Stories of cars or owners.

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  1. General S'mores

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    ...Russian immigrant Vladmir Perezhogin. The targa was his favorite ever since he saw the marketing for it in Germany, and then bought the car for sale. But in 1983, he decided to return to Russia after some financial issues in Germany along with his wife, and sold it off to...
     
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    ...Gunther Anberg, a middle-aged man looking for a cheap sports car. The 914 fullfilled that requirement,and ran just fine.

    However, in 1987, the Porsche's owner got bored of it and sold it to...
     
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    ...FBI agent Antero Denzel. He was taking operations in Germany, and needed a good daily to contribute to these operations. The 914 was good enough for him, and exceeded his expectations. But in 1990, he left after his last operation in Germany back to his home-country, Finland. He sold it to one of his German relatives...
     
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    Adolf Mittwoch, owner of a jewelery shop. He repainted the car in blue paint and then decorated the car with jewels in 1993. But in 1995, his shop have gone bankrupt due to mismanagement and decided to sell the car in order to pay debts. The car was then sold to...
     
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    ...one of his cousins, Kiki Boche Mittwoch. She refurbished the vehicle, but placed a daisy on top of the front Porsche grille to signal it's beauty. In 1999, she sold it to her big brother...
     
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    ...Karl, a venture capitalist working in a large company.
    In 2003, he moved to Boston with the car. Later on, he have modified the car to a flat-6 from the 993 Carrera and upgraded the suspension.
    In 2005, he have earned more money than before and therefore he bought a Bentley Continental GT to replace the old Porsche. The next owner will be a Texan...
     
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    descendant of a Jewish car salesman, Gerald Burns. He liked old Porsches and other German coupes, and found it to be a perfect fit for him. In 2010, he decided to sell it in place of a E30 M3, and the next owner of the 914 would be Louisianian jazz musician...
     
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    Tony Joe Hawks. He intended to use it as his trackday car, but the car has started to show it's age. In 2011, he decided to install an 1JZ to replace the flat-6 that Mr. Mittwoch installed, and then he paid more than 500 thousand dollars to rebuild the car.
    But in 2016, he was traded with a Nissan GT-R Nismo with his friend...
     
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    ...Jagger Bush. He decided to swap the 1JZ with the engine from the 1990s 911 Turbo, and became his daily ever since. It has also been his work vehicle as well as in March of 2017 after he formed a rock-jazz fusion band called the "Orleans Swifts". He still owns the car to this day.
    NEW STORY: 1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II
    In 1959, a Indianian car fanatic needed a nice luxury vehicle as a contribution to his local car community in Bloomington. The Mark II was just that, and did it great for him. In 1963, he fell in love with the new Galaxie, and sold the Mk. II to buy the Galaxie. The Lincoln then passed to Salem (Massachusetts)...
     
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    ...lawyer, James Macdenn, looking for a cheap luxury car. The Lincoln served him for 3 years, but after that, he began searching for something new. In 1966, it was sold to....

    (To clear your Galaxie misconceptions - it was a middle-of-the-road volume production car, and the '63 was no more than a restyled '61).
     
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    ...political figure of Fall River, Christopher Crowley. He needed a luxury vehicle as his main vehicle while he's still in position. The Mk.II did the job for him, until 1970, where he departed from his position for the recently elected person. He then sold it off for another luxury vehicle, and the Continental then arrived to Oregonian...
     
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    businessman, Joe Rowens. Joe wanted a luxury car and he got the car for cheap. He used it almost everyday.
    But in 1977, he sold it for a brand new Mercedes Benz 280E estate. The car was then repainted in red, and sold to the daughter of a senator...
     
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    ...Nancy Gray. She liked Lincolns, and decided to buy this Mk.II. She colored the vehicle white in her favor, and kept it until 1982, when she moved out to Canada. The next owner of the Mk.II would be Portuguese-American tuner...
     
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    ...Alfred Da Silva. He wanted a luxury car with an American V8, and this was a good choice. He installed a 460 ci V8 with a supercharger (500 HP) in that car, as well as an uprated gearbox, an LSD, better suspension, brakes and wider wheels.

    It served him until 1985, when it was sold to...
     
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    ...his Portuguese-British brother, Edde Da Silva. He thought the car was a decent fit for him, and decided to take ownership of it. He kept it and continued to maintain it until 1992, where he decided to sell it for a Ford LTD Crown Victoria, and the Lincoln then went to Scottish-American....
     
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    banker, Ian Ruldolph Hemming. He still owns the car even until today, despite he rarely drove it.

    NEW STORY: Mark Flemmington
    A fmous footballer (soccer player for you Americans), he was born in Surrey in 1983. After he left school in 2000, he bought a 1998 Hyundai Sonata as his first car. An unreliable, boring and crappy car, he hated it and he sold the car a month later. Then, in 2004, when he started his training, he bought an used Japanese sedan...
     
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    ...a 2002 Lexus IS200. It was a more reliable alternative to the BMWs he was eyeing before, and served him well.

    However, in 2007, he signed a quite good contract and replaced his Lexus with a...
     
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    ...Mercedes Benz CLK-Class. It was a nice coupe for the guy, and he took ownership until 2010. He won 100,000 dollars from a lottery that year, and sold off the Merc to buy a B...
     
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    ...BMW 335i. This car spent 5 years in his possession, after which the owner decided tombuy another luxury sedan, a...
     
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    ...2011 Cadillac DTS. He enjoyed the kind-of-dated car until 2017, when the vehicle suffered from a hailstorm. He then scrapped the DTS and bought a A...
     
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