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Originally Posted by onboost
Nice pics Smitty..
Cole and Weldon.. or should it be Weldon and Cole.. father and son maybe? Always have and interesting array of Porsches. They have been known for some award winning 356 restorations.. and in the 90's they provided race-prep and arrive and drive services over in Waynesboro I believe while the elder's shop still provided restoration and shop services in Staunton.
When I visited once in the 90's, they had several 88 speedsters, and several 1990 America Roadsters (964 Widebody Cabriolet) all special ordered in early 356 and Speedster color combos.. between the of roughly 15 cars, they had less than 1000 miles on them as a group!!
G&W also had an S/T replica? that took top honors in a class at the Charlotte Parade a couple years back.
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You're correct: Weldon is the father and Cole is the son. Cole left the business a few years ago and Weldon moved his operation to Staunton, but he did not continue restoring cars as the new facility was very small and had no working area. The new facility in Waynesboro has plenty of space and Weldon plans to get back into the restoration business.
He still has several of the cars you mentioned, but they're part of his personal collection at his home. He invited me over last summer to see them and I was blown away. It is literally a time capsule of Porsche history. He even has the sole Indy car that Porsche built. The tires still have the USAC stamps on them.
I believe this is the widebody you mentioned:
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Originally Posted by AJ986S
I need to find an excuse to venture down to Waynesboro VA....  |
Waynesboro is my wife's hometown and my in-laws still live there, so I'm fortunate enough to not have to make excuses to travel down there.
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Originally Posted by LPM911
Weldon was always there and more than happy to show us around the shop let us check out the collection.
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I cannot stress your comment enough. Weldon is a great guy and eager to talk to anyone who's genuinely interested. He has likely forgotten more about Porsche than most will ever know. I try to spend as much time with him as I can when I visit because there will come a day when he is no longer with us and that knowledge will leave with him.