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Transport Down to the LM Classic , always a fun filled trip and the competition wheels when there ,to enjoy the Race
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so these were installed long before I was actually able to drive the thing again!
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It was a set of 944 Turbo forged wheels and I used the rears to make a square set for my 928 which I still have and use.
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kingstondc5][/img said:
Hopefully this thread will just be full of pics and not people sucking each other off/comments...
Totally agree Kingstonc5 - pics and GT-related light-banter/chat only.
My first GT - 7.2 CS, ceramics, lift etc. Not many cars put a smile on your face like a 3 does. Still regret selling it. It's only
after
selling it you realise just how special these are. Best car i've ever owned. Hope to have another, soon
Mmmmm not
really
a GT, more a C2S in a frock, but shares the first 2 letters so worth a mention?...
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Cars belong to friends but I took the pics, hope you dont mind me sharing with you all!
996.1 GT3 at Prescott Hill Climb...
And the 996.1 GT3 with a 997.1 GT3 at Goodwood Breakfast Club back in June...
Looking forward to a nice long thread of GTx Images! Give me a few years and i'll have my own to add....
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rob.kellock said:
kingstondc5 said:
Hopefully this thread will just be full of pics and not people sucking each other off...
Surely that's the new Boxster forum
Hahaha ! And the forum devision war starts !
I hope this doesn't break any rules, but this seemed an appropriate place to post this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...
Fingers crossed.
Maxige said:
Mine arrived yesterday in London from Italy (here in good company)...unfortunately soon for sale as I'm ordering a 991GT3RS this weekend!
Awesome machines, experienced an F40 in sept, unforgettable. GT3 RS 4.0 is definitely my lottery car though...
Shep911 said:
Judging by the number of "oh no, what have I done posts" there must be a case for never selling your GT.........unless its for your new GT
One day I'll get another.
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Oh goody, gratuitous pics thread, lovely
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Slippydiff said:
Not in chronological order, and there's a Gen 1 997 GT3 in Slate Grey missing. Non ever driven as their makers intended (yeh right) all polished to within an inch of their lives (yeh right) and never used in their natural habitats.
Edited by Slippydiff on Monday 21st October 09:35
Not in chronological order. Non ever driven as their makers intended
all polished to within an inch of their lives
and never used in their natural habitats . . . .
Edited by Slippydiff on Tuesday 22 October 22:18
Als911 said:
Couple of pics of my Ruf RGT......400bhp, normally aspirated.
400bhp - what a potent package that must be. Must try some RUF in the future.
Enjoy.
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Freddie44 said:
Hope to have some good action shots after Silverstone on the 10th Nov but for now...
Edited by Freddie44 on Monday 4th November 15:00
Lovely car Freddie. Im also on 911 uk With a 997 white GT3
Darren
slodge said:
That looks awesome. I'm green with envy!
Cheers
Slodge
Well I like it, I could not believe when I looked through this thread that there was no pics of green ones, I dare say pistolp should be able to add to it soon.
Batster said:
Here is my new recruit, after many years of lusting after a GT3...
Errrrr, I'm speechless, that's about as stealthy as a Gen 2 997 GT3 RS could be (apart from changing the colour of the "lipstick").
Enjoy it, it looks epic.
Batster said:
Here is my new recruit, after many years of lusting after a GT3...
That is stunning. Would be tempted to get the wing supports anodised black myself.
Ooh, ooh! Nice.
Has yours gone the J? How's the bull going?
I wonder if that guards MK1 CS is on here or if it's another from somewhere. There were about 5 on here which must be nearly all of the guards red ones.
marky911 said:
Has yours gone the J? How's the bull going?
I wonder if that guards MK1 CS is on here or if it's another from somewhere. There were about 5 on here which must be nearly all of the guards red ones.
I believe my GT3 is in new ownership, but still around these parts.
The Lambo is something of a beast, but great fun.
I think the CS owner is around here somewhere, but I don't know his username (I'm useless at doing the embarrassing "so are you on PH and what's your username?" conversation).
Excellent. For all I'm a 911 man, you can't beat the Lambos and Ferraris for noise and theatre.
I'll have a read of that feature if I come across it. Rarely buy the mags anymore.
bigmowley said:
Found an old picture today. My 924 Carrera GT Lovely car. Mallory Park paddock in the mid eighties. The 944 was brand new IIRC.
