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Jim, sorry to hear that.
I had to put my 14 year old Airedale down two years ago on her birthday and I still get a little emotional when I think of her.
My new best friend is this guy; my daughter's Aussie Cattle dog/Shetland Sheep dog/St. Bernard mix.
Sorry for off-topic.
I had to put my 14 year old Airedale down two years ago on her birthday and I still get a little emotional when I think of her.
My new best friend is this guy; my daughter's Aussie Cattle dog/Shetland Sheep dog/St. Bernard mix.
Sorry for off-topic.
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), son, daughter, dad and sister (and myself) are big time animal people. My kids have had rats, hamsters gerbils and dogs. A big pride point for my clan is that every pet we've ever had has spent it's entire life with us. Not many people can say that.I have friends that cannot bear the occasional grief that comes with losing a pet. They have literally refused to ever have another dog after one passes.
On to RWB; I'm not a fan. IMO, those are cars for the "stance" crowd. I'm perfectly happy with exterior of my car as-delivered by the factory.
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Correct Anthony,..... I just meant that geometrically the suspension and layout wasn't designed to have the wheels that far displaced outboard....fit and finish is rough and ready but that's his shtick.....to me it's the cartoon version come to life....not hating on them as they are unique and he has a flair for his craft....but as a drivers car I don't think it improves on the original in the way a Singer Porsche does....but I'm sure there are those that don't like what Singer does either....that the beauty of the car passion everyone has their favorite and that's what stops the roads looking like something out of Logan's Run��
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Correct Anthony,..... I just meant that geometrically the suspension and layout wasn't designed to have the wheels that far displaced outboard....fit and finish is rough and ready but that's his shtick.....to me it's the cartoon version come to life....not hating on them as they are unique and he has a flair for his craft....but as a drivers car I don't think it improves on the original in the way a Springer Porsche does....but I'm sure there are those that don't like what Springer does either....that the beauty of the car passion everyone has their favorite and that's what stops the roads looking like something out of Logan's Run😋
You go down the list: Gemballa, B+B, RWB and others I can't recall at this moment . None have made a 911 more attractive.
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That's the Gemballa Avalanche.....Uwe did some interesting design concepts, I had a neighbor that had a convertible by Gemballa back in 1986. I'll see if I can find the old real photographs to post ........pore old Uwe ended up in a bad place and a mysterious end I think in South Africa.....
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When you consider they could reach as much as $200k back then with some innovative concepts like cameras mounted on the side vs mirrors and a display in he dash. I can only imagine what all that FG weighed though. I still remembering seeing these for the first time and saying WTF!!
Interestingly I met someone who owned a body shop about 6 years ago who loved this stuff and was building his version of these things so many years later. Although his incorporated Lambo style doors.
Interestingly I met someone who owned a body shop about 6 years ago who loved this stuff and was building his version of these things so many years later. Although his incorporated Lambo style doors.
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That's the Gemballa Avalanche.....Uwe did some interesting design concepts, I had a neighbor that had a convertible by Gemballa back in 1986. I'll see if I can find the old real photographs to post ........pore old Uwe ended up in a bad place and a mysterious end I think in South Africa.....
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I seem to remember reading he killed himself a long while back but I see they convicted the perps for his murder six years hence.
http://ewn.co.za/2015/11/12/Three-me...ing-and-murder