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a customer bringing in his or her personally owned 356, Bill prefers to purchase his project car, restore it to his tastes and then sell it. surprisingly he found himself missing time back in the shop. For now, Bill has returned to his shop, once again crawling in, under and around those tiny, fragile 356s. But how much longer? Well, that’s a good question. Soon, the call of the road, either on a bike or in a Porsche may pull Bill out of the garage forever. - Jim But recent events have changed Bill’s pace of life. Beginning to tire of the restoration business, Bill pondered retirement. Then came a freak accident at the shop. The 356 pictured with this article slipped free of the rotisserie, a metal device used to hold the entire body of a car in a horizontal position. A corner of the car landed on Bills leg, fracturing it and putting him on R and R. The six month break gave Bill time to reflect and 38 Der Sportwagen