I do like the 924 Carrera GT.
fistenburger said:
I'm getting more confidence in my car each time I take it out on track. Donington Park last Thursday had perfect weather, and the way this thing takes the low speed corner exits is amazing!
That is an amazing shot! Well done on near-tripod position
barchetta_boy said:
Is that a PTS green 3.8RS? Top darts if so!
And are you the Midlands-based chap I bought some 944 wheels off a couple of aeons ago? :-)
Yes and Probably yes...
Nurburgsingh said:
barchetta_boy said:
Is that a PTS green 3.8RS? Top darts if so!
And are you the Midlands-based chap I bought some 944 wheels off a couple of aeons ago? :-)
Yes and Probably yes...
I'll jog his memory; did you have to pay for the wheels with collectable watches or limited edition sneakers perhaps?
Digga said:
Nurburgsingh said:
barchetta_boy said:
Is that a PTS green 3.8RS? Top darts if so!
And are you the Midlands-based chap I bought some 944 wheels off a couple of aeons ago? :-)
Yes and Probably yes...
I'll jog his memory; did you have to pay for the wheels with collectable watches or limited edition sneakers perhaps?
lol - a quick look up and yes, back in 2010.
In my defence back then I used to move quite a lot of 944/68 wheels as a side hustle, so 'probably' was about right
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PRO5T said:
Isn't it just. Congrats Digga, it must feel supersonic after your old car.
Most noticeable thing is extra torque. Really pulls from even low revs. It’s on Manthey track settings, so doesn’t quite have the road manners of my old car on the Ohlins. Hopefully it’s a compromise that pays off on track.
993rsr said:
Digga said:
Nice one - congrats!
Thanks mate.
It's got full (as far as possible without Manthey bits) track suspension geometry, so on the crap local A and B roads, it's like trying to drive a hyperactive spaniel. I'm so looking forward to some track days next year.
rrroro said:
Nice one, very, very pretty, very very green
Do you and Nurburgsingh have a one in one out arrangement with green RS's?
At present, AFAIK, we are both members of the "Stupid Greeen Cars" club.
ChrisW. said:
Digga said:
Very very nice
Thanks. I think the pre-WP is a sweet-spot. We definitely need to compare notes and I will gladly accept any help, hints or advice on the 991.2 RS platform.
AdrianFRST said:
Digga said:
Lovely! Looks very close in spec to mine. I spot black mirrors though I think. Any mods planned?
Yes, I think carbon mirrors were one of the few extras on this car.
Might put Manthey Laws on eventually, but want to learn car with the stock kit first. Exhaust seems loud enough already.
Nice plate there!
lowndes said:
Green is the colour choice for the discerning motorist
Digga said:
For sure, but unlike you, I've not had the chance to take mine on a trip to the Alps.
Looking forward to the 2026 trackday season though.
993rsr said:
Digga said:
Nice one - congrats!
Simply Sensational! .... by far the finest, most useable - in the real world - and most beautiful, RS EVER,
AdrianFRST said:
Digga said:
Lovely! Looks very close in spec to mine. I spot black mirrors though I think. Any mods planned?
Beautiful car!!
I still have my very first RS 19 years later, evidently long eclipsed in performance but still fun to drive.
RDMcG said:
AdrianFRST said:
Digga said:
Lovely! Looks very close in spec to mine. I spot black mirrors though I think. Any mods planned?
Beautiful car!!
I still have my very first RS 19 years later, evidently long eclipsed in performance but still fun to drive.
In many ways - and I say this having reluctantly sold my 997.1 GT3 to buy the current RS - the 997 GT3/RS generation is peak. There's something so mechanically rowdy about the Mezger on full-chat. You don't get as much of that feel on road, but on a track, it just sounds so deliciously savage.
I've driven the 997.2 3.8 GT3 RS and also been pax at Silverstone in a 997.2 4.0 GT3 RS and they all do feel slightly different and have their own character, but the core 'feel' is the same. Brilliant.
ttdan said:
Jones the cat said:
Salzburg Design recommission and matt black carbon
I actually think that looks bit naff and will age poorly
Which would be okay if it was merely a cheap, fun, 'disposable' exterior wrap, but the interior too, nope.
Digga said:
ttdan said:
Jones the cat said:
Salzburg Design recommission and matt black carbon
I actually think that looks bit naff and will age poorly
Which would be okay if it was merely a cheap, fun, 'disposable' exterior wrap, but the interior too, nope.
I dont think the owner will care one bit,i luv it.
