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Met Peter Gregg's grand-daughter

Last night while having dinner with my g/f and her pals it was revealed the girl siting diagonally across from me is Peter Gregg's granddaughter! I was talking about my car, having just plucked it from storage, she mentioned that she "preferred mid year-Porsche's" (and shes cute)
For those that never heard of him he led many Brumos Porsche's to victory:
"In 1973 he won the 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche Carrera co-driven by Hurley Haywood. " (wikipedia)

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Old 04-30-2011, 10:36 AM
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So sad about his end..
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent."
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True that.
Partly due to the curse of being such a perfectionist. Really a shame he was young, too.
Talented guy.
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Story I heard was a physical thing that would keep him from racing...racing was his life. So...

He has a cute granddaughter...reminds me of my age. I was a member of PCA when he & Hurley were teamed up. Actually, Gregg was the more respected & known of the two back then. He had the nickname of "Peter Perfect"...
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How old is the GrandD?

He fired the shot in 1980.
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She is about 26. Great person.
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Stupid question time. I am not uber familiar with 911s and have heard the term mid-year models connected with increased desirability. What exactly is a mid-year 911 exactly?
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Stupid question time. I am not uber familiar with 911s and have heard the term mid-year models connected with increased desirability. What exactly is a mid-year 911 exactly?
Most consider them LESS desirable, because of the issues with the 2.7L engines.
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And the impact bumpers.
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yeah, but I think she was referring to the 80's cars..
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Well in that case, next time you see her let her know if she ever visits LA, I'd be happy to take her for a ride. In the 911, of course.
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okay Noah,
turbo no less?

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