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cashflyer 06-09-2016 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tcar (Post 9154079)
A quadriplegic is someone paralyzed from the neck down. No use of arms or legs; all 4 limbs.

Perhaps he meant quadruple amputee?

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Rednine11 06-09-2016 03:34 PM

Someone give me a ballpark idea what that 904 is worth, I have to know .....


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Tony Z 06-09-2016 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rednine11 (Post 9154376)
Someone give me a ballpark idea what that 904 is worth, I have to know .....

Approaching $2mil

1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS 904-026 – sold for €1,428,000 Recent complete restoration to exacting standards. Documented ownership and extensive successful competition history. Hugely eligible for leading historic motoring events and rallies. Auction Source: 2015 Paris by RM Auctions

1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS 904-045 – sold for €1,288,000 Originally owned by Frazer Nash Works driver and Porsche privateer Dickie Stoop. The first example imported to England. Only 904 finished in Irish Green. Beautifully restored; only three owners from new. Recent engine rebuild by four-cam specialist Bill Doyle. Auction Source: 2014 Paris by RM Auctions

1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS 904-057 – sold for $1,595,000 The Ultimate Four-Cam, Four-Cylinder Porsche. Outstanding Spanish Racing History. Consistent Class and Overall Winner in Period. Well-Documented Provenance. Matching-Numbers Original Bodied Example. Believed to Be a 14,000-Mile Car. Presented in Original 1964 Livery. Offered with Extensive History File, Tool Kit , and Owner’s Manual. Perfect Candidate for Leading International Events. Documented by Porsche Historian Jürgen Barth. Auction Source: Gooding & Company’s 10th Anniversary 2013 Pebble Beach Auction


Data based on 9 auction sales
•Average Sale Value : $1,442,156
•Lowest Sale Value : $253,000
•Highest Sale Value : $1,936,693

here is a photo of a racing fibreglass body which Porsche made to make it as light as possible. I took this photo at the Porsche museum
You can see the light shining through the body shell

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...9/P1030787.jpg

Tony Z 06-09-2016 03:49 PM

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Tony Z 06-09-2016 03:51 PM

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...9/100_3811.jpg

URY914 06-09-2016 03:55 PM

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URY914 06-09-2016 03:56 PM

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masraum 06-09-2016 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony Z (Post 9154398)
Approaching $2mil

Data based on 9 auction sales
•Average Sale Value : $1,442,156
•Lowest Sale Value : $253,000
•Highest Sale Value : $1,936,693

If I was ludicrously wealthy, maybe. But if i was mearly quite rich, then I think I'd go for one of these.

Beck 904 Replica

http://www.remarkablecars.com/photos...lica-09303.jpg

or not quite rich, then i'd go for either a

Beck 550
http://www.christopherjacksonltd.com...20Spyder/1.JPG

or a Caterham 7
http://ikuzosportcars.com/wp-content...05/7-green.jpg

rwest 06-09-2016 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera (Post 9154129)

Mandarin goby- prettiest fish ever.

kach22i 06-09-2016 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashflyer (Post 9154263)
Perhaps he meant quadruple amputee?

Yes, that is what I meant to say.

2007 GG Quad Quick Ride - Motorcycle USA
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/photog...6ef.jpg?378220

Powered by a twin boxer out of a BMW cycle.

bell 06-09-2016 06:15 PM

wow...my thread has surpassed 17.5 MILLION VIEWS and nearly 80,000 posts........where's my gift card? lol

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widebody911 06-09-2016 07:12 PM

At what point do you just admit you're just wearing a helmet and driving a 5hitty car?

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Originally Posted by kach22i (Post 9154498)


Heel n Toe 06-09-2016 08:34 PM

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rwest 06-10-2016 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe (Post 9154669)

He does look like he's holding his breath- maybe not quite ready to be out of the water!

MBAtarga 06-10-2016 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe (Post 9154669)

They used the correct word in the article!

GH85Carrera 06-10-2016 04:30 AM

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kach22i 06-10-2016 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by widebody911 (Post 9154614)
At what point do you just admit you're just wearing a helmet and driving a 5hitty car?

Michigan did away with it's helmet law a couple of years ago, now you can go out and kill yourself against a SUV with a driver distracted by texting.

A "good car" should provide some protection in a crash and not turn the operator into a projectile - in my opinion.

The Bentley
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/360499145148841247/
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1465566098.jpg

dafischer 06-10-2016 06:56 AM

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Camouflage on top of the Boeing plant in Seattle during WW2.

Baz 06-10-2016 08:23 AM

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GH85Carrera 06-10-2016 08:44 AM

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