Locked & Loaded
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#63
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Wow! Congrats Jim (and Chris)! I see a good book written by the two of you: "The Search, Rescue and Resurrection of Historically Significant Porsche 928's"
Staying tuned.
Staying tuned.
#64
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I love how complete this car appears. The missing badging is in the glove compartment.
Despite the mangled fender, the bolt line and cross brace look straight and solid, and the headlight mechanism is straight, lights set correctly and functional by hand crank, making me think the damage was some sort of storage accident.
And the proud acquirer, finally ready for a cold one after a long few days...
Despite the mangled fender, the bolt line and cross brace look straight and solid, and the headlight mechanism is straight, lights set correctly and functional by hand crank, making me think the damage was some sort of storage accident.
And the proud acquirer, finally ready for a cold one after a long few days...
Last edited by Landseer; 08-03-2011 at 10:49 AM.
#65
The EPA testing lab is here in Ann Arbor. Back in mid/late 70s I was living in an apartment building not far from there, so I passed the building frequently.
One day as I was driving by a pair of 928s - one white, one red - came out of the facility and passed me going the opposite direction.
Now I wonder - were those 2 cars from that first run of 6? I'm not even sure of the year, so it might or might not have been the first year's production. But maybe.
I know I'd never seen a 928 before, and seeing them that day I decided right then and there that I wanted one. But it was 20 years before it actually happened.
Bill Coleman
'87 928S4 5-speed
One day as I was driving by a pair of 928s - one white, one red - came out of the facility and passed me going the opposite direction.
Now I wonder - were those 2 cars from that first run of 6? I'm not even sure of the year, so it might or might not have been the first year's production. But maybe.
I know I'd never seen a 928 before, and seeing them that day I decided right then and there that I wanted one. But it was 20 years before it actually happened.
Bill Coleman
'87 928S4 5-speed
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Yea man, that was a good day! I think I did suck down a few suds that evening.
#67
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Yeah. I especially liked when the owner, after we were loaded, and who had expressed concern of using craigslist in the first place, said something to the effect of " Chris, Jim, its a pleasure working with professionals".
I wonder if there are publicly accessible EPA files from 76/7?
Predigital, unfortunately. But there have to be more photos out there in dusty files.
#69
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Well, this one was almost as smooth as Charles' 78. But his already had air in the tires!
I'd have stayed for a beer, but knew I needed to extract myself prior to the return of the rest of Jim's family unit.
I'd have stayed for a beer, but knew I needed to extract myself prior to the return of the rest of Jim's family unit.
Last edited by Landseer; 08-03-2011 at 08:21 PM.
#70
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I love how complete this car appears. The missing badging is in the glove compartment.
Despite the mangled fender, the bolt line and cross brace look straight and solid, and the headlight mechanism is straight, lights set correctly and functional by hand crank, making me think the damage was some sort of storage accident.
And the proud acquirer, finally ready for a cold one after a long few days...
Despite the mangled fender, the bolt line and cross brace look straight and solid, and the headlight mechanism is straight, lights set correctly and functional by hand crank, making me think the damage was some sort of storage accident.
And the proud acquirer, finally ready for a cold one after a long few days...
#71
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For his honeymoon he took out one of the press 928's. Talk about perfect planning!!
Michael
#72
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(I think you had some coupons?)
Yeah. I especially liked when the owner, after we were loaded, and who had expressed concern of using craigslist in the first place, said something to the effect of " Chris, Jim, its a pleasure working with professionals".
I wonder if there are publicly accessible EPA files from 76/7?
Predigital, unfortunately. But there have to be more photos out there in dusty files.
Yeah. I especially liked when the owner, after we were loaded, and who had expressed concern of using craigslist in the first place, said something to the effect of " Chris, Jim, its a pleasure working with professionals".
I wonder if there are publicly accessible EPA files from 76/7?
Predigital, unfortunately. But there have to be more photos out there in dusty files.
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For me, it was sort of like, hey, that's a simple fix on the fender! Can the tires hold air? You want me to put my hand where? Are there any water moccasains or their skins? etc