Porsche thread

[Ted Hoppe]

Post your porsche of the past or now, questions, comments or photos of porsches. All are welcome to comment since this is the bilge
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If it was or is not your car or photo you took - try not to post it.

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[Paul Pless]

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If it was or is not your car or photo you took - try not to post it.

so, a rich man's thread?

[ron ll]

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Same pics as in my I traded…thread. In all the reviews I’ve been reading about this 996 C4S, the majority think it’s a great car. The small minority hate it only because they don’t like the shape of the headlights.

Okay, a couple more pics from take home day:

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[Ted Hoppe]

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Same pics as in my I traded…thread. In all the reviews I’ve been reading about this 996 C4S, the majority think it’s a great car. The small minority hate it only because they don’t like the shape of the headlights.

the 996 is the return of porsche. I was so excited about the car in 1997. I did drive many porsche before concluding the 996 911 is the best supercar of that era including the cayman and the boxster. The basic 996 Carrera did it for me; i know you will love your 4S which is similar but not the same.

[Ted Hoppe]

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The hippie-meets-hobo runaway show

[Rich Jones]

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I owned an old VW bus four decades ago.
Does that count?

[Ted Hoppe]

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I owned an old VW bus four decades ago.
Does that count?

sure why not? No one is going to complain about an aircooled love machine.

[Joe (SoCal)]

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1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle



In Ted Bundy tan

[RickBetterley]

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My track car, built off of a 2009 Cayman S. Now living in Ontario. It was fabulous. Picture exiting Bridge turn at Tremblant.
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I spent years driving and instructing in 911s, Boxsters, and Caymans. 150 mph? Sure! Haul the trailer for 9-12 hours for track time? Sure!
But boy did I get tired of trailering from Maine.
Now I row from my float. Sure is nice. (So is not buying race tires every 3 days)

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Nice one Rick.

Meanwhile... not mine, but I took the pic



... and I do have some Porsche bits on my '54 Beetle... like a set of Fuchs wheels... unfortunately in 16"... I'd have preferred 17s. Oh, and the instrumentation is a full set of early 911 dials

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[Joe (SoCal)]

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Not mine but I took the photo at Lime Rock.

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You don't see many of these



and.....






In both streamlined design and technical specifications, especially the engine design and position, the Tatra Type 97 has a striking resemblance to Volkswagen's KdF-Wagen. However Tatra 97 itself does not appear original, as it has resemblance to sketches^[by Hungarian engineer Bela Barenyi, conceived in the 1920s and published in 1934. In any case Adolf Hitler is reported to have encountered and said of Tatra's cars; "This is the car for my roads".Ferdinand Porsche was accused of using Tatra designs to design the Volkswagen quickly and cheaply. In Porsche's words; "Well, sometimes Ledwinka looked over my shoulder and sometimes I looked over his". Tatra sued Porsche for damages, and Porsche was willing to settle. But Hitler cancelled this, saying he "would settle the matter". Soon after Germany occupied the Sudetenland, Tatra stopped production of the Type 97 and the lawsuit was discontinued. After the Second World War Tatra resumed its lawsuit. In 1965 Volkswagen settled it by paying Tatra DM 1,000,000 in compensation.

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In the pits at the Bathurst 12 Hour. What's going on here?



Hmm



That reminds me.... I've also got Porsche 930 CV joints in the drivetrain on my '54 Beetle.






Its always nice to get a spot at the track so you don't end up with fenceposts in front of the car