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    Ahhh...

    Big difference between a car that has been “raced” and a race car.

    And perhaps an even bigger gap between a race car and a “winning race car”. One has been an instrument to help serve a dream; the other a tool in the hands of a craftsman.

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    Michael,

    So much much knowledge and enthusiasm on this board but you didn't ask. Why? People would have been happy to help you to do this right. Now, too late, pics and the whole auction are on the internet and everybody will find them in a fraction of a second. Just wrong details? Many but we probably (based on experience) know that it's not easy to get them all right. But even obvious and VERY simple items like the front fender to cowl seal habe been chosen and installed miserably. Look at the pics, what's left to say? Early 911's had folded leatherette-material between the fender and the cowl, you've used the ugly wide rubber ones of later models. You had one chance...
    Mike, member #841

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    Mike66 a little dramatic here. So the fender seal is wrong.
    Why does he have only one chance to get it right? Guys most of the things "wrong" on this car are minor and can be corrected.

    We are making it sound like RWB took his knife to this car??

    To the current owner it's a great find.
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    Dramatic? Maybe a bit... I know, it's just a car but as long as we do not have any other problems It's their car and they can do with it whatever they want. But the way they did it so far, it's probably (as the result has shown) not the best way to get top money for a top car.

    BTW: I kind of like RWB (controversial but certainly not boring) and I'm curretly putting a 3.3 Turbo engine in a (still) stock looking 1973 911T. But who know's, I might even call Nakai-san to cut the fenders and install one of his monster body kits
    Mike, member #841

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    Hi Fubawu,

    Nothing wrong with having a few mistakes on one's car, they be corrected over time, and as you said, it's the owner's business not ours. Until you offer it at auction for 600,000 Euros.

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    John,
    As previously mentioned, Michael left A LOT of dough on the table. If one were to ask him in advance "Why are you choosing an auction format to sell the car?" I suspect the answer would have been to maximize the sales price.

    Like choosing the fastest jet to get you from LA to NY but failing to put enough fuel in it to make the trip.

    I happen to agree that a seller in a sense has "one chance". The car has baggage now and it WILL affect the future selling price. Hopefully the color will offset that.

    I'm not a show car guy; as a matter of fact I think the whole exercise is rather silly, boring, and has become nothing more than an ego boost for some people. (For those who say "No; I'm doing this for ME." I challenge you to restore a car and never bring it out into the public eye.) But if I'm doing a car for profit you better believe I will do everything in my power to make sure the details are accurate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21window View Post
    Just thinking about the very rare left window frame sitting in someone's storage space collecting mold or dust makes me want to attend Hershey this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank Beck View Post
    Just thinking about the very rare left window frame sitting in someone's storage space collecting mold or dust makes me want to attend Hershey this year.
    Nah, just stay home so that I can buy it and sell it to you in May.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cornpanzer View Post
    Nah, just stay home so that I can buy it and sell it to you in May.
    Sweet Dave!

    But let's pretend I'm an insurance company. I'll need to see your purchase invoice and then I'll allow you to mark it up 20%.

    Deal?

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