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ProjectM96 01-28-2014 10:53 AM

First Porsche Uncovered after 112 years!
 
The 1898 Porsche P1

Yahoo!

thstone 01-28-2014 11:04 AM

And it has the ORIGINAL IMS bearing! :eek:

Meir 01-28-2014 02:34 PM

i wonder if its de- snorked

jmatta 01-28-2014 02:41 PM

Yeah, and it's a P1...doesn't qualify for the TUDOR USCC Series...DPs win again.

In hindsight, it's Porsche's first cabriolet.

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1390952481.jpg

Timco 01-28-2014 02:49 PM

Dupe thread. Someone had this earlier. Page 1.

woodsman 01-28-2014 05:42 PM

PROVEN! Real Porsche's are convertibles!:cheers:

Jake Raby 01-28-2014 05:45 PM

It wasn't designed by Accountants

Kenny Boxster 01-28-2014 08:04 PM

I wonder if the front axle wheels are 5 x 130 bolt pattern? :D

Jager 01-28-2014 08:27 PM

He was 22 years old when he built this... What were you doing at 22 years of age??

dbear61 01-29-2014 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmatta (Post 383546)
Yeah, and it's a P1...doesn't qualify for the TUDOR USCC Series...DPs win again.

In hindsight, it's Porsche's first cabriolet.

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1390952481.jpg

Note the "body" and wheels are speed yellow.

DBear

RawleyD 01-29-2014 06:48 AM

That is a very cool story!

2003S 01-29-2014 08:11 AM

It's rear engine, too. That makes it the 911 prototype, right?


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