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Re: Wall Street Journal Article on Extreme Restoration

To: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net, Geegc@aol.com
Subject: Re: Wall Street Journal Article on Extreme Restoration
From: "Robin Krause" <robinkrause@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 23:15:59
Fred,

If she gets REALLY unhappy, give him my number. . .

:)

>From: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
>Reply-To: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net, Geegc@aol.com
>Subject: Re: Wall Street Journal Article on Extreme Restoration
>Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 15:11:21 -0700
>
>Not so extreme, those guys are in a different league than us. My
>brother-in-law spent a couple hundred grand restoring his 30's Lagonda
>roadster, and as much on several other cars. My sister ain't so happy, he'd
>rather spend the money on his cars, not her (ha-ha).
>
>Our roadsters won't even get a glance from my brother-in-law. I don't know
>how Les can make a living restoring Datsuns for what he charges! Of course
>money is probably not what drives him, it's gotta be the passion.
>
>Fred
>
>_____________________ Reply Separator _________________________
> >Subject: Wall Street Journal Article on Extreme Restoration
> >Author:  Geegc@aol.com
> >Date:    5/8/2001 2:50 PM
> >
> >
> >There is an interesting short article in Today's Wall Street Journal on
> >"Extreme Restoration."  It chronicles the tale of a restored 1955 
>Mercedes
> >300SL at an extimated labor cost of over $300,000.  Apparently it is not 
>a
> >daily driver.
>      >
> >Imagine how many Roadsters Les could do for $300K.
>      >
> >Gary C
> >The red one
> >The black one

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