When I was 5 or so, my parents would always go to yard sales on the weekends which was fun as a kid to pick out something for myself. I ended up getting this old Porsche hardback with a full spread on the inside cover of a white and blue 911 2.7 RS. I thought it was the coolest looking car and always had that image in my head.
Fast forward to early 2000s after college and my interest in old Porsches was renewed with a buddy of mine and found out it was within budget. I registered to pelicanparts in 2002 and searched for 2.7 RS tributes for sale. I attended the annual hershey swap meet looking for cars. Made a lot of calls but didn’t pull the trigger.
One of the picture threads came up on the forum and there and behold was the perfect car the owner just finished building. I PMed him and asked if he was interested in selling and he said no. A few months later I get a message asking if I wanted it and I drove straight to Connecticut from Maryland to check it out and bought it on the spot. It’s been almost 20 years and I still love it.
This forum has been great with information for maintenance and spending money. Within the first year I sold my finicky 2.8L race motor and went with a 3.6 conversion. I’ve bought from all the creative vendors who sold horn buttons, grill badge, LED tailights, and had my gauges backdated. I’ve attended the engine rebuilding class and met the awesome forum members.
