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Mike deJonge is the owner of Restoration Design, in Ontario Canada. The company designs and manufactures high-quality replacement sheet metal for vintage Porsche automobiles. There he and his team make replacement parts for Porsches including the 911, the 356, and the 914 models. They recreate hundreds of original parts for use when restoring older Porsche cars that range from body panels to gas tanks, door lock posts, and full hoods. In addition to new sheet metal parts they also sell original panels and mechanical parts for older Porsches with hundreds of parts in their growing inventory.
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SUCCESS QUOTE
“Don’t do a job half assed.” – Mike’s father
CAREER CHALLENGE
Trying to get a turbo kit designed for a VW to work on a Porsche 912 motor.
AH-HA MOMENTS
After retiring and taking a little time off Mike discovered he could wrap his passion for building cars in to a career where he could work with his two sons.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
A 1956 Porsche Speedster
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Turbo charge it!
GREAT RESOURCES
People who know more than you do.
Set goals. And once you’ve reached your goal set a higher and then a higher goal.
HOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MIKE
Restoration Design – www.restoration-design.com
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