The Return of Roger Grago's 73 RS GT

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Originally Posted by rower

Old thread but does a roger live in SF? Years ago I bought a Nate Cantwell restored RS from Dick Moran (who ironically himself had bought it from one of my best friends) and he introduced me to a friend of his “Roger” who lived in SF, and had an RS.

Is this the same person?

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Sadly, Roger passed away, but he was an Orange County man who, as far as I am aware, never lived in SF at any point.

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Originally Posted by KS Carrera

Sadly, Roger passed away, but he was an Orange County man who, as far as I am aware, never lived in SF at any point.

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That’s really tragic. Too many good people have left us too early.

Update: I watched the video on him and the rebuild of his car. He sounds really special and what everyone there did for him was extraordinarily special too. Brought tears to my eyes.

It is not.... Roger Grago was a South/Bay/OC SoCal guy and great friend. He started in VW's and came over to Porsche's. He was once the SoCal RGruppe Groupemister (contact person/organizer) And he worked at one time as one of the parts managers for Porsche Motorsprots when it just broke off from Andial. He drove an aubergine '73 RS look that is now owned by a great guy in Colorado. Roger passed away Dec, 28th 2014 after a four year fight from a brain tumor...

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/or...?pid=173633587

Gees Chuck our indigenous people will be after you for using their name to describe the colour of a Porsche;)

Aubergine to aborigine ?

that's a spell checker gone haywire for sure. Well spotted Clyde.

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Gees Chuck our indigenous people will be after you for using their name to describe the colour of a Porsche

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Oh, for heaven sakes... Spell checked once again.... :o:D

Cheers, and thanks for the catch mate... ;)

cm

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Originally Posted by Chuck Miller

It is not.... Roger Grago was a South/Bay/OC SoCal guy and great friend. He started in VW's and came over to Porsche's. He was once the SoCal RGruppe Groupemister (contact person/organizer) And he worked at one time as one of the parts managers for Porsche Motorsprots when it just broke off from Andial. He drove an aubergine '73 RS look that is now owned by a great guy in Colorado. Roger passed away Dec, 28th 2014 after a four year fight from a brain tumor...

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/or...?pid=173633587

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One of the nicest guys I never met in person. That's my loss. Alway willing to take a question or find an answer with a cheerful tone. As my dad use to say: "Last of the nice guys"...

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Originally Posted by BOYER73S

Gees Chuck our indigenous people will be after you for using their name to describe the colour of a Porsche;)

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Clyde, I spoke too soon. My wife reminded me of an early trip we took to the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen shortly after it opened.
Lo and behold there is such a Porsche "colour" as Aborigine and here is a pic to prove it. This car was a present to Porsche AG from Porsche Cars Australia.