| THIS CAR IS THE CULMINATION OF 8 YEARS AND MANY, MANY HOURS OF HARD WORK, SWEAT, TEARS, DUST, CHEMICALS, CUT HANDS, STITCHES, BAD LANGUAGE, BROKEN TOOLS, NEW TOOLS, LATE NIGHTS, AND A STRONG DESIRE TO HAVE WHAT I FEEL IS ONE OF THE COOLEST CARS IN THE WORLD TO OWN. MY THANKS GO OUT TO: 1) MY LOVING WIFE: WITHOUT HER, I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE TIME OR ABILITY TO START OR COMPLETE THIS LENGTHY PROJECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING, KERRI. 2) MY DAUGHTER, LYNDEN: AND HER UNWAIVERING AND CONSTANT ENTHUSIASM WHILE HANGING OUT IN THE GARAGE. "DADDY, WILL YOU BUILD ME A CAR JUST LIKE YOURS? BUT PAINT IT PURPLE!" 3) MY DAD: FOR WITHOUT HIM HAVING HIS '72 240Z WHEN I WAS A KID, I MIGHT NOT HAVE BEGUN TO LOVE THESE CARS. AND FOR THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE LEARNED FROM HIM THROUGH THE YEARS. 4) Z-SPORT: FOR GETTING THE NATIONAL CONVENTION IN 2002, AND THEREBY SETTING MY ULTIMATE DEADLINE TO FINISH THIS CAR. 5) INTERNET 240Z CLUB (www.240z.org): FOR LETTING ME POST MY TROUBLES AND QUESTIONS, AND FOR THE MANY ANSWERS I HAVE RECEIVED AND THE MANY FRIENDS I HAVE MADE. 6) AND TO THOSE WHO HAVE LENT A HAND OR GIVEN MORAL SUPPORT OR GIFTS TO MY CAUSE: MY MOM JOE & LOIS KERTESZ JEFF MIDDLETON KEITH CARR BUZ LAMOUREUX CHARLIE ROBERTS MIKE TAYLOR MY NEIGHBORS AND ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT HAVE WATCHED THIS PROJECT THROUGH COMPLETION... THANK YOU. |
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