"Missing Hardtop"---you are not kidding.
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Re: "Missing Hardtop"---you are not kidding.
Just screw that hardtop right back on.
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Re: "Missing Hardtop"---you are not kidding.
WOW ! Highly improved water-sealed aluminium brakes ? Does anyone know where I can purchase a set as i would love a set for my car
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Re: "Missing Hardtop"---you are not kidding.
Geez! I couldn't find them in the parts manual..maybe Porsche had a secret menu like In & Out Burger?! The car would be an interesting project.
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Re: "Missing Hardtop"---you are not kidding.
"... The rear window is also larger and the roof line is subtly different."
Define subtlety.
Define subtlety.
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Re: "Missing Hardtop"---you are not kidding.
Re water cooled brakes, you wont find them in the parts manual as they were aftermarket, as far as I can ascertain yhey were made by "Der elves in der voods"
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Re: "Missing Hardtop"---you are not kidding.
Ah! The Keibler elves!!!! Nice work!
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Re: "Missing Hardtop"---you are not kidding.
Actually kind of surprised it's bid this well, there's just a ton of work to do there.
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Re: "Missing Hardtop"---you are not kidding.
It looks to be a coupe that someone cut the roof away to convert it to a unique attempt to make it look like an open car.
Very surprising that this has received bids this high as this will need major work to find and purchase a top and put it back on again.
Very surprising that this has received bids this high as this will need major work to find and purchase a top and put it back on again.
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2nd & 4th Owner of this car 1970-73 found again on Ebay in 2013 & bought it back 128K miles
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Re: "Missing Hardtop"---you are not kidding.
My guess would be whoever was bidding on this car didn't fully understand that it wasn't a cab.
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Re: "Missing Hardtop"---you are not kidding.
I agree. I think the "missing hardtop" part of the description doesn't quite capture the notion that it was a cobbled up coupe/cab attempt at a conversion.