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Lightweight_911
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I'd probably get lynched if I did this in 2008 ...

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I was looking through a box of old 35mm photos & came across a selection of pictures of a RHD 356 that I broke for spares in ~ 1990 ...

It was a T6 356B which, superficially, didn't look too bad from a few feet away but closer inspection revealed that someone had laboriously covered the entire body with a thin skim of filler.

It was far more cost-effective for me to break the car for spares & the list of the people who came knocking at my door for parts read like a 'who's who' of the (then) 356 world ... including:

Bob Garretson
Tony Standen
Trevor Messet
Barry Curtis

& DDK member Barrie Martin !

Apologies for the poor quality but I don't have a scanner here so I've had to take digital pictures of the original photos.

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Who recognises the 'unusual' choice or rear lamps ? :lol:
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Re: I'd probably get lynched if I did this in 2008 ...

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Lightweight_911 wrote:Who recognises the 'unusual' choice or rear lamps ? :lol:
Mini ?
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Yes, the enterprising previous owner grafted on a pair of MkII Mini rear lamps (turned through 90 degrees) - they fitted surprisingly well too !!
Andy

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- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
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Bye bye Kermit.

Looked a rough one. Well, at least it kept others on the road :)


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-1968 912 SWB Targa LHD
-1976 911 Carrera 3.o Targa RHD
-1983 944 190bhp (Augment Automotive enhanced) RHD
-1993 964 C4 Jubi RHD
-1979 280SLC manual LHD, 1989 500SL, 1997 SL500,
Ex 1976 911 2.7 Targa, 1979 911 SC, 1983 930, etc
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Post by Ian Donkin »

Shame on you Andy :lol: :lol: :lol:
2006 RHD 997 Carrera (but DDK remains in my heart - also now no longer)
1972 LHD 2.4T with '73 2.4T CIS motor - gone to a new DDK home
1994 RHD 993 Carrera - gone!
1968 LHD 911L - was the Wife's but now in new hands :-(

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impmad2000 wrote:
Lightweight_911 wrote:Who recognises the 'unusual' choice or rear lamps ? :lol:
Mini ?
Colour also looks very BL, reminds of my mates first car, a mini. It was a dustbin and we thought ourselves very funny to peel off the green SULO bin sticker and place it on his back window when he wasn't looking.

I think the same would apply to this 356.
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