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Lots of nice restorations here...I really like the Corvair, because not many of this unfairly maligned car get/got restored...

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Dude, I 'member that stripe. Can't believe you got rid of it, that was the best part
Glad it had tinted windows for the drive back to Colorado it was in the paint shop 2 days later
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Glad it had tinted windows for the drive back to Colorado it was in the paint shop 2 days later
That was almost 8 years ago. Tempus fuggit! (I know, that was on porpoise).

Wasn't that car at dunkels and was painted to match a motor home or something?
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Found it! feb 2003:
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Iffn I recall right, I tole ya that was the nicest 914 I had ever driven. Then later I was nervous as hell that it might turn out to be POS and that I led ya astray.


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Before (taken by Wayne at 2000 dunkel's, my turbo 914 with old rivieras):


After I bought some old fuchs at pomona for $200 a set and sanded em, polished them, and painted them:

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Before: my V8 914 at dunkel's 2001


After .......................... doan have no after pic.
Surry.

i sold the turbo 914 and then did the V8 914 thing, so maybe it's an after pic after all.
Huh?

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Jeezus Tim, that is gorgeous! Beautiful work!




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next week we take it down to be road worthy certified. wish us luck
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House Just up the Canyon from my office lost to the fires a couple of years ago...

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I will have to get a current pic, as it's almost rebuilt fully.
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My parents have owned their 1968 912 since 1971. After sitting in storage for 13 yrs my father did a restoration of the car. A few pic's below.

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My parents have owned their 1968 912 since 1971. After sitting in storage for 13 yrs my father did a restoration of the car. A few pic's below.

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