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Fluge
10-19-2013, 03:19 PM
Great treat today...

Mike drove 3 hours each way to come for a half day visit today. The return trip was in the rain. Didn't seem to phase him much though. We had a nice visit and traded stories, tips, ideas and had lunch. Mike was the very first coupe owner I met when I was deciding whether the build or not. He knows his car inside out! Great guy too!

Marc

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John Dol
10-19-2013, 08:09 PM
that's awesome guys. Great looking pair (the cars...LOL)

John
riptide motorsport
10-19-2013, 08:38 PM
More awesome garage!!! I'm envious.
MikeJones
10-19-2013, 10:14 PM
That was a fun day and really good to see Marc's work up close. I think his skills and attention to detail rival the best of any of builders here. I also got to see his impressive dioramas too.

Now I've lots more ideas to do (or re-do!). Weather was not a great forecast, but had to get in one more long run before the snow comes.

Funny about these cars - just watching the Top Gear about italian passion for supercars. Think that equally applies to ours too.

Thanks, Marc
JAE
10-20-2013, 05:48 PM
Hi Fluge

The car looks awesome, glad you decieded keep it and not sell it! I hope to see it in person some day. Mike's coupe was the first one I saw in person, he was kind enough to let me look it over and answer all of my questions and of course we went for a drive as well - thanks again Mike. I still don't have a coupe - yet, hopefully in spring.
Fluge
10-20-2013, 06:36 PM
Thanks.

This project has been a huge amount of work for me but I loved (almost) every minute of it.

Few moments stand out in this whole experience like my visits with Mike and Greg in Toronto, the day I took delivery. The most recent one was watching Mike drive away down the street. Sure is a thing of beauty watching one of these cars rolling by. We don't see enough to ever get tired of looking.

The garage wasn't always like that. I started the build in a cramped corner of the garage with a 6 foot bench. I couldn't even open the car doors all the way. It underwent several upgrades over the soon to be 6 years.

I'm glad I didn't sell it too.

Marc