE CHAMPIONSHIP, Kremer Porsche Racing, 6th OA
3/13/88 360 KM JARAMA, Weidler/Nissen, Kremer-YOKOHAMA #10, 5th OA
4/24/88 1000 KM Monza, Giacomell/Weidler, Kremer-YOKOHAMA #10, 6th OA
6/11/88 24 HOUR LE MANS, Nissen/Grohs/Fouche, Kremer-Layton House #11, 8th OA
1988 FIA WORLD SPORTS PROTOTYPE CHAMPIONSHIP, Kremer Porsche Racing, 8th OA

Fantastic car, but talk about hard to find parts!

-Tad

 

Didn't he run the 962 in the Rose Cup a couple of years ago? Or at least talk about it?

 

Yes, 2005 and 2006 I believe but not 2007.