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Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:31 pm
by yoda
Boom boom!

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 1:28 pm
by 210bhp
inaglasshouse wrote:
Darren65 wrote:
210bhp wrote:Thanks Jon.
You’ll appreciate that I’m about two years behind with the tale so I didn’t know that.

Regards
Mike
....now, where did that year go! :?
Is it finished, Mike? :drunken:
Or just Finnish?
Not finished Richard but definitely Finnish.

I can only give you a teaser picture for now. Will fill in the gaps as soon as I get time..

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It took me a long time to find a cover with the correct paint code :roll:

Regards
Mike

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 2:07 pm
by inaglasshouse
Oooh, exciting. Nice cover!

Thanks Feroz. I am a terrible father in all areas except the Dad joke.

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 2:28 pm
by yoda
Dad jokes are the best!

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 9:59 am
by Lightweight_911
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2 years have passed Mike - we'd all love to hear what's been happening with the restoration ...

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Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 10:06 am
by Bootsy
We would!

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 12:36 pm
by 210bhp
She is still here but I got distracted……..


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Regards
Mike

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 12:45 pm
by Bootsy
Looks a lovely diversion - need much or bought to enjoy?

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:11 pm
by 210bhp
Bought to enjoy for now Thomas. It’s all fresh to me so a new learning curve. A nice driver in good condition. So far so good.


Regards
Mike

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 3:20 pm
by hot66
love teh 356 Mike .. would be great if you could start a new thread on it so we ca hear your thoughts etc :bigsmurf:

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 3:23 pm
by 210bhp
hot66 wrote: Fri Dec 02, 2022 3:20 pm love teh 356 Mike .. would be great if you could start a new thread on it so we ca hear your thoughts etc :bigsmurf:

What? not the 996? :roll: :lol:

Regards
Mike

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 4:37 pm
by Lightweight_911
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I didn't expect that !!

Yes - a thread on the 356 would be good.

That must be quite a rare car - late 356B T6 in what looks like Smyrna Green ? 8)

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Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 6:34 pm
by 210bhp
You are spot on Andy. It took me quite a while to spell the colour let alone say it. Yes, it’s a 63.
I was looking for something other than silver, red or white/ivory. Quite fancied black as you might expect but I was taken by this colour combination.


Regards
Mike

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:10 am
by 23e Heure
Lightweight_911 wrote:.

2 years have passed Mike - we'd all love to hear what's been happening with the restoration ...

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Excellent thread resurrection, Andy, as I’d been thinking about both Mike’s yellow Targa, <and> his red 911, since I’ve been hoping I can persuade him to do another Sicily trip with me in the next year or two in one of them… and now I learn there’s a 356 to add to that sunshine convoy too!

@mike… So what’s it going to be!?
We’d already agreed the red S, as of course that’s the right car to do a lap with Armando as co-driver…
But now I’m wondering if it should be this lovely coloured 356.
You sure know how to fill the ferry at Genoa!

Re: Finnish Francesca, 1973 targa resto

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 5:04 pm
by inaglasshouse
Loving the 356 Mike, hope you continue to enjoy. I recently went in a similar direction ('59 A, nice old thing not concours car) and am surprised how much I like it.