Having seen first hand the quality of the factory refurbs in porsche classic restoration shop on the cgt,superb craftsmanship.Im sure if the owner gets bored with the interior,he would just fly it back to stuttgart for another refit,The expenditure on these refurbs is eye watering.
Yellow491 said:
Digga said:
ttdan said:
Jones the cat said:
Salzburg Design recommission and matt black carbon
I actually think that looks bit naff and will age poorly
Which would be okay if it was merely a cheap, fun, 'disposable' exterior wrap, but the interior too, nope.
I dont think the owner will care one bit,i luv it.
Having seen first hand the quality of the factory refurbs in porsche classic restoration shop on the cgt,superb craftsmanship.Im sure if the owner gets bored with the interior,he would just fly it back to stuttgart for another refit,The expenditure on these refurbs is eye watering.
Maybe I'm biased because I love the smell of the original CGT interiors. It reminds me of the full-leather I had on my first 911; 996 turbo.
Digga said:
Yellow491 said:
Digga said:
ttdan said:
Jones the cat said:
Salzburg Design recommission and matt black carbon
I actually think that looks bit naff and will age poorly
Which would be okay if it was merely a cheap, fun, 'disposable' exterior wrap, but the interior too, nope.
I dont think the owner will care one bit,i luv it.
Having seen first hand the quality of the factory refurbs in porsche classic restoration shop on the cgt,superb craftsmanship.Im sure if the owner gets bored with the interior,he would just fly it back to stuttgart for another refit,The expenditure on these refurbs is eye watering.
Maybe I'm biased because I love the smell of the original CGT interiors. It reminds me of the full-leather I had on my first 911; 996 turbo.
Agree they do smell great,mind you depends who has been sitting in them
Digga said:
Yellow491 said:
Digga said:
ttdan said:
Jones the cat said:
Salzburg Design recommission and matt black carbon
I actually think that looks bit naff and will age poorly
Which would be okay if it was merely a cheap, fun, 'disposable' exterior wrap, but the interior too, nope.
I dont think the owner will care one bit,i luv it.
Having seen first hand the quality of the factory refurbs in porsche classic restoration shop on the cgt,superb craftsmanship.Im sure if the owner gets bored with the interior,he would just fly it back to stuttgart for another refit,The expenditure on these refurbs is eye watering.
Maybe I'm biased because I love the smell of the original CGT interiors. It reminds me of the full-leather I had on my first 911; 996 turbo.
As good as the quality is, I've seen it first hand at classic several times once with Yellow, it looks utter gash.
Lot's of classy hues being done, many much less so.
I prefer the well weathered look of my old banger TBH, wears the battle scars with price.
Yellow491 said:
Digga said:
Yellow491 said:
Digga said:
ttdan said:
Jones the cat said:
Salzburg Design recommission and matt black carbon
I actually think that looks bit naff and will age poorly
Which would be okay if it was merely a cheap, fun, 'disposable' exterior wrap, but the interior too, nope.
I dont think the owner will care one bit,i luv it.
Having seen first hand the quality of the factory refurbs in porsche classic restoration shop on the cgt,superb craftsmanship.Im sure if the owner gets bored with the interior,he would just fly it back to stuttgart for another refit,The expenditure on these refurbs is eye watering.
Maybe I'm biased because I love the smell of the original CGT interiors. It reminds me of the full-leather I had on my first 911; 996 turbo.
Agree they do smell great,mind you depends who has been sitting in them
After 10 hours in the saddle, not mine!
They did come up really nice though! Nomex has very distinct smell of of its own once clean!
New owner of that car is actually producing a run of replacement replica covers as the originals are NLA.
993rsr said:
Yellow491 said:
Digga said:
Yellow491 said:
Digga said:
ttdan said:
Jones the cat said:
Salzburg Design recommission and matt black carbon
I actually think that looks bit naff and will age poorly
Which would be okay if it was merely a cheap, fun, 'disposable' exterior wrap, but the interior too, nope.
I dont think the owner will care one bit,i luv it.
Having seen first hand the quality of the factory refurbs in porsche classic restoration shop on the cgt,superb craftsmanship.Im sure if the owner gets bored with the interior,he would just fly it back to stuttgart for another refit,The expenditure on these refurbs is eye watering.
Maybe I'm biased because I love the smell of the original CGT interiors. It reminds me of the full-leather I had on my first 911; 996 turbo.
