Little known Porsche model features and facts
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That "Little b
d" not only killed James Dean, but killed and maimed others who came in contact with it causing many to say that the damn thing was cursed.
Dean took Alec Guinness to look at the car and Alec told him the car look sinister, telling Dean that if he didn't get rid of the car James would be dead in a week. Alec was right it was exactly one week later that the fatal crash took only Deans life.
According to last owner Barris, the Spyder was returning from a traffic safety exhibit in Florida in a sealed truck. When the trailer arrived back in Los Angeles, the trailer was unlocked and the car had completely disappeared into "thin air", according to Barris. In Barris' book and in many TV documentaries, he said the "Little bd" was being shipped back in a sealed boxcar. When the train arrived in LA, Barris said he signed the manifest and verified that the seal was intact—but the boxcar was empty.
d" not only killed James Dean, but killed and maimed others who came in contact with it causing many to say that the damn thing was cursed.Dean took Alec Guinness to look at the car and Alec told him the car look sinister, telling Dean that if he didn't get rid of the car James would be dead in a week. Alec was right it was exactly one week later that the fatal crash took only Deans life.
According to last owner Barris, the Spyder was returning from a traffic safety exhibit in Florida in a sealed truck. When the trailer arrived back in Los Angeles, the trailer was unlocked and the car had completely disappeared into "thin air", according to Barris. In Barris' book and in many TV documentaries, he said the "Little b
d" was being shipped back in a sealed boxcar. When the train arrived in LA, Barris said he signed the manifest and verified that the seal was intact—but the boxcar was empty.Pat Cash said:
On the first generation of Cayenne, the air intakes in the valence for front brake cooling had extra holes in them.
This was demanded by engineers, so that fish could swim out if they got caught in the ducts whilst the vehicle was wading....
April the 1st was nearly four months ago man.This was demanded by engineers, so that fish could swim out if they got caught in the ducts whilst the vehicle was wading....
crystalmethod said:
ORD said:
My car produces smoke from the exhausts at start up ONLY when people I might like to impress are standing nearby.
It's a clever design feature to remind you that you are not Billy Big Spuds.
Exactly my experience as well.It's a clever design feature to remind you that you are not Billy Big Spuds.
IMI A said:
Also the 928's design around its rear quarter window was the inspiration behind the Ford Sierra's rear quarter window!
It was designer Peter Stevens, (of mclaren f1 fame) who like the side profile of the 928 so much that he copied it for the sierra XR4i It's only the XR4i with the split rear quarter window that copies the 928 though.
Buster73 said:
Pat Cash said:
On the first generation of Cayenne, the air intakes in the valence for front brake cooling had extra holes in them.
This was demanded by engineers, so that fish could swim out if they got caught in the ducts whilst the vehicle was wading....
April the 1st was nearly four months ago man.This was demanded by engineers, so that fish could swim out if they got caught in the ducts whilst the vehicle was wading....
dugsud said:
The spare wheel in the front luggage compartment of air-cooled 911's is part of the crash structure so don't remove it.....even if the tyre hasn't seen air for 30 years!
Interesting! The additional weight in the front also improves high speed stability and handling.In fact Porsche fitted very heavy cast iron weights in the front bumper of early (66-68 I believe) 911s to improve handling.
Later on in 1969 the weights were removed and replaced by a second 12V battery and a longer wheelbase.
Filling up from an empty tank to full in the middle of a 100mph+ autobahn tour is always a real eye opener.
EricE said:
Interesting! The additional weight in the front also improves high speed stability and handling.
In fact Porsche fitted very heavy cast iron weights in the front bumper of early (66-68 I believe) 911s to improve handling.
Later on in 1969 the weights were removed and replaced by a second 12V battery and a longer wheelbase.
Filling up from an empty tank to full in the middle of a 100mph+ autobahn tour is always a real eye opener.
Its quite an obvious difference then? I know in my 996 going over the ooze bridge you can really feel the wind pushing the floaty front end.In fact Porsche fitted very heavy cast iron weights in the front bumper of early (66-68 I believe) 911s to improve handling.
Later on in 1969 the weights were removed and replaced by a second 12V battery and a longer wheelbase.
Filling up from an empty tank to full in the middle of a 100mph+ autobahn tour is always a real eye opener.
geresey said:
Wonder if there's a second cup holder in the996tt somewhere then? Was thinking it's a bit mean to just have 1. Mind you I was pleased to find a coat hook the other day...had never thought to look on back of seat. Ps, the fuel thing is right too....bit disappointed neither indie nor opc new this one, luckily saw an old thread on it before wasting $$$ on investigations....now I just fill it up. ( and I did go back to petrol station and accuse them of having a dodgy pump after first time)
The second cup holder is beside the first. You pull the first one toward the passenger seat and a second one magically appears!dugsud said:
The spare wheel in the front luggage compartment of air-cooled 911's is part of the crash structure so don't remove it.....even if the tyre hasn't seen air for 30 years!
This much touted nugget doesn't stand up to scrutiny.Firstly do we think that Porsche would be allowed to sell a car which when driving with space saver attached has a compromised crash structure ?
Secondly the 996 Carrera 4 and Turbo had similar (to the 993) space savers but the GT2 and GT3 versions didn't have them (to save weight) so again does that mean the GT2 and 3 996s have compromised crash structures
cidersurfer said:
geresey said:
Wonder if there's a second cup holder in the996tt somewhere then? Was thinking it's a bit mean to just have 1. Mind you I was pleased to find a coat hook the other day...had never thought to look on back of seat. Ps, the fuel thing is right too....bit disappointed neither indie nor opc new this one, luckily saw an old thread on it before wasting $$$ on investigations....now I just fill it up. ( and I did go back to petrol station and accuse them of having a dodgy pump after first time)
The second cup holder is beside the first. You pull the first one toward the passenger seat and a second one magically appears!
cidersurfer said:
geresey said:
Wonder if there's a second cup holder in the996tt somewhere then? Was thinking it's a bit mean to just have 1. Mind you I was pleased to find a coat hook the other day...had never thought to look on back of seat. Ps, the fuel thing is right too....bit disappointed neither indie nor opc new this one, luckily saw an old thread on it before wasting $$$ on investigations....now I just fill it up. ( and I did go back to petrol station and accuse them of having a dodgy pump after first time)
The second cup holder is beside the first. You pull the first one toward the passenger seat and a second one magically appears!
Edited by DiscoColin on Monday 28th July 20:55
TB993tt said:
dugsud said:
The spare wheel in the front luggage compartment of air-cooled 911's is part of the crash structure so don't remove it.....even if the tyre hasn't seen air for 30 years!
Secondly the 996 Carrera 4 and Turbo had similar (to the 993) space savers but the GT2 and GT3 versions didn't have them (to save weight) so again does that mean the GT2 and 3 996s have compromised crash structures Gassing Station | Porsche General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff