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Old 02-02-2007, 01:46 PM   #1
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I can't see the car in the link ( ebay is blocked here at work ) but IMHO the black one posted here doesn't look half bad...

Just my $0.02,

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Old 02-02-2007, 02:17 PM   #2
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Old 02-02-2007, 02:31 PM   #3
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Here's my opinion on replica's, if you're going to make one at least make it the correct size. The CGT is a big car whereas the Boxster is not. It's like the people who make Countachs on a Fiero frame and don't stretch it or anything, looks ridiculous. Another thing that really gets to me is people that make replicas of cars that are super rare. For instance there's a guy here that has a 288GTO replica, I mean come on that car is a million plus if you can find one. What are the chances that you'll ever see one, pretty much noda.

The only Porsche replica that stands out in my book as a cool car is the Beck replicas and that's more of a reproduction than a replica. Everything on that car is to specs of the original. Although the 356 widebody is a cool looking car to me.

I remember back in the early to mid 90's there was a 500SL replica built on a Lebaron chassis. Always made me laugh, so you get a German looking car on a crappy American chassis. Cool.

That black Carroxster looks ok but, it's nothing I'd do to my car.
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Old 02-02-2007, 02:44 PM   #4
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FYI
They did stretch the boxster frame 12" to match the wheelbase of the CGT here...
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Old 02-03-2007, 10:30 PM   #5
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They did stretch the boxster frame 12" to match the wheelbase of the CGT here...
it's still not as wide as a CGT.
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Old 02-04-2007, 12:03 AM   #6
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ummmm....taking a break from writing a paper.....thrilling sat night....but the white one........ewwwww...................

the black one, not bad at all, maybe its black and harder to see the lines on it....but again the white one looks terrible.....

I'm cool with people changing their cars around...cause if it looks dumb, to me, then I get something to laugh at....I personally think it's stupid to put the CGT badging all over it....but that's just me....
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Old 02-04-2007, 12:01 PM   #7
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-External dimensions: overall width (inches): 75.6,

98 Boxster
-width is 70.1"
...and I know they added substabtially to the width of the kit cars...so one could make an edjucated guess that it is similar in width to the real deal.

you can see here that it does appear to be thinner but the replica does not look horribly out of proportion when it is not in the company of the real CGT.

...again I would never own a replica CGT anyway but it certainly is an interesting looking vehicle when you factor in a used/chopped boxster from a salvage yard for pennies on a dollar and then add this kit to it...fun to look at!
Now duplicating the sound would be an entirely different subject.

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