31 PART 4: A CAR AND ITS HISTORY ARE REBORN ROBIN JAMES—THE TIME IS RIGHT While we had continued to preserve Salvatore’s Devin in the way that Roger and Barb Philipsek had done, we had kept the car for “show” only. In late 2023 an opportunity to show Salvatore’s car at the 2024 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance was extended to us. We wanted to make its debut at the concours as special as possible. Robin James from Toronto, Canada made the trek to Tampa, Florida and had a plan. He wanted to bring the Devin back to running and driving condition. He worked with each of the systems in the car and replaced mechanical parts only where necessary. Fuel, brake, electrical and additional systems were addressed with the goal of bringing the car to safe running and driving condition for show. Over a period of weeks, Robin succeeded in bringing back Sal’s car to safe operating condition. Even the horns work again. Great job Robin and thanks for the effort.
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