1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

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that looks much better Paul :)
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It is a great looking car. Ride height looks perfect to me a Paul.
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Car looks fabulous Paul - hope to have a good look at it at Hedingham in a few weeks' time.
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Money truly well spent Paul and your car now looks simply delicious..

...and my favourite quote from the whole thread.....
Ferry Man wrote: I bloody love my car. 8)
...so do we! :wink:



Enjoy :)
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1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

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That's funny - I was down at centre gravity yesterday! Chris is incredibly meticulous and helpful isn't he. Presumably he took you on his test route as well

Oh and your car looks fabulous
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah
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Ferry Man wrote:
Ferry Man wrote:
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Good to see you're not afraid of getting your newly restored car dirty :shock:
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DustyM wrote:Good to see you're not afraid of getting your newly restored car dirty :shock:
That's actually new old stock dirt carefully applied according to factory specifications...
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Thanks for the generous comments.
I'm very pleased with the car and the work Center Gravity did just helps reinforce that perception.
Lightweight_911 wrote:Car looks fabulous Paul - hope to have a good look at it at Hedingham in a few weeks' time.
Well you might not need to walk to the public car park to see it.
The Editor of Classic Porsche Magazine has very kindly invited the car to appear on their stand at The Castle. See you there. :)
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Paul,
I have read this thread from start up to now and have gone back many times for reference information along the way. Great work,your car looks fantastic,perfect ride height.Love it!
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mrar wrote:I have read this thread from start up to now
Thanks for the compliments Sean. Welcome to DDK!
And thanks for taking the time to read through the whole thread, it must have took you a while... :)

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Ferry Man wrote: And thanks for taking the time to read through the whole thread, it must have took you a while... :)
….I only look at the pictures! :P
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^^^ must've been some stubble rash involved with taking that shot, Paul. Worth it though. ;)
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I used to spend a lot of time driving stubble fields as part of my job ..... Underneaths of the cars were polished clean / all paint and sealant worn thin
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I have just read this entire thread over two days, my first and only thread so far. Somehow, I don't think I will ever read another with such an immaculate outcome; WOW! I have absolute admiration for your meticulous attention to detail.

Lime with envy.

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Re: 1974 Carrera Coupe - RHD, UK car

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Thanks for the kind words Rich. Welcome to DDK.
And thanks for resurrecting the thread, 'glad you enjoyed it.
Your contribution reminds me I should add some pics of the car now it's run-in.
I'll try and find time to shoot some photos.

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