DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Hopefully this time !!!

You can see my car before Mark began this little underaking in the current issue of 911 and Porsche World - Thanks Andy.

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Hopefully they come out right side up.

Despite my editing of the photos, they still came up cocked. Maybe better the next time.

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Dom
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Dom
We can see the pictures now

You can rotate them in your PB account using the edit button.

Thanks Derek. I did rotate them, but somehow they did not save, did not find a save button, and this is how the photos uploaded.

I think photobucket could make itself more userfriendly.

Dom

Hi Dom - how's the car coming on now?

Would love to see more pictures and maybe the finished product

Hi Ian,

Mark has more photos. I was up there two weeks ago, and have some stuff to bring him next thursday.

Right front wing has been repaired, right door repaired, left wing needed a piece installed, the left door was planned, and the rear bang (which I earned back in 1976 with throttle off oversteer) has been repaired.

I was promised photos, but to date, still waiting. Will give a gingle and see what is moving.

The car won't look like we knew it as.

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Dom

Ian,

Here they are. Mark e-mailed these and they went into my spam folder.

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Dom
























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That's looking better Dom - bet you can't wait to get it back!

Are you staying the same colour?

Ian,

The car will be as it came out of Karmann Werke in Osnabruck in July 1968. Trim will be chrome etc.

The AC will be coming out as this was a U.S. dealer installed option.

I am almost afraid to drive it, but yup, I am psyched up to get it back !!!

Best
Dom

Hi Dom
Which colour Red was your car?, I'm glad the aircon is coming out, does that mean the under dash vents are coming out as well?, speak to you soon.
Regards
Matt

Dom: I'm surprised how few layers of paint there are on the car (and how few colours). You so often see loads of layers (and sometimes colours).

I know my Gulf Blue one started off in Viper, then bronze, then Guards, and finally Guards again (badly). I then took the whole lot off, and did it in Gulf Blue .

Hi Dom

The car is making great progress.

Will look great when it returns to it's original colour

Guys,

Porsche Cars North America said the car left Karmann Werke in Polo Red.

The yellow was added in 1972. The guy doing the painting used no primer. Some bangs had been repaired with a blue bondo. The yellow stuck really well to the red, and the paint came off in fine powder.

The guy from whom I purchased the car used a hand held air brush to touch up stone chips on the hood, wings, and doors. These three areas had lots of yellow paint.

Aside from that, the car was pretty clean.

Mark promised more photos next week, and I am bring some more spares up to him on thursday. More later this week.

Best to all

dom

The car should look great !!!

I can't imagine that I can recognize it !!!

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Dom[/img]

Mark advises the car has its mist cost applied. The mist coat is red.

Other body people paint a primered car with black paint. This finds all of the imperfections in the body work.

He promised more photos next week.

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Dom

It looks like you will be back on the road again for Spring, looking great!
Although I would like to think of myself as a reasonable Engineer, I have never been able to get bodywork right when I've tried it. I am really envious of people with the skill to bring these cars back to as new condition....
I guess you are champing at the bit now!

Paul