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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 12:55 PM
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...s-aged-76.html
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 01:09 PM
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Sad to see him go. He was some designer. My favourite Porsche , the 904, was cranked out in a very short time.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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Hopefully his vision will continue through his creations and preserved through history.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 02:53 PM
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The car will live forever ......
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 02:55 PM
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thankyou for designing the 911 for us.
RIP and Godspeed.
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 03:03 PM
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i will drive my 996 fast tonight and get a ticket in his Honour
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 04:08 PM
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Sad day indeed.
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I am happy that he lived !
We will all be joining him one day.
So....rejoice in life and the life that was.
Not a time to be sad. But time to take a moment to appreciate his gift to us.
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i will drive my 996 fast tonight and get a ticket in his Honour
Who was the honor potential for the last ticket. not very Horonable if you tend to fight them all the time....

Maybe just suck it up and pay it, we all know that you drive the 'fastest car'



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Just f-ìng getting the blood going a bit, go have fun and be carefull.
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