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On the Edge- continued from page 6
“About a year ago on a cold and windy November day, some
friends of Mr. X pooled their collective (limited) intellect and
boosted his wrecked 911. Perhaps it was not the most legal of
decisions but it was for a good cause. We were going to rebuild
it for him and give him the nice car that he deserves. This is the
beginning of a very long and twisted tale so it may be prudent
to shed some light on the type of person that is friends with Mr.
X. One of the perps in on the boost had a wife that was in labor
before he left. His daughter has just turned one year old... now
that should set some of the background.
Mr. X is one of those people that eats, breathes, and lives
Porsches. He has been known to help a fellow enthusiast by
lending out key pieces of his car even if he just barely knew
you. He would never take anything in return and insisted that
whatever part, no matter how deeply it was buried in the
engine or suspension, it was no problem to get to. It is just the
type of guy he is. This entire operation needed to be done behind
his back so we could actually give him something back.
So leading up to the day when Mr. X’s car was unskillfully
removed from his driveway and a roller was purchased to be
loaded with all of the good parts from Mr. X’s ‘86. To make
a very long story short over the course of a year a group of
people worked on the roller to remove the sun roof, prep, and
paint it in Nogaro Blue (Audi S4 Color). Then all of the parts
were installed on the roller and it was brought back to life.
There were over 40 people involved with what has now been
dubbed “Operation 911” all in various degrees. There was a core
group that really pushed the project forward through many
different challenges and successes. You can imagine how difficult
it was to build a car from the ground up staffed with only
volunteer labor. All of the parts and supplies that were needed
were donated, traded for, or scabbed out of personal inventories.
Thanks everyone for all that you have done for the project.
This is just a short introduction of the story and I am not going
to do justice to it. You should all look forward to updates
from Mr. X and the other members of Operation 911. This goes
to show that no good deed goes unpunished. Remember, especially
during this holiday season that friends are worth their
weight in engine, suspension, and interior components.
Thanks, Mr. X for all you have done this is the least we could
do. I would also like to thank you for putting up with the silly
pranks that we have asked of you. Each of us has our skills, Mr.
X fixes Porsches and I use my over active imagination to give
people enormous amounts of grief. You have been a good
sport and we plan on having many laughs at your expense
about it.”
That’s the kind of people I’m constantly running into in this
club; from the people who will give you the control arm off
their back, to a group of people who wanted to give back to
one of the good guys, so they built him a new car.
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