▁bought ▁a ▁new ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁ 3 5 6 ▁Coupe , ▁and , ▁as ▁time ▁passed , ▁he ▁met ▁other ▁Por sch es ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁and ▁flash ed ▁his ▁lights ▁at ▁them ▁in ▁silent ▁gre eting . ▁By ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Sh olar ▁was ▁convinced ▁that ▁a ▁more ▁personal ▁meeting ▁would ▁be ▁appropriate ▁with ▁other ▁Por sche ▁own ers ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁positive ▁and ▁the ▁not - so - pos itive ▁aspects ▁of ▁driving ▁the ▁inf re qu ently ▁encountered ▁marque . ▁The ▁first ▁uno fficial ▁P CA ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Sh olar ▁house ▁on ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁Following ▁that ▁meeting , ▁several ▁Por sche ▁own ers ▁occasionally ▁got ▁together ▁that ▁spring ▁and ▁summer ▁to ▁share ▁knowledge ▁about ▁Por sch es . ▁Event ually , ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁club . ▁A ▁brief ▁paragraph ▁in ▁the ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁issue ▁of ▁Sports ▁Car ▁Illustr ated ▁informed ▁readers ▁that ▁a ▁Por sche ▁club ▁was ▁being ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ; ▁all ▁in qui ries ▁were ▁directed ▁to ▁Bill ▁Sh olar ' s ▁attention . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁effort , ▁Por sche ▁was ▁pet ition ed ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁proposed ▁club . ▁ ▁Today , ▁activities ▁range ▁from ▁compet itive ▁events , ▁such ▁as ▁aut oc ross ing , ▁club ▁racing , ▁r ally ing , ▁and ▁Conc ours , ▁to ▁social ▁events , ▁such ▁as ▁Tour ing , ▁vehicle ▁rest oration