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I am a 76 year old semi retired orthopedic surgeon.  Have loved the 356 Porsche for over fifty years.  One of the great misses in my life was when a fraternity brother offered me in 1965 a 64 356 SC  for 3200 dollars with 15k miles on it and mint.  His father was quite rich and would send him to Germany every other year to pick up a Porsche, drive in through Europe and ship it home as a used car.  It was metallic silver with black interior and racing seats.  I can visualize it as I write this.  But my father was not rich and I did not have a car much less a porsche.   I would party my way out of college and into the draft a few months later and spend five years in the navy and two years in Vietnam as a Diver, demolition and bomb disposal expert.  I got  out of the service and went back to school on the GI bill.   Through the years had a 66 Vette,  a 71,74, 82, and 83 Porsche Cabriolet and a sunbeam Tiger.    My guess an escort radar detector saved me around three quarters of a million and a few months in jail.  I have a cobra replica now and have placed it in the classifieds to see if there is any interest from those in the forum for  a trade.   I am concerned if I keep this death machine I will die.  I am certain if I had the cobra in my twenties I would already be dead.  My best to all of you  and thanks your informative post.    david