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Jack Baruth's avatar

Click "LIKE" on my comment if you always thought Tom was 62 years old :)

Tom Klockau's avatar

45 at the current moment lol.

Smithers! Another lime rickey!

NoHyperbole's avatar

The placement of the sentence "I was in third grade at the time" made it seem like you were in third grade in 1968, not 1988.

Tom Klockau's avatar

The 356 had '68 plates on it upon discovery in 1988.

Andy's avatar

I like you so much more than the curmudgeon who heads up this joint.

Slight niggle,

Because this is about Porsches, whose owners are, errr... insufferable, the 991's automatic box would be a PDK rather than a Tiptronic....

Other than that great article.

Tom Klockau's avatar

Whatever the current automanual term is. Sometimes my brain sticks in 1991...

Andy's avatar

Wait till you're my age.

Rick T.'s avatar

Great story. Amazing family history. Thank you!

Todd Zuercher's avatar

I would’ve never guessed you liked these cars in the least based on your love of big American cars. Super neat family history with cars from way back!

Scott's avatar

Did I miss the pictures of the Volvo 1800S or are you holding out on us?

My German relative who brought our genes to the New World arrived in 1885; don’t know much about him. Your family story is fantastic.

Tom Klockau's avatar

Column on it on Hagerty--OK to mention that Jack? :)

Mom had bright red 73 1800ES sportwagon when I was a kid. Love those 1800s.

Speed's avatar

really solid lineup of cars there tom

very nice