There is a God afterall.

bahama68 · Post by **bahama68** » Tue May 17, 2005 1:42 pm

This is my new pride and joy, a 1968 911S, picked up from Nick at Early 911 on Saturday after a full restoration. Haven't had a chance to take any pics as I spent the weekend blasting around my home town waking up the neighbours, but as I couldn't wait to tell the world - well DDK - I pinched these off Nicks website - sorry Nick.

In short it's had a nut/bolt resto. The dreaded rust has been cut out and replaced, it's had a full respray in original Ossi Blue, new carpets, Recaro Sports seats recovered in leather, suspension stripped and rebuilt, brakes stripped and rebuilt, and engine stripped and rebuilt (not the most technical of descriptions, but the best I can do). Plus I've had an Autofarm three pipe sports exhaust fitted, which sounds fierce.

It'll be on Nick's stand at Beaulieu, so I'll be down there hopefully putting some DDK names to faces. I'll be the one with the huge grin and the hearing problem (It's a long way from Walsall to Beaulieu, but I don't think I"ll be capping the sports exhaust just yet).

Post by **Bootsy** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:38 pm

Looks stunning, looking forward to seeing it for real at Beaulieu

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:41 pm

Ooh... ooh... oooh... Aaaaaaaaaaaah!

Bloody luvverly chap

bahama68 · Post by **bahama68** » Tue May 17, 2005 2:44 pm

Cheers Bootsy,
It just needs a finishing touch of a DDK window sticker.

willbrown · Post by **willbrown** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:14 pm

I saw your car down at Nick's in various stages of resto. It's a beauty - you must be thrilled. Your neighbours are gonna get very used to the sound of that car

bahama68 · Post by **bahama68** » Tue May 17, 2005 5:20 pm

I remember curtains twitching when I started up my old 911 in the mornings with a bursch exhaust. Dread to think what reaction this one will get.

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:19 pm

very nice

so are we going to see a change in user name ?

Ian Donkin · Post by **Ian Donkin** » Tue May 17, 2005 9:53 pm

Very nice indeed - are you travelling down in convoy with us on Saturday?

bahama68 · Post by **bahama68** » Wed May 18, 2005 11:15 am

Guess I'll have to ask Bootsy if there are any DDK deed poll forms I can fill out.

I'd love to do the convoy on saturday, but prior plans mean I'll be driving down early sunday morning. Bugger.

saxon · Post by **saxon** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:46 pm

You could eat your dinner off that engine

beautiful car looks great, i'll bet you are pleased as punch.

Post by **Bootsy** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:24 pm

bahama68 wrote:Guess I'll have to ask Bootsy if there are any DDK deed poll forms I can fill out. .

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:27 pm

hot66 wrote:very nice

so are we going to see a change in user name ?