2003 06 Canepa Motors
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Tucked away in sleepy Santa Cruz, Canepa Motors specializes in SUV and other specialty vehicle mods.
We showed up late on a Monday afternoon, and they were most welcoming.

Bruce used to race the Porsche in the 80's. Each car here has so much history...

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That's a 962 tub. It's going to be completely restored. And there were 3 959s in this room alone.

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Imran fields some important phone calls while I just gawk. One of the 959 owners also has a McLaren!

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Some bikes, some SUVs outside. Manufacturers often have Bruce do special projects for them.

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More 959s awaiting EPA certification. They were all over the place.

And tucked away in another room were some very cool cars.

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That Bugati EB110 is the SS version! AWD, and Bruce prefers driving it to the McLaren.

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Another showroom, this one with a Le Mans winning Porsche, bikes, F1 cars, and a yellow 50's Indy car.

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The white and blue car is a Lancia with a Ferrari engine. One of 3 in the world.

That's Bruce in the green shirt. He enjoys talking about his cars, and is full of fascinating stories.
Currently, he is heavily into racing big trucks--I mean, the really big Kenworth jobbies! Cool guy.

The blue F1 has been meticulously restored. It is immaculate.

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