FS: Paul Weir "Porsche Engine Rebuilder" Booklet

[1968DT]

Sold - 64 page full color booklet.

$15.00 including shipping (conus).


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[Frankr]

Interesting. Went broke in a couple years. Took his own life.

[StephenAcworth]

I'll take it please...

[Mr9146]

Interesting. Went broke in a couple years. Took his own life.

But he built a really good running 2.9L that changed hands a few times over the years. Not a bad motor builder but personal problems tend to overshadow that fact.

[Veronica87911]

He rebuilt the engine in my 72 911T. The engine is a 1977 2.7L with IDA40s.
Is the book still available? I'd love to have it as part of my documents...LMK, thanks.
Stephen Acworth, if you paid for it already, would you sell it to me?
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[StephenAcworth]

Hi Serge

I didn't pay for it yet and will gladly step back to let you buy it to go with your car.

Stephen

He rebuilt the engine in my 72 911T. The engine is a 1977 2.7L with IDA40s.
Is the book still available? I'd love to have it as part of my documents...LMK, thanks.
Stephen Acworth, if you paid for it already, would you sell it to me?

[1968DT]

Hi Serge

I didn't pay for it yet and will gladly step back to let you buy it to go with your car.

Stephen

Okay, sold to Serge.

[Frank Beck]

Hi Serge

I didn't pay for it yet and will gladly step back to let you buy it to go with your car.

Stephen

(Emoji for awesome.)
Good man!


BTW: I spoke to Paul on a few occasions but don't know the circumstances surrounding the last chapter of his life. What happened?

[Mr9146]

(Emoji for awesome.)
Good man!


BTW: I spoke to Paul on a few occasions but don't know the circumstances surrounding the last chapter of his life. What happened?

From what I heard it was severe depression, bad health, and alcoholism. But, again, that is strictly hear-say.

A few years ago, after Paul's death, a guy I know did an inventory of Paul's place in an attempt to buy the lot, but the deal died over the value of the items. Some of the items showed up here, Pelican, and on Ebay. There were lots of race car parts and pieces, but many with damage or beyond their serviceable lifespan ... 935, 956, 962 parts and a lot of hotrod 911 stuff, too.

[kaufmanp]

From what I heard it was severe depression, bad health, and alcoholism. But, again, that is strictly hear-say.

A few years ago, after Paul's death, a guy I know did an inventory of Paul's place in an attempt to buy the lot, but the deal died over the value of the items. Some of the items showed up here, Pelican, and on Ebay. There were lots of race car parts and pieces, but many with damage or beyond their serviceable lifespan ... 935, 956, 962 parts and a lot of hotrod 911 stuff, too.

Paul WEIR Paul Weir, Revered Porsche Engine Rebuilder, Ends Battle with Huntington's Disease Paul Weir, a fixture in Porsche auto repair in the Seattle area since 1979, chose to end his battle with Huntington's Disease and took his own life on Monday, May 14, 2012. Those who knew Paul knew him to be not only an expert in all things Porsche, but a real stand-up guy. His integrity was his currency, and his knowledge of Porsche mechanics unmatched. Paul began his career as an apprentice at German Autowerke in downtown Seattle in 1979 at the age of 17. He loved working on cars so much, that he dropped out of high school to work full time, and he never looked back. He opened his own shop on Stone Way in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle in 1986. In 1989, Paul opened a 6,500-square-foot service business in downtown Seattle at the intersection of Stewart, Yale, and Denny. He eventually built a state-of-the-art Porsche engine re-building assembly line and custom machine shop in that location. Because of his expertise and reputation, customers would crate their engines and ship them via rail from all over the U.S. and by container ship internationally to have Paul and his team rebuild them. Even with all his genius and expertise with Porsches, Paul could not do anything to change his fate when it came to his genetics. In recent years, it became clear that he was suffering from the same disease that his father, uncle, and paternal grandmother all had: Huntington's Disease (HD), a relatively rare autosomal dominant disorder. This means that if one has the gene, he or she gets the disease. There is no cure, and it is a slow, debilitating death. Perhaps the most famous person known to have HD was folk musician and songwriter, Woody Guthrie. You can learn more about HD at http://www.hdsa.org/ Paul ultimately lost his business due to financial challenges. In the end, it was the disease, not lack of business skills, that took Paul down. In his final notes to his loved ones, he included letters to customers whom he would ultimately disappoint. Not being able to stand by his word was likely more difficult than being able to stand by his own life. Those who were closest to him understand why he chose to end his life. After seeing their father die a long, slow death in a nursing home for the last decade of his life, Paul's sister, Laura (Weir) Temple, said, "I would have done the same thing. As sad as it is, I've been expecting the phone call about Paul's death for years, although I thought he would have done it by driving a Porsche 911 off a cliff. I am devastated, but I understand. "As dramatic an exit as would have been likely for Paul, he chose to end his life in a way that would not hurt anyone else. Paul is survived by his mother, Sally Rose Weir, of Marysville, WA, his younger brother, Mark Weir, of Kent, WA, his sister, Laura Temple, currently residing in Oak Hill, Virginia, three nephews and one niece. A celebration of Paul's life is planned for Saturday, June 2 at Kayak Point in Stanwood, Washington. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sea....oa3Wv18D.dpuf