by Roger Johnson | Jun 25, 2021 | History
Charter member Tom Countryman was a filmmaker as well as a Porsche enthusiast. 1959 he made a film about racing at Road America called “Road America.” It was filmed during the 1959 June Sprints SCCA National event. All the in-car footage, extremely...
by Roger Johnson | May 21, 2021 | History
Some incredible cars have passed through the hands of Nord Sterners over the years. Here is the story of one of them, a 1970 911S. Well, not just any 911S but 1 of 3 prototypes built for the 1970 Monte Carlo Rally. While officially a 911S, it featured the lightweight...
by Roger Johnson | Apr 12, 2021 | History
In 1987, then 6 year old Minneapolis ad agency Fallon McElligott, now called Fallon, was awarded the Porsche Cars North America account. Founding Partner Fred Senn joined Nord Stern shortly thereafter thinking it would enhance his understanding of the Porsche...
by Roger Johnson | Apr 1, 2021 | History
The Ferry Porsche Award was given by Ferry and Dorothea Porsche in 1961 to the Porsche Club of America as a traveling trophy to recognize the outstanding PCA Region for the previous year. The Nord Stern Region was its 47th recipient. Peter Porsche, 3rdson of Ferry...
by Roger Johnson | Mar 18, 2021 | History
In February 2020 Nord Stern held a lovely dinner at the Lafayette Club on Lake Minnetonka. While it was the annual “let’s get dressed up” dinner the theme was a celebration of Nord Stern’s 50 years of driving events at what started as...