Interesting modified 911's
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Slippydiff said:
Cheib said:
Modified 911 sold at the Bonhams auction today. The company’s “best ever” build and the owner sold it after doing 500 miles. So many of these builds seem to get sold without barely being used.
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26117/lot/214/?ca...
Stunning build, though the badging on the engine cover is somewhat out of character, but more worryingly, it just doesn't look "right", not sure if it's the stance, the wheel & tyre combo or the colour (or a combination of all three) but it really doesn't float my boat https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26117/lot/214/?ca...
Porsche911R said:
I think it just looks s
t, there you go.
You could have been a word smith - I love and would happily drive but first I'd return her to being a 964 t, there you go.
I imagine the front track widened for better turn in hence the flared arches at the front. I'd love to have a go in her might be quite a special little thing.
Someone still just paid more than a new GT3 for her - air-cooled cult a funny bunch - someone has had an absolute result IMO
IMI A said:
You could have been a word smith - I love and would happily drive but first I'd return her to being a 964
I imagine the front track widened for better turn in hence the flared arches at the front. I'd love to have a go in her might be quite a special little thing.
Someone still just paid more than a new GT3 for her - air-cooled cult a funny bunch - someone has had an absolute result IMO
it's done 500 miles could not have been what was expected.I imagine the front track widened for better turn in hence the flared arches at the front. I'd love to have a go in her might be quite a special little thing.
Someone still just paid more than a new GT3 for her - air-cooled cult a funny bunch - someone has had an absolute result IMO
the issue with these cars is, they are VERY noisy a lot of the time, KW mean very crashy most of the time and sadly never that fast ! unless you have a £100k built engine !
old hot Rods are not my thing, but we see so many for sale unused are they any ones thing lol.
I went to Luft, most cars were crap with pannel gaps 2 fingers wide, the posh cars have straight though pipes and you need headphone on, It is a very odd market.
Very few nice cars in this sector imo.
If you want a nice 964 build a nice 964, not a hotrod bitsa nothing thing and don't get me started on back date market trash, people spend £1000's on something worth nothing going forwards, most cheap backs dates are now worth less than a nice 89 moidel year car which was trashed to make them !!!
all in my opinion of course.
I agree with most of that but you can have an air-cooled RS/hot rod type chassis thats dialled into the road or better as well as your 991 GT3 chassis. We will never know why the car was put up for sale with cv19 hard to say but I'm surprised too. I'm more surprised I've read on another thread you're thinking of selling the GT3 if its really that good I'd never sell the thing and do 100k miles enjoying every single one of them.
IMI A said:
Unbelievable value as it will have cost the client £200-250k easy. I have to say stunning car I wish I owned that. I’d personally have left it as a 964 and maybe gone maritime or mint green.
If I was going to spunk the neck end of £250K on a 964, I don't think it would look like the 9M car ...Rather, I'd find a leggy (mileage wise) RS that hadn't been bent, such as this :
https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id...
And spec it like so :
Rothsport built 380-400 hp 4.0, NA motor, allied to a 993 RS CS 6 speed close ratio 'box.
Ali doors (993 GT2 Evo), carbon fibre front wings, carbon fibre engine cover and rising rear spoiler assembly, carbon fibre RS rear bumper set.
Ohlins TTX and 993 GT2 Evo front uprights along with 993 RS calipers front and rear.
Surface Transforms ceramic discs on Ti bells.
Custom machined, forged billet Cup 1 spec 17" wheels (10" rears/8"fronts)
Inconel exhaust featuring inconel decat pipe, inconel Cup pipe, inconel manifolds/heat exchangers, whilst utilising the stock single oval tailpipe.
996 Cup steering wheel, stitching to match exterior colour (obviously) seat belts ditto.
Highest quality/lowest weight aircraft-spec sound deadening beneath lightweight RS carpets. Leather dash and RS door cards/pulls/handles. Decent hi-fi install, bluetooth phone etc.
Job, jobbed on the "forever car" front
Cheib said:
Modified 911 sold at the Bonhams auction today. The company’s “best ever” build and the owner sold it after doing 500 miles. So many of these builds seem to get sold without barely being used.
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26117/lot/214/?ca...
1300 hrs for fabrication, paint and refit ! I feel sorry for the ex-owner, that must be the thick end of £90-100k in labour and you have parts on top of that. The money has been spent in the wrong areas imo, engine doesn't look particularly special and neither do the chassis components. Did very well to make £132k.https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26117/lot/214/?ca...
550hp
at the wheels ...
3.8, twin turbo. Built by Patrick Motorsports. That'd put hairs on your chest !!
https://youtu.be/44NXBIf2ubM
More images here : https://patrickmotorsports.com/blogs/news/porsche-...
Ayahuasca said:
Not keen on the tail lights. Don’t suppose I would see them for long so no that much of a problem.
agreed, I'm also not a fan of those/the round rear lights, although they made it smooth in the chassis, but that also means, you can not change them for more normal 911 rear lights.GTRene said:
Ayahuasca said:
Not keen on the tail lights. Don’t suppose I would see them for long so no that much of a problem.
agreed, I'm also not a fan of those/the round rear lights, although they made it smooth in the chassis, but that also means, you can not change them for more normal 911 rear lights.
Another hugely impressive hot rod build here :
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technic...
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