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David 11-30-2016 12:31 PM
Why a single seat 997?
 
Someone help me understand why somebody did this:



https://www.carfax.com/vehicles/WP0CB2A99AS754083-used-2010-porsche-911-carrera-s--roswell

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1480541464.jpg

1990C4S 11-30-2016 12:44 PM
My guess is he's married.

Vipergrün 11-30-2016 01:27 PM
"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should"

"Money is not a substitute for brains"

Bill Douglas 11-30-2016 01:39 PM
One production line of car to cover left hand drive and right hand drive countries.

sand_man 11-30-2016 02:10 PM
So that's how you make the rear seats "functional"...

sand_man 11-30-2016 02:12 PM
more pics here:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/single-seat-porsche-911-cabriolet-161155136.html

cashflyer 11-30-2016 02:34 PM
Poor man's Mclaren ?

Gogar 11-30-2016 02:42 PM
My only guess is that the owner had some physical issue that made this more comfortable.

Maybe the spot on the left is where you stow the wheelchair or something.

Bill Douglas 11-30-2016 03:01 PM
No girlfriend to drive around with.

masraum 11-30-2016 03:02 PM
I've seen that too, and I don't get it either.

At least it wasn't an air-cooled that he hacked up.

Craig T 11-30-2016 03:04 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by gogar (Post 9378799)
my only guess is that the owner had some physical issue that made this more comfortable.

Maybe the spot on the left is where you stow the wheelchair or something.
bingo!

Craig T 11-30-2016 03:11 PM
Nope. Not handicapped. Just a hack...

Porsche 911 gets McLaren-inspired central driver's seat

Gogar 11-30-2016 03:18 PM
Huh. Well, handicapped, just in a different way I suppose. :)

McLovin 11-30-2016 03:23 PM
"Hold my beer and watch this"

/lights acetylene torch/

Craig T 11-30-2016 03:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gogar (Post 9378834)
Huh. Well, handicapped, just in a different way I suppose. :)
yes! a common disability...Too much money and terrible taste.

sc_rufctr 11-30-2016 03:31 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by David (Post 9378617)
Someone help me understand why somebody did this:::
It's certainly interesting and there's lots of foot room with no offset to the pedals.

But I would have scaled down the side (central) column for balance.

What I have thought about is moving my 911 shifter from central to right of the drivers seat (RHD).... 917 style.
Easy enough to do with a cable shift setup but getting in and out would be a pain.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1480552228.jpg

john70t 11-30-2016 03:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gogar (Post 9378799)
Maybe the spot on the left is where you stow the wheelchair or something.
That is brilliant.
Needs a seat slide, rotation to the outside, overhead pulleys with straps/hooks, and remote door pull.

speeder 11-30-2016 08:51 PM
Maybe he wanted to have two blind spots w the top up.

kach22i 12-01-2016 06:07 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sand_man (Post 9378768)
Quote:
Technically speaking, this Porsche still has its rear plus-two seats, making it something of a McLaren F1 homage. But unlike the famed Macca, the placement of the driver’s seat and the center right-mounted console largely leg-blocks the rear seat passengers, leaving the back better suited for amputees and small-to-medium-sized dogs.
Did the author mean McLaren and not Macca?

Is that some unofficial nickname.

Tervuren 12-01-2016 11:00 PM
Maybe less wind in his hair with the top down?


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