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Hello,
Having just embarked on a huge gamble of shipping a '63 356 from New York that I had only seen in pictures, its safe arrival into port proved to be an exciting day. It of course was love at first sight and driving behind the trailer grinning from ear to ear it was then the 356 was named Yorkie.
Once tucked up in a cosy garage and being a very agreeable host to copious amounts of tea and cake. I started the process of designing future plans and wish lists. I loved Yorkie as he was, he was already mildly outlawed and a bit of a pretty boy, but I had my heart set on creating something a little racier and old school.
The whole ethos of my plan is to create something that Porsche could've produced themselves back in the sixties and taking design clues from old Le Mans Porsche classics.
To this end, my next job was to start stripping! No, not to pay for the hefty restoration costs, but to start getting Yorkie ready for his next adventure - Bead Blasting.
Here are a few pictures of Yorkie's first day on UK soil.
Keep your eyes peeled on future posts from me, I will have endless lists of bits and bobs for sale, e.g. Engine, Steering wheel, gear box, and so on.

Claire

PS. There are no pictures at present, I had real trouble attaching images to this post, and the FAQ's are as useful as a chocolate tea pot! So, i'll figure out how to do it and post pics when I can.
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Post by Bootsy »

Welcome Claire

be good to see some pics

set up a photobucket account

upload your pics to there

paste the [IMG] code under the photo into your DDK message.

Simples!

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Post by Hendrik Moulds »

Welcome Claire and good luck.
You'll find lots of varied help and advice here if you need it.
Definitely need to see some photos of your new baby though!
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Post by Helen »

wow, Claire you are very brave and your project sounds very xciting i look forward to hearing more and (hopefully) seeing some pictures.

you need to use a host web site like photobuckt or fliker then just post the photos address between
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Hello,

Thank you for your advice re the pictures. Here are a couple to be getting on with.
More will follow !
Claire
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Cool looking car.
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8-) Nice to see another 356 owner on here - welcome to the DDK :-)

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Thats a nice looking motor! 8)

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Looks very cool.
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