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LEE WEBER

Lee's car story begins inauspiciously with a '72 Ford Maverick given to him at an early age with his Dad's admonition: he had to keep it running. And so began a hands-on journey, mostly populated with Chevrolet performance cars and big blocks. This path led in '08 to a '70 SS 454/M22 Chevelle convertible, one of those 'holy grail' cars that you always read about; the car every BowTie fan covets. A Saturday afternoon visit to the Editor's home to show the SS led to a drive in the Editor's then '02 Carrera, and an epiphany. The Chevelle found a new home; Lee's next journey led him in 2019 to a one-owner '82 911 SC in Chiffon White with 30,000 incredibly well-cared-for, Parade Quality miles. The Porsche lexicon has a steep learning curve, but Lee is nothing but a stickler for having a comprehensive knowledge and appreciation for his car. Pushrods and Holley carbs are now Bosch CISinjection and Fuchs forged wheels. The hook has been set, and Lee bit hard!

TODD JENKINS

I came by my passion for cars naturally as my mother discovered she was pregnant with me at the 12hr of Sebring. 13 years later, I would return to Sebring to work as a member of an IMSA team pit crew at the event. After having grown up in a Mercedes household, I purchased my first Porsche, a 1980 911SC Targa in 1981 and joined PCA - my father was not happy with me buying an ?overpriced VW?. Since then I have owned 14 Porsche race and street cars ranging from a 1955 Pre A Speedster to a 2016 GT4. This has included among others a 1960 356 B Roadster racecar, 1967 911S racecar, 1973 Carrera RS, 1983 935 IMSA racecar, 1989 Speedster, and 1989 930. Although my wife and I have owned many other street and race cars over the years (mostly German), Porsches and being apart of the Porsche community have been the most memorable and rewarding experiences.

JIM HAMEL

I have loved cars all my life. I got pulled into my love of Porsches early on. I think it was about in 4th or 5th grade, so about 10 or 11 years old. One of my best friends, Mike Moore, lived 3 houses down from our house on our cul-de-sac in Arlington. His dad had a 1969 Porsche 911E Targa, in bright orange. I remember getting rides in the rear jump seats with my buddy. Luckily I was pretty small at the time because I thought it was the greatest place to be, especially when he had the targa top off and we were zipping around North Arlington. I also remember when

Mike?s dad occasionally went off to the race track on some weekends. He used to remove his mufflers and put on ?cans?.

When he drove up the street on his way out it sounded outrageous, and awesome. Every now and then when I have my 996?s top down and the sport exhaust on the loud mode I think back to that 1969 orange 911 and smile. To this day my favorite color is orange (although truth be told I think it was my favorite before I saw that car). - 10 -

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