02-12-2007, 04:32 AM
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Location: Colorado, USA
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Tires are fine...just muddy that day because of local tractor traffic. Car has been 100% dealer-maintained, garage-kept, and lives under a car cover; we did, however, have the Porsche dealer put a top-notch clear nose cover on it. As my wife and I have said before, half the fun of this car will be watching our three sons fight over it when we're too old to drive it ourselves.
Researching the car, we know that it sat in a warehouse at Zuffenhausen for at least a year (Apr/May '05 through Apr/May '06), and although all the paperwork is stamped as "US Spec", the analog speedometer is still in KM/h, and it has the eurobumpers, i.e., no ugly US bumper warts. Other than that, Larry mentioned that he came to the same conclusion: this was the "Special Edition" show car that was toured around Europe and the US in 2004. He checked with the Porsche sales reps, who could really neither confirm nor deny this theory: anyone got a "car show pic" clear enough to read the VIN number?
Cheers!
Humble Programmer
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Last edited by humble_programmer; 02-12-2007 at 04:36 AM.
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02-12-2007, 05:19 AM
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Location: Houston, Texas
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Tell us what you know about those white calipers. Ceramic?
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02-12-2007, 07:08 AM
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Brake calipers are brushed aluminium with "Porsche" in black lettering--they're actually very light silver in color: 
For those with higher bandwidth, a full-res version is here. Before anyone starts giving me grief about the rust, this photo was taken just after the car was unloaded from a trans-Atlantic cargo container...because of the rust!
Cheers!
Humble Programmer
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Last edited by humble_programmer; 02-12-2007 at 04:55 PM.
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02-12-2007, 09:00 PM
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Wheels look happier now - just take her for a drive with some turns to clear up that rust!
Brushed aluminium calipers... never seen any. Very cool! Anyone ever seen these before? OEM?
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02-12-2007, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by C5150
Wheels look happier now - just take her for a drive with some turns to clear up that rust!
Brushed aluminium calipers... never seen any. Very cool! Anyone ever seen these before? OEM?
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They are OEM on the 04 anniversary car. I think I've seen them on some 911's too.
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02-13-2007, 12:15 AM
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Congrats humble...... 
You are a very lucky man! Enjoy!!! 
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02-13-2007, 05:42 AM
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Porscheectomy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Seattle Area
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Originally Posted by humble_programmer
Brake calipers are brushed aluminium with "Porsche" in black lettering--they're actually very light silver in color:
For those with higher bandwidth, a full-res version is here. Before anyone starts giving me grief about the rust, this photo was taken just after the car was unloaded from a trans-Atlantic cargo container...because of the rust!
Cheers!
Humble Programmer
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What does the interior of #0000 look like? I assume it's cocoa since the top is. Does it have any other features that the standard car doesn't? I believe the 550 models came with the ROW sport suspension, does yours have it? How many miles are on it now?
I hope you're not driving it now with the weather we're having. Mines been stuck in the garage since November and it's killing me to have to see it but not use it.
Last edited by blue2000s; 03-14-2007 at 02:43 PM.
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