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Porsche 911 Windscreen Removal

January 3, 2010

My last post left off at the point where I was just gearing up to take the rear screen out of my Porsche 911 SC to replace the seal. This was the first time I had changed a rear screen seal in a 911 and it was interesting how it was all assembled. Here’s a [...]

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Buying a Car at Auction

June 22, 2009

The latest Glass’s Guide podcast is live. In this edition, Tim and I talk about buying a car at auction: what to do and what not to do. Auction buying is an interesting topic. Our podcast recording went from a planned ten minute quick starter course to almost half an hour of good discussion (after [...]

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Best Bib and Tucker – Autowired

May 26, 2009

Best Bib and Tucker A fairly reliable measure of success among motor traders is the car they choose to take home. Most independents will try to hold something moderately flash in stock, put a bit of a premium on it and be quite happy if it doesn’t sell for a few weeks, so they can [...]

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Bankruptcy Beckons

May 22, 2009

The US Government has finally accepted the inevitable and is preparing to put GM into bankruptcy protection next week, to complete a major restructuring. The American people will own over 50% of GM Gen II. The time taken to reach this point is both good and bad; at least it has given the European subsidiaries [...]

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Tycoon bids for Saab

May 17, 2009

A previous blog post spoke about Saab and a wish that one man with some vision would come to the fore with the financial clout to keep the unique manufacturer afloat. Seems like this might happen. A report in todays Times says that “Wall Street veteran” (what does this really mean) Ira Rennert is trying [...]

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Never-ending Numptiness

May 12, 2009

Cars have always been at the mercy of half witted legislation, starting with the red flag bearer required to walk in front of the invention designed to be faster than walking. The news that Europe and America are to fit engine noise generators to electric cars to protect blind people is no surprise.

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