Kirk Yonker wrote:
[snip]In a message dated 97-09-01 18:40:08 EDT, John writes:
Now I have a problem.
"I bought the "roller". It's immaculate. Really... Don't I have an
obligation to do it as close to original as possible?.... I'd really like
to do it with a fair amount of modification, but am I throwing away the
real value of the car if I do? Any opinions on this?....
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I often wonder why us lovers of LBC's are stuck in the
originality syndrome....Good Luck! Best Regards, Kirk Yonker
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Kirk - if you think LBC owners are stuck on the originality syndrome I
suggest that you attend a Porsche 356 concours event sometime for laughs.
Oh my God, those guys are NUTS! The missus and I dragged out the turtle
from under its tarp a couple of months ago to attend an event in Dana
Point, CA that was billed as a "casual" concours - Jeeez! Those guys
argued over whether the leather strap and buckle that holds in the spare
tire was supposed to be installed with the center pointy part of the buckle
running up through the hole or down through the hole!
Needless to say, we ran. We ran fast and we ran far. They are the devil
incarnate! Run I say, run. Do not look back. I fully expected us to be
shot because our 356 has a non-stock set of radio speakers mounted up under
the dash. I have given up on Porsche concours events - I can't even handle
the stress of watching others compete.
Ross D. Vincenti
Asst. General Counsel/Asst. Sec'ty.
Transamerica Home Loan - Legal Dept.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 742-4756 phone
(213) 741-7231 or 741-6945 fax
ross.vincenti@transamerica.com
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