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August 1, 2005, From Love to Passion
It’s been over 4 years since I last updated my story and in that
time I’ve learned passion and commitment.
Passion in the sense of dedication. Dedication by means of
assisting history. We are all a small part of the Porsche
history. By restoring these fine automobiles we become part of
that legend, and the 356 is indeed a legend. Being a little
philosophical we only rent these motorized wheeled art forms for
a period of time. Then as all things they are passed along to
sons, daughters, loved ones or are sold. The history survives,
the legend continues. In this sense we are truly preserving
history for future generations. A worthy goal for us all!
As for commitment, this in one sense is spelled m-o-n-e-y. But
time is also an integral part of that commitment; it is time and
money that our machines require of us. As for my story it
started back some five years ago. You can read that story on
this same site titled “Like Falling in Love” with a 1960
Roadster #88042. It was a nice car to start, and it’s a great
car now!
I’ve learned a lot in the past four plus years. Its been an
education for sure and sometimes one that cost $$$ for my lack
of Porsche education. The parts world,
especially on E-bay, was brutal. When I first started I was
perplexed by a term I kept seeing, NOS? I was sure it did not
mean OEM parts. Was it a German abbreviation? Did it mean Not
Out of Stock?? Well after making a moron out of myself, I
learned it meant New Old Stock. I also found out that NOS on
E-bay means something entirely different than what it means to
the rest of us. I guess ”let the buyer beware” should be the
motto for all of us to live by when acquiring parts over the
internet.
Thank he avens
for 356ers and people like Jim Gordon of Gordon’s Automotive. He
specializes in Porsche 356 repairs and Jim is very good and very
fair on cost. Under Jim’s watchful eye over the past several
years we have replaced the front suspension, brakes, rebuilt the
master cylinder, done brake lines, transmission overhaul, miles
of rubber, door handles, chrome-chrome-chrome, complete leather
inside and the final challenge, a rebuilt engine. I don’t even
want to add up all the invoices. Ignorance is bliss. |
