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Old 03-02-2014, 03:23 PM   #15
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I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the possibility of corrosion yet.....

Looking, reading and inwardly digesting a number of UK magazines and Forums, the consensus seems to be the most expensive part of an older Northern European / North American car rebuild or resto is rust.....
Even with Porsche supposedly using "galvanised" steel spanels, anything exposed to salt and long winters for 35 years is a candidate for tin worm. Bogging & cover ups are rampant in the UK and the finest quality cutting, welding and painting of rusty areas in the kidney bowls, rocker panels, wheel arches, windscreen surrounds, etc can cost so much that the car becomes uneconomical to repair.

It may be wise to investigate what the owner has found and done regarding corrosion prevention in the car......
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