Is this a 959?

[pikey]

Is this a genuine 959 or a fake?

[pikey]

[The Moose]

I'm going with fake. Wrong wing mirrors

(I believe some prototypes were for a time fitted with those mirrors, however when combined with the wheels etc, I'd suggest not)

Edited by The Moose on Monday 23 November 22:36

[jkh112]

It is an evocation

[rubystone]

Iirc Richie and Mark King used the same kit to build a replica back in the '80s. It came from the U.S. but they were so anal about it, it was v difficult to tell from the original. They even filled the bolt holes. Oh, and they fitted the correct mirrors. Mark was v proud of it

[Adam B]

Is it based on a poor old 993 or 964? Ghastly ending

[The Moose]

rubystone said:

Iirc Richie and Mark King used the same kit to build a replica back in the '80s. It came from the U.S. but they were so anal about it, it was v difficult to tell from the original. They even filled the bolt holes. Oh, and they fitted the correct mirrors. Mark was v proud of it

There are more areas of bodywork that aren't right also

[rubystone]

Adam B said:

Is it based on a poor old 993 or 964? Ghastly ending

Impact bumper cars

[charge]

Easiest way to tell is the bottom of the doors on the A post are rounded on an original, not square cornered as a standard 911.
A small detail most will not copy in a repo.
This is because the 959 is mostly composite bodywork .

[flemke]

said:

Is this a genuine 959 or a fake?

No, numerous discrepancies, including 3-piece wheels, rear deck too short, door mirrors as mentioned, air intakes at front of rear wings wrong shape, no plug for jacking point on door sill, top of A-pillar wrong shape.

[Digga]

Funnily enough, I do remember, when the 959 came out, reading an article about a guy who bought a then (cheap) donor car and set out to create a visually similar replica/evocation/pastiche/fake (call it what you will).

IIRC, the article was in an American title called "Fast Lane".

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[Wudee]

wrong wheels

[anonymous-user]

Fake, the air intakes by the rear arches are the wrong shape and there is no indicator in the front wing. I had a good look at a real 959 being serviced at OPC Reading last Saturday :-)