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Old 10-23-2020, 12:11 PM
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Trunk carpet bits look great! Might b3 a market for them. Or at least the templates.
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Old 10-23-2020, 12:28 PM
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Wait! You actually drove this? This looks too much like a museum piece. What work!q. I'm only a little sad I didn't have the opportunity to meet you before I left NoVA for SoCal. True craftsman at work here!
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Old 10-23-2020, 04:31 PM
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Wait! You actually drove this? This looks too much like a museum piece......
I don’t believe he’s driven this one yet. I sold it as a “roller” last year. It was our beater 911 for many years. IIRC our only P-car to never run on a track. Though it did haul wheels and tires for our SC and a couple of our water cooled Porsche track cars before we got a real trailer.

It really is a great rebirth of a tied old P-car!
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Old 10-23-2020, 10:53 PM
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Wait! You actually drove this? This looks too much like a museum piece. What work!q. I'm only a little sad I didn't have the opportunity to meet you before I left NoVA for SoCal. True craftsman at work here!
You didn't miss anything, Don. He's really just a grumpy guy who uses PHOTOSHOP to make these old cars look great, doesn't actually do any work on the cars at all!


Actually, Bill Miller and I paid him a visit about 18 months ago on our way back from picking up Bill's aunt's old Karman Ghia (which Bill restored really nicely, but not exactly to "Engelbert" levels). Wonderful and gracious host, and after the pandemic perhaps you'll travel back to the DC area and we can arrange a trip down as I'd love to get to his shop again.
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Old 10-24-2020, 02:21 PM
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Yes, this turned out really great. the trunk treatment is really good
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Old 10-24-2020, 05:33 PM
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I don’t believe he’s driven this one yet. I sold it as a “roller” last year. It was our beater 911 for many years. IIRC our only P-car to never run on a track. Though it did haul wheels and tires for our SC and a couple of our water cooled Porsche track cars before we got a real trailer.

It really is a great rebirth of a tied old P-car!
Yes, I really drove it. It's ready to go, just waiting for the plates.

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Old 10-24-2020, 05:41 PM
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You didn't miss anything, Don. He's really just a grumpy guy who uses PHOTOSHOP to make these old cars look great, doesn't actually do any work on the cars at all!
Exactly ! That's how I fix all my cars. They always look good in the pictures, just like to 2 below.



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Old 10-25-2020, 12:09 PM
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Stunning........that's all I can say......
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very nice work as usual. i have Engelbert's led headlights on the car and they're awesome. as well as led gauge lights. however, my favorite is a set of fuchs so pristine that i'm kicking myself for not finishing up the car refresh to finally put them on the car.
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Engelbert I recently did a mail in for plates. Took me 6 weeks to get them back. When the check posts to your account they will be on their way to you..
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