Agree they do smell great,mind you depends who has been sitting in them
After 10 hours in the saddle, not mine!
PRO5T said:
They did come up really nice though! Nomex has very distinct smell of of its own once clean!
New owner of that car is actually producing a run of replacement replica covers as the originals are NLA.
Im sure digga wont appreciate that newness smell of nomex
PRO5T said:
Yellow491 said:
Im sure digga wont appreciate that newness smell of nomex
He's in his leather, Racetex and deviated stitching era now!
Afraid nothing tops the late 90’s early 00’s full leather interiors.
LemonTart said:
PRO5T said:
Cleaning the nomex seats in the 996 GT3 after 20 odd years of farts, sweat and European truck stop takeaways.
Patina..
At first glance I thought it was another "watch me splitting the G" post
PRO5T said:
They did come up really nice though! Nomex has very distinct smell of of its own once clean!
New owner of that car is actually producing a run of replacement replica covers
as the originals are NLA.
They are. I had a set made up for a mate, all the templates are available along with the machine program to produce the Porsche crest. They weren't cheap, but they looked stunning compared with the old items, because as the material ages it turns from black to a purpely brown (and despite everyone saying it is, the material isn't Nomex apparently)
Click on the images of the material on this webpage :
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.a...
and have read of the FAQ's on this page
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/document.asp?Doc...
New to me in Dec and the 3rd owner. Factory clubsport, 18.5k miles, full OPC history to date, I've hardly driven it yet unfortunately due to rubbish weather and now out of the country for a few weeks, hopefully on the road failry soon
A few pics attached :
Sandy59 said:
New to me in Dec and the 3rd owner. Factory clubsport, 18.5k miles, full OPC history to date, I've hardly driven it yet unfortunately due to rubbish weather and now out of the country for a few weeks, hopefully on the road failry soon
A few pics attached :
Absolutely gorgeous. Didn't you have a yellow 996 GT3 previously too?
Digga said:
Absolutely gorgeous. Didn't you have a yellow 996 GT3 previously too?
Cheers, and yes I still have the yellow one for now, I can definitely say I don't plan on selling the blue one any time soon though !
Sandy59 said:
Digga said:
Absolutely gorgeous. Didn't you have a yellow 996 GT3 previously too?
Cheers, and yes I still have the yellow one for now, I can definitely say I don't plan on selling the blue one any time soon though !
Just looking - is your old 968 the one I used to see at EMC ?
Nurburgsingh said:
Just looking - is your old 968 the one I used to see at EMC ?
Yes it's been there a couple of times in the past, might be heading back down again later this year, we'll see
Sandy59 said:
Nurburgsingh said:
Just looking - is your old 968 the one I used to see at EMC ?
Yes it's been there a couple of times in the past, might be heading back down again later this year, we'll see
Their new location is a revelation compared to where they were - Kevin has even taken to smiling...
Nurburgsingh said:
Their new location is a revelation compared to where they were - Kevin has even taken to smiling...
That I have to see, Kevin smiling that is
Have they bought a fancy coffee machine and put the prices up as well ??
Sandy59 said:
That I have to see, Kevin smiling that is
Have they bought a fancy coffee machine and put the prices up as well ??
LOL... There's no fear of a fancy Coffee machine - its still Ben !!
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Transport Down to the LM Classic , always a fun filled trip and the competition wheels when there ,to enjoy the Race
As we’ve discussed…you’ve lived an experience with this car that a handful of people in the ENTIRE HISTORY of this planet will get to ever get to share - can be proud of that and look forward to new adventures.
Well... have to say 10 years ago I'd never have thought I'd be saying this ever but... as the saying goes, never say never and 10 years is just 2 words but it's also a long time and a lot changes....
Here's one for the 'past' now and I'm going to slightly spam the thread with pictures of an old boxster, hopefully no one will mind.... the tldr for those who can't be bothered is - great car, superlative gearbox, annoying clutch. gets too much attention in the past few years
As some of you here might know already, I've cracked and had my head turned for various reasons. I could, I suppose self justify as to the why but ultimately, I couldn't really say no and equally, I suppose I couldn't have asked for much more. Many great memories from fulfilling a couple of dreams that I never ever thought I'd be lucky enough to. I suppose the slight regret, such as one can have any, is not putting more miles down but again, i can't complain tbh - just a couple of pictures over the past decade and a bit so a small snapshot down the memory lane... special shout out to thank lasource here who was kind enough to take some pictures over the years and allowing himself to get browbeaten into mucking around with the car a few times at Silverstone (even on old tyres
) and also slippydiff who was very helpful for pointing me to the right people to get my Surface Transforms project completed. A couple of others who were unfortunate enough to know me might have been taken for a (slow) lap around by myself so I can only hope i did the car justice. One funny thing I'd always remmeber is digga asking me if the car had autoblip the first time he was in the car....!
