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Subject:Re: New Toy
From:Anthony Bailey
Date:Fri, 24 Sep 2004 08:05:12 -0500

Ahhh, you lucky man, you.... A buddy of mine in the Navy had a '72 911S that was wonderful, gotta luv 
that pull you back into your seat feeling...
Tony

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from Anthony Bailey 
(mailto:abailey@clas.net) in 
Southeast Missouri
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff at Vanagonparts
Sent: 9/23/2004 9:27:47 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: New Toy

> As if my many Vanagons weren't enough maintenance, I went out and bought a
> low mileage (98,000 miles), clean '75 Porsche 911S today... ah crap!
> 
> It was just one of those to good to pass up deals.  The PO parked it in his
> garage back in 2001, when he went to start it up last week it smoked like an
> SOB.  He offered it to me for $5,000, I countered for $4,500 and here we
> are.
> 
> Here's a test for the Porsche gurus out there:
> 
> It didn't smoke when he parked, so why does it smoke so bad now once it gets
> hot?
> 
> The first person to answer correctly gets the honorary title of Porsche guru
> of the week.  I no one answers correctly I'll post the answer tomorrow
> night.
> 
> It's my 4th 911 (you'd think I'd know better by now).  I would've preferred
> a pre-72, but a '75 ain't bad.  Perhaps I'll find someone out there with a
> nice older 911 that wants to trade.  You never know...
> 
> If anyone's interested, here are some pics I took this afternoon:
> 
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/911/911-1s.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/911/911-2s.jpg
> http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/911/911-3s.jpg
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff

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