Tail, tail, or not tail

[911st]

What looks best on an red 85 Carrera?

1. No tail
2. 73 RS Duck tail
3. 74 Carrera Tail (76/77 turbo style)
4. 80's Carrera tail
5. 930 / turbo tail

[rusnak]

1 and 4 tied, depends on the rest of the car.
2
3
5

again depends on whether you have a front spoiler, wide tires, lowered, etc. Body color is not so relevant.

[911st]

7&8 Fuchs w black centers (may paint), sticky Dunlops, Euro height, factory sport seats, may remove rear rubber bumpers, have a set of retro Rally hood lights that may or may not go on...

[LakeCleElum]

Ducks belong on Longhoods........Newer tails - Don't do it for me!!!!

[johndglynn]

I have numbers 1, 2 and 3 for my '76 and my fave is definitely number three:

[WPOZZZ]

I'd say no tail.

[jinxy666]

I just love that Orange 911 jg....

[Quicksilver]

What you are going to do with it comes into it. Stab the brakes hard at 130+ and you will go get a wing after you wash out the undies...

Other then that... The rear lid is easy to swap so having more then one choice is nice. The real deal is: What do you like? Design by committee usually sucks the soul out of things.

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by johndglynn

I have numbers 1, 2 and 3 for my '76 and my fave is definitely number three:

Very awesome tail. Dang may have to get one of those. So now I vote for #3

[johndglynn]

Originally Posted by jinxy666

I just love that Orange 911 jg....

Thanks Jinxy, love the Ruby Red also.

I like the track so I like tails, but here's a pic with the ally flat lid for comparison (and grat. pic count):

[3.2 CAB]

I would have to say, the factory Carrera tail.




But...then again, I might be biased, in my vote!

[jinxy666]

The "Orange", what can I say, nice with what ever.........nuf said really.

jinxy.

[Zef]

Oem

[911st]

johndglynn,

Yours is one of my fav's. It is the first of several car pics I have in a word doc for a reference of what I most like.

[York]

I think that the unbroken curve from the top of the front windshield to the rear bumper is a beautiful bit of design that really works for a street car.

[theclaw]

I've wondered the same thing for my '84 Carrera but a tailless coupe is a thing of beauty. I'm inclined to keep mine clean.

[175K911]

I too have 1, 2 & 3. Love the look of the duck, but for track I like my 75 Carrera style tail.

Same car, but significantly different look from one tail to the next:

[Nine17]

I have the "standard" 3.2 whale tail (also used on the RS America and by Alois Ruf on the original 200 mph "Yellow Bird" CTR). Looks aside, it's amazing how "planted" the car feels at 100+ mph. I'm a believer.

[esample]

Originally Posted by LakeCleElum

Ducks belong on Longhoods........Newer tails - Don't do it for me!!!!

I'm sure Bob is correct, but I've never let convention stop me. I recently put a Gary Stratton duck on my '86 and love the look. Plus, the car handles nicely at speed and, here's a surprise, my engine appears to be running several degrees cooler. Not in traffic, of course, but on the freeway for sure.

In the end, you need to do what you like and forget the "consensus".

YMMV

-e.

[rattlsnak]

OK, we need to find out who said.... the 930 tail.