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03 October 2009, 07:32 PM
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It is a re-engineered Porsche - basically taking various best bits and remanufacturing the car.
The chassis is a '70s shell, stitch welded and then a carbon fibre body laid over the top. 993 engine, bored and tuned.
Various other antique bits cheery picked and remanufactured in modern materials.
0-60 is 3.9s
0-100 is 8.5s
So a kind of antique track special for Porsche lovers!
The chassis is a '70s shell, stitch welded and then a carbon fibre body laid over the top. 993 engine, bored and tuned.
Various other antique bits cheery picked and remanufactured in modern materials.
0-60 is 3.9s
0-100 is 8.5s
So a kind of antique track special for Porsche lovers!
03 October 2009, 11:31 PM
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Yes - Brembo's all around; proper suspension. Oh, and it revs to a screamer 8,000rpm (which is not bad for a six cylinder 3.8l engine).
Chris Harris had a similar car built - there was a fabulous video of him driving it on Driver's Republic - again I would guess at a six figure cost. There are a few specialists in doing this. Very light, super modern re-engineering, powerful and fast. Harris's car was built by specialist Tuthill. Here it is showing the perfect balance of a well sorted 911.
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Chris Harris had a similar car built - there was a fabulous video of him driving it on Driver's Republic - again I would guess at a six figure cost. There are a few specialists in doing this. Very light, super modern re-engineering, powerful and fast. Harris's car was built by specialist Tuthill. Here it is showing the perfect balance of a well sorted 911.
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04 October 2009, 08:49 AM
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I've got to say though, as beautiful (in a modern-style) as the new breed of Porsches are (and I love the GT2 and Turbo), I've got a REAL soft spot for the classic old Porsches 
They're "classic" in a way the Ferraris etc of the same era just look old - it's my aim to have an oldy one day (still got a good 30-odd years!)
That looks like a total monster - I fear that for most of us, that picture is the closest we'll ever get to seeing one
Very interesting - would be nice to see Porsche themselves give it some type of approving "nod"....
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They're "classic" in a way the Ferraris etc of the same era just look old - it's my aim to have an oldy one day (still got a good 30-odd years!)
That looks like a total monster - I fear that for most of us, that picture is the closest we'll ever get to seeing one
Very interesting - would be nice to see Porsche themselves give it some type of approving "nod"....
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04 October 2009, 07:58 PM
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I think the thread title should not be... I need tissues...
But... I got issues...
That car is a Beetle, and an amphibious one at that, what sort of balloons has it been shod with on the rears.
But... I got issues...
That car is a Beetle, and an amphibious one at that, what sort of balloons has it been shod with on the rears.
