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evertheoptimist,evenwiththeweather,especialy
comingfrom Scotland.
Therainandthesleetblew sidewaysanditwasbitterly
cold.Tomydistainthewindow wipershadoutlived
theirusefulnessseveralyearsprior,theheadlamps
wereonecandlepoweratbestandtheinteriorwindowscloudedup.Dangerouslyso.
ButIwashappy.Blissfulyhappy.Thedayhadfinaly
arrivedwhenIownedmyown911.Andyoucouldn’tget
thesmileoffmyface.Irememberedasakidbabysitting
formycousinsandcleaningmyUncles911(s),usualy
onaSaturdaynight.AfterthewhiteSC hewentonto
buy(new)NSX210Y,asilverSC Targa,whichwaslater
boughtbyHowardWalker,thenEditorofMotormaga-
zineinthe80’s.LateralyheboughtB900HSC,a3.2
CarreraCoupe(alsofeaturedinthisbook-now owned
bymygoodfriendMartinJohn).Bothwerepurchased
from GlenHendersoninEdinburgh.TheTargafrom
GeorgeStreetandtheCoupefrom theirthennew
showroom inColintonRoad.
IkeptKSJ740W foraboutthreeyearsbeforeanew
businessventurenecessitatedthesale.
DuringmytimeIhadthecookiecuttersrefurbished,
thebodyworkresprayed,new bumperbelows,new
frontliprubber,new headlampsandfournew Pireli
P6000’sfittedplusthecarwasservicedrigorously
everythreemonths.
I’ladmitthatKSJ740W istheonethatgotaway.AndI
don’tmeanthatinafinancialregardconsideringthe
pricesaircooled911scommandnow,(althoughIdo
smartabitwhenIseethecurrentprices).Thiscarhas
leftaholeinmyheartwhichhasneverbeenfiled.As
RodStewartsang:“Thefirstcutisthedeepest”.