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approved my request <strong>to</strong> visit the Classic Workshop, which is<br />

currently located in Freiberg/Neckar, about 10 miles from the main<br />

Zuffenhausen plant.<br />

The “Revive the Passion” crew reviewing the status <strong>of</strong> the project in November 2010 (Left <strong>to</strong> Right - Barbara<br />

Bockenh<strong>of</strong>f, Sales and Planning <strong>Porsche</strong> Classic and Coordina<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Revive the Passion project; Jochen<br />

Bader, Manager Classic Workshop; Paul Gregor, <strong>Porsche</strong> AG, <strong>Club</strong> Coordination; and Alexander Fabig,<br />

Manager <strong>Porsche</strong> Classic)<br />

volume 5, Issue 1<br />

On September 24, 2010, my wife Libby and I, along with Paul Gregor<br />

and Phil Doty (PCA <strong>Region</strong> Procedures Manual Edi<strong>to</strong>r) had the<br />

unique opportunity <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong>ur the facility and see the project car up<br />

close and personal. The Classic Workshop is in a<br />

non-descript building, but inside it is anything but.<br />

The facility is so pristine that you could eat <strong>of</strong>f the<br />

floor. There is literally no problem Jochen and his<br />

staff cannot solve. With the original drawings and<br />

templates, they can make anything they don’t have<br />

in s<strong>to</strong>ck.<br />

When we saw the project car, it had been<br />

dismantled and stripped, and looked more like a<br />

911T, albeit without an engine and transmission.<br />

The cost <strong>of</strong> such a res<strong>to</strong>ration, even with shipping,<br />

is very reasonable, but more importantly, there is<br />

not another way <strong>to</strong> get a fac<strong>to</strong>ry new 1973 911T<br />

delivered <strong>to</strong> your door almost 40 years after it was<br />

originally in the dealer’s showroom.<br />

You can check out the progress <strong>of</strong> the res<strong>to</strong>ration and<br />

get more information about the Classic Workshop<br />

at http://www.porsche.com/. In the meantime, set<br />

aside some money <strong>to</strong> take a few chances on winning<br />

a truly unique 911T at this year’s Parade.<br />

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