somewhere in mid-wales which i used to trek to attempt to find some decent driving...
as good as it was on the road though, one really kind of
has
to drive something like this on track to really get a sense for it's capabilities...
this is still one of the pics i really like as taken by someone from here... he had a good eye for the cloud pattern...
and somewhere in europe i think between Spa and the ring, quite happy to have got the backlighting quite right....
don't suppose this is likely to be seen at Silverstone anytime soon with 2 mad enough people there with a pts car.
and with it's usual companion when i somehow (don't remember how! getting old i think....) got them together on the same day another time. a PH'er had a go in the car on the same day and has a video of it floating about his channel i believe - it was... a rather surprising amount quicker than the rs, albeit with shiny new cup2s that i tacked on long before the N0 Cup2s got released 2 years ago per recommendation from 993rsr here...
and a final one before the whole mess of the suspension recall that effectively frozen out usage for close to 2 years...
so these were installed long before I was actually able to drive the thing again! squeaky as all KWs are but the v5 jobs were so good.....
plus I was always concerned the damed OE sachs dampers would start leaking sooner than later
still...all good things come to an end I suppose. memories apart, at least I still have a box full of paperweights having done the same gearbox upgrade offered by HÖR while the car was KO'd by the recall...
and that's it for my time with a really awesome bit of kit i guess....
Edited by isaldiri on Saturday 14th March 00:33
Nice Boxster
In the end, they all become memories and pictures on the downstairs bog wall. Not quite as poetic as the scene in blade runner I’ll grant you.
What memories though!
TDT said:
Memories for life from this road trip.
Best convoy ever. Ben’s viper green 991.1 GT3 RS running as sweeper meant you could always see if the group was together.
Better to have loved and lost and all that.
Tricky with such a unicorn colour, with the way prices are going at some point not to say no - I get that.
You have the memories and experiences that very, very few people will ever savor with such a fabulous machine - enjoying it's performance to the max.
We agree, it's somewhat sad that the value is the key talking point regarding CGT's, and the way values have headed.
Edited by 993rsr on Saturday 14th March 15:10
993rsr said:
Better to have loved and lost and all that.
Tricky with such a unicorn colour, with the way prices are going at some point not to say no - I get that.
You have the memories and experiences that very, very few people will ever savor with such a fabulous machine - enjoying it's performance to the max.
We agree, it's somewhat sad that the value is the key talking point regarding CGT's, and the way values have headed.
Edited by 993rsr on Saturday 14th March 15:10
True my friend life is short , do it
peterdent said:
993rsr said:
Better to have loved and lost and all that.
Tricky with such a unicorn colour, with the way prices are going at some point not to say no - I get that.
You have the memories and experiences that very, very few people will ever savor with such a fabulous machine - enjoying it's performance to the max.
We agree, it's somewhat sad that the value is the key talking point regarding CGT's, and the way values have headed.
Edited by 993rsr on Saturday 14th March 15:10
True my friend life is short , do it
Definitely. The one regret he doesn’t have is never having driven and enjoyed the car; as evidenced by pictures of the road trips and track days.
isaldiri said:
Well... have to say 10 years ago I'd never have thought I'd be saying this ever but... as the saying goes, never say never and 10 years is just 2 words but it's also a long time and a lot changes....
Here's one for the 'past' now and I'm going to slightly spam the thread with pictures of an old boxster, hopefully no one will mind.... the tldr for those who can't be bothered is - great car, superlative gearbox, annoying clutch. gets too much attention in the past few years
As some of you here might know already, I've cracked and had my head turned for various reasons. I could, I suppose self justify as to the why but ultimately, I couldn't really say no and equally, I suppose I couldn't have asked for much more. Many great memories from fulfilling a couple of dreams that I never ever thought I'd be lucky enough to. I suppose the slight regret, such as one can have any, is not putting more miles down but again, i can't complain tbh - just a couple of pictures over the past decade and a bit so a small snapshot down the memory lane... special shout out to thank lasource here who was kind enough to take some pictures over the years and allowing himself to get browbeaten into mucking around with the car a few times at Silverstone (even on old tyres
) and also slippydiff who was very helpful for pointing me to the right people to get my Surface Transforms project completed. A couple of others who were unfortunate enough to know me might have been taken for a (slow) lap around by myself so I can only hope i did the car justice. One funny thing I'd always remmeber is digga asking me if the car had autoblip the first time he was in the car....!
