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Jap Burd
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WOW!!!
Crazy story. I wonder what made the original owner just park the thing... I know they said he ran into money issues, but was it financed and he had to hide it from the repo man?

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I don't understand the original owner. I do understand his parking it during his money issues, but I would think they were solved at some point, yet he let it sit for decades. That seems silly to me. I've always felt owning a fun sports car and never driving it is akin to marrying a beautiful woman, then not having sex with her to preserve her for her next husband.

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Jap Burd
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Maybe he has a sweet GF and a fat old lady. Lol last year I couldn’t get to my Q with the caliper issue, it bothered me not driving it for a season. Then covid, I didn’t think I would be able to get plates this year.

What was the price? I like the detail stuff but I’d would have soaked it first good then a spray off first with just a hose, then the light power wash.

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^Agreed. I was surprised they just did a sponge bath first...

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That front bumper is a butt ugly mid 70's bumper mandated in the U.S. at the time.
Is there such a thing as a euro spec short bumper that could be retrofitted to the car? I'd be curious.
That would put icing on the cake, so to speak.

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Jap Burd
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I’ve been trying to get a pic of the one that comes to cars and coffee on Woodward, it’s the same car, I got a factory touch up bottle and a black Nismo frame for the guy.
Let’s see what bumper he has


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