While a messy desk may be the sign of genius, an immaculate restoration shop is the sign of perfectionism — and while a genius is great and all, when you bring your all-original 1959 Porsche 365 GT Speedster in for some restoration work, nine times out of 10 times you’re going to go with the perfectionist. John Willhoit has built his career and reputation on his perfectionism, demanding the best from not just his staff but himself as well, and the result has been numerous class wins at concours and endless smiles from happy customers.
For many, Pininfarina’s squat and sultry bodywork for the Ferrari 250 GT ‘Short Wheelbase’ is the most beautiful to have ever left the factory gates in Modena, and embodies the quintessential dual-purpose Grand Tourer. It would be considered sacrilege, then, to replace it with a different, and arguably much less pretty, body from another coachbuilder altogether, wouldn’t it? But, as was the way in those halcyon days, if you were a well-to-do gentleman who really wanted to stand out from the crowd, you commissioned your own car.
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