somewhere in mid-wales which i used to trek to attempt to find some decent driving...
as good as it was on the road though, one really kind of
has
to drive something like this on track to really get a sense for it's capabilities...
this is still one of the pics i really like as taken by someone from here... he had a good eye for the cloud pattern...
and somewhere in europe i think between Spa and the ring, quite happy to have got the backlighting quite right....
don't suppose this is likely to be seen at Silverstone anytime soon with 2 mad enough people there with a pts car.
and with it's usual companion when i somehow (don't remember how! getting old i think....) got them together on the same day another time. a PH'er had a go in the car on the same day and has a video of it floating about his channel i believe - it was... a rather surprising amount quicker than the rs, albeit with shiny new cup2s that i tacked on long before the N0 Cup2s got released 2 years ago per recommendation from 993rsr here...
and a final one before the whole mess of the suspension recall that effectively frozen out usage for close to 2 years...
so these were installed long before I was actually able to drive the thing again! squeaky as all KWs are but the v5 jobs were so good.....
plus I was always concerned the damed OE sachs dampers would start leaking sooner than later
still...all good things come to an end I suppose. memories apart, at least I still have a box full of paperweights having done the same gearbox upgrade offered by HÖR while the car was KO'd by the recall...
and that's it for my time with a really awesome bit of kit i guess....
Edited by isaldiri on Saturday 14th March 00:33
Oh - very belated notice of this post though of course well aware aware of the milestone event earlier this year.
It was such a beautiful thing...lived a good life and had great adventures
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...and to repost it flying around Silverstone...
throt said:
Sensational pics, thanks for posting
Valuable steak and Bitburger time wasted on some of those. Myself and TDT notable by absence. Dinner time is sacred.
Digga said:
Valuable steak and Bitburger time wasted on some of those. Myself and TDT notable by absence. Dinner time is sacred.
Too much steak adds weight penalty on the Nordschleife!
LaSource said:
Digga said:
Valuable steak and Bitburger time wasted on some of those. Myself and TDT notable by absence. Dinner time is sacred.
Too much steak adds weight penalty on the Nordschleife!
Early to dinner, early to rise.
https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/2003-porsch...
My old Manthey GT3.9 is coming up for auction-check out those service records! Had all the right jobs done in it too.
PRO5T said:
https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/2003-porsch...
My old Manthey GT3.9 is coming up for auction-check out those service records! Had all the right jobs done in it too.
nice example
PRO5T said:
https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/2003-porsch...
My old Manthey GT3.9 is coming up for auction-check out those service records! Had all the right jobs done in it too.
Edited by Digga on Thursday 20th August 06:41
Popolou said:
Phwoar, also didn't think there was enough money in that for a full nuts and bolts rebuild. Any idea what Porsche ask for such an instruction?
It depends, the Classic Department will do a paint and retrim starting at around €700,000 right the way through to a full rebuild mechanically with the odometer set to zero. They had 18 Carrera GT's in programme when I was there last month. Two were finished ready for delivery, the quality is as you would expect, off the charts.
Popolou said:
Phwoar, also didn't think there was enough money in that for a full nuts and bolts rebuild. Any idea what Porsche ask for such an instruction?
The prices state side have risen very dramatically. I suspect the purple car would be 8 figures. The odometer is mileage accumulated since the car was rebuilt at Classic.
Edited by 993rsr on Wednesday 2nd September 10:09
Thanks for the insight. Yes, been tracking prices and they've really taken off over there of late. An agent friend of mine deals with aircraft and over a recent drink, was surprised to learn how owners will be expected to overhaul the airframe before it moves on at substantial cost. To think there are now some parallels is interesting.
Jones the cat said:
only 448 miles
https://www.dupontregistry.com/car/porsche/carrera...
I'm impressed, do you own this currently and are now selling it, or did you own it previously ?
Jones the cat said:
Start saving up now.
Ordered new for Michael Schumacher
https://www.mecum.com/lots/1178205/2004-porsche-ca...
Apparantly sustained a heavy crash on the way back from a dealership for service.
