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Long ago and far, far way, guys used to take the chassis of a Volkswagen Beetle and put a plastic body of a Porsche on top.

It was called a kit car, and such things were all the rage in the 1960s and early 1970s, when everyone wanted to build his own cool car and there were a million dead Beetles to work with. After all, a Porsche 356 was just a re-bodied Beetle to begin with, wasn't it?

Oddly enough, guys are still buying Porsche kit cars, only now they start with Porsche 911 components. And I can't help looking at the Black Plague and thinking about disassembling it and bringing it back to life Frankenstein style as an Intermeccanica Speedster-6 as seen here.

http://static.ed.edmunds-media.com/u...537-122236.jpg

1985 Porsche 911 Long-Term Road Test - Miscellaneous
http://static.ed.edmunds-media.com/u...477-120223.jpg

kach22i

01-15-2014 07:32 AM

1985 Porsche 911 Long-Term Road Test - Miscellaneous
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1389803543.jpg
http://static.ed.edmunds-media.com/u...rs_caption.jpg

This would make a great screen saver or poster:
http://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/hippie-porsche-917-021
http://www.classicdriver.com/sites/d...?itok=QgpkYyoe

dhrcr911s

01-15-2014 08:34 AM

post 24996, that's Livingston, Montana... Just behind this hill off the frontage road west of town.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1389807255.jpg

widebody911

01-15-2014 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by URY914 (Post 7857074)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1389754131.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1389808118.jpg

kach22i

01-15-2014 08:55 AM

Classic Concepts: 1978 Jaguar XJ Spider by Pininfarina
http://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/classic-concepts-1978-jaguar-xj-spider-pininfarina
http://www.classicdriver.com/sites/d...?itok=NZX6b3OV
http://www.classicdriver.com/sites/d...?itok=-Qt3-nFj
http://www.classicdriver.com/sites/d...?itok=kb_D6SsE

1978 Mercedes-Benz Study CW311
1978 Mercedes-Benz Study CW311 » ISO50 Blog – The Blog of Scott Hansen (Tycho / ISO50)
http://blog.iso50.com/wp-content/upl...16-449x330.jpg

1978 Lancia Sibilo Concept
http://www.boldride.com/ride/1978/lancia-sibilo-concept
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/i...zZ0G-Ghhy4rqII

Quote:

In Italian, the word “sibilo” indicates the hissing sound made by an object travelling at speed through the air

50 Years of the Porsche 911
http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/...psddec0b1e.jpg

ErVikingo

01-15-2014 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by URY914 (Post 7857084)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1389754262.jpg

Don't know what it is but I want it! SmileWavy

Random:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1389811778.jpg

kach22i

01-15-2014 03:18 PM

Event>> Idlers Games Tsukuba 2011 - Pt1 | Speedhunters
http://www.speedhunters.com/wp-conte...032_0Ao8_9.jpg
http://www.speedhunters.com/wp-conte...284_IMwD_8.jpg

The Phil Knox fleet - 34 years of aeromodding - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com
http://ecomodder.com/imgs/knox/knox-karmann-ghia.jpg

CC VW Karmann Ghia
http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sum...1/282-1-06.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...s/P1120006.jpg

kach22i

01-15-2014 03:24 PM

The History of Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia - Vw Trends Magazine
http://image.vwtrendsweb.com/f/featu...azine_View.jpg

TheSamba.com :: View topic - Karmann Ghia Wool Tuft Testing
http://www.basilari.com/wp-content/u...05/photo-2.png
http://www.basilari.com/wp-content/u...05/photo-4.png

http://www.cartype.com/pages/4101/saab_92__1947
http://www.cartype.com/pics/7297/ful...-tunnel_47.jpg

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=348107&start=40
http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewik...04d6b28434.jpg

'V2 Sagitta' and is built by Kurt Volkhart 1947
http://www.kfz-tech.de/Engl/Hersteller/VW/VWKaeferS1947.htm
http://www.kfz-tech.de/Bilder/Herste...ferS194701.jpg
http://www.kfz-tech.de/Bilder/Herste...ferS194703.jpg
http://www.kfz-tech.de/Bilder/Herste...ferS194705.jpg

kach22i

01-15-2014 03:44 PM

Javan R1 : 2012
Javan R1 : 2012 | Cartype
http://www.cartype.com/pics/9153/sma...n_r1_12_01.jpg
http://www.cartype.com/pics/9153/sma...n_r1_12_03.jpg

kach22i

01-15-2014 03:56 PM

Here is car number 26 during wind tunnel testing.
Your daily car fix: Prototype W30 chassis no 26
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xf2MoO99gV...+prototype.jpg

The Cars of Giovanni Savonuzzi
by HUGUES on FEBRUARY 16, 2011
http://www.velocetoday.com/the-cars-of-giovanni-savonuzzi/
http://www.velocetoday.com/wp-conten...5-Nibbio-2.jpg

john70t

01-15-2014 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kach22i (Post 7855943)

http://wardsauto.com/site-files/ward...oncept-new.jpg
"Military FED concept vehicle is aluminum-intensive."

1). I'm guessing Al has a lower radar signature with a bit of trick paint?

2). With a hybrid drive+solar panels, it could sit for long periods then drive invisible of heat signature from the air.

3). Plus, because of lightweight design it would be more portable by air, more fuel efficient for distance travel, thus more independent from supply lines/zones...

But FU dirty hippy!
Because Prius.

Lapkritis

01-15-2014 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john70t (Post 7858875)

Yep, lighter than steel but cheaper, more durable and easier to repair than composite.

Iciclehead

01-15-2014 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4SFED (Post 7857117)

Rolly-Polly Bug??? :D:phttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1389755326.jpg

I think they are copulating and will give birth to a 356 soon....

Dennis

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