Where were you in '82?
10-12-2010, 11:29 PM
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10-12-2010, 11:46 PM
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10-12-2010, 11:48 PM
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10-13-2010, 04:26 AM
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A year short of legally being able to drink (like I cared), a year under my belt at a "we'll fix anything, but sorta specialize in Datsun/BMW/Fiat" auto repair shop/gas station. Complete with an SCCA H Production Fiat 850 gunning to go to Road Atlanta for Nationals that year.
And me, Porsche-wise, I'd grown out of the '68 as a wannabe 2.0S and had scored a 2.7 engine to do an RS conversion on. The 930/IROC bodywork was hung, and the car was rolling on some spiffy wide Gotti wheels; but paint was still about a year away.
And me, Porsche-wise, I'd grown out of the '68 as a wannabe 2.0S and had scored a 2.7 engine to do an RS conversion on. The 930/IROC bodywork was hung, and the car was rolling on some spiffy wide Gotti wheels; but paint was still about a year away.
10-13-2010, 04:29 AM
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Oh, and to get back on topic with JP's original post............I probably had the opportunity to buy a Speedster or two for $3 or $4K. Seems like monthly a semi-beater one was for sale. But who'd want a (then) 25 year old Porsche that needed at least that much in work to make nice? No way any Speedster was going to be worth over $10K. Right?
10-13-2010, 05:56 AM
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That 356 is gorgeous!
If I'd been in my 30's in the early 80's, I would have spent all of my time buying and storing Speedsters, 2.7 RS, 289/427 Cobras and DB4s.....
In '82 I was ten and my ride at the time was a Raleigh Commando.....
Three speed twist grip gear shift by Sturmey Archer and no cross bar, so endless jibes about me riding a girl's bike.
That year my parents drove an XJ-S, a Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk1 and a V8 Land Rover County.....those were the days!
I utterly loved that XR2 and would have one in a heartbeat if we had the space. Maybe next year when we move......
If I'd been in my 30's in the early 80's, I would have spent all of my time buying and storing Speedsters, 2.7 RS, 289/427 Cobras and DB4s.....
In '82 I was ten and my ride at the time was a Raleigh Commando.....
Three speed twist grip gear shift by Sturmey Archer and no cross bar, so endless jibes about me riding a girl's bike.
That year my parents drove an XJ-S, a Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk1 and a V8 Land Rover County.....those were the days!
I utterly loved that XR2 and would have one in a heartbeat if we had the space. Maybe next year when we move......
Last edited by Cristel993; 10-13-2010 at 06:32 AM.
10-13-2010, 08:14 AM
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my parents drove an XJ-S, a Ford Fiesta XR2 Mk1
