We CheckedItOut.

08.24.2024 | Words

by Jin

There aren’t many shows where people will show up at the break of dawn to limp around in hot, humid 90-degree Chicago weather to glimpse static cars in a closed-down warehouse parking lot.

But there is a special reason we show up every year. Not only is this an opportunity to witness cars that you rarely get to spot in the wild, but it’s also a chance to see the meticulous preservation of cars that are older than most of the audience.

It’s a transport into an era where floppy disks that could hold up to 2 megabytes were a revolutionary ordeal. An era when fuel prices were out of control, which shifted the way manufacturers produced their vehicles. An era of wood paneling and shag carpets (please bring them back!).

It’s a display of how styling cues carry their legacy to this current day.

The CheckedItOut show does exactly what the title of the event suggests. There isn’t a single dose of Porsche-centric wording to draw the attention of any self-proclaimed car spotter. It’s a show where, if you know, you know. And that’s the beauty of the vehicles on display. No wing doors, LED underglow, or guys in faux leather mistaking a Lambo for a Ferrari.

It’s for the people who appreciate the history and essence of what Porsche stands for—a formally harmonious product that needs no decoration, elevated through pure form.