Show your ride

Here's a picture of the 356 Carrera posed with the Mantaray at the 2009 Amelia Island seminar on the great customizers.

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wait a minute, i don't remember that car there and I was at the seminar.... before the seminar started (but not at the actual seminar). Maybe it just hadn't arrived.

RadAL wrote in post #10381794
wait a minute, i don't remember that car there and I was at the seminar.... before the seminar started (but not at the actual seminar). Maybe it just hadn't arrived.

You shoulda hung around for the seminar ....

As you know Dean Jeffries was on the panel along with George Barris, Chip Foose, Beau Boeckmann, Wayne Cherry and Steve Pasteiner. They each got up and talked about the car they brought to the seminar - in Dean's case it was the Mantaray. After they finished there was a group question and answer session and then Bill Warner called Dean down off the podium for a special presentation.

While Bill kept Dean distracted looking out towards the audience Bill's crew swept the curtain beside the stage aside and pushed the Porsche out from where it had been hidden. It was a special surprise for Dean as he hadn't seen the car since he sold it in 1962.It literally brought Dean to tears to be reunited with the car that launched his career as a customizer. He said it was "bitchin" to see his old car again.

The Porsche is in the middle of a three year restoration effort and is scheduled to be on the show field at next years Amelia Island Concours. We brought it down in primer just for the seminar as a special favor for Bill Warner who wanted to surprise Dean. The car was only displayed at the seminar and I took the opportunity to roll it over next to the Mantaray for a few photos. That was fun and it was very gratifying to see Dean's reaction to the car - it meant a lot to him and to me to have him approve of what we are doing with his old Porsche.

We even made arrangements to have the Glasurit paint rep in Los Angeles go by Dean's shop to let him tell us what the paint color should be - its a spectacular custom mixed pearlescent silver that matches what Dean originally sprayed on the Porsche in 1957.

This was Dean's reaction when he first turned around and saw the car..

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I was doing the RM Preview on Friday... and then did the Auction on Saturday... so I was hanging around the RM cars more. On another note, doesn't he have a GT40 Targa or Spyder? real one obviously.

Awesome story Karrera!

last shot is interesting but I would rather see it in less of an angle (and more of the other under parts of the car)

i love miatas, i just wish i could fit in them

Octowl: Nice pics, though I'm not a fan of the tire detail/exhaust detail...the tire one is boring and the exhaust is dirty and there's nothing special about it...I like the rest of the pics, though Also...it's a convertible...PUT THE TOP DOWN...please

Edwinisdumb: Thank you for the laughs....as far as photography goes the pics are great...but as far as being funny goes you win...well done

haha thanks for the input and honesty! i love putting the top down but on some days it is just TO HOT in texas for that, you sweat your back gets sweaty and your shirt wrinkles from the sweat. disgusting

New R6.. yum

I had the stickers on the car to pay tribute to Mazdaspeed Motorsports at this years Grand-AM Rolex Series race at Lime Rock Park. Racers Edge Motorsports sponsored me.

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