Jan 5 2010

Porsche 959 Speedster

I really don't understand people sometimes. In this case, it's someone who took a 1977 Porsche 911 and completely bastardized the thing. I know a 1977 911 is not the most desirable car, but come on, I'd love to own one and would be proud to drive it.

Instead, someone decided it was a great platform for some bizarre hatchet job. They started by chopping off the roof. They then put a 959 tail end on the rear (that looks decent enough), a combo 928/slantnose on the front end, and some funky sides on it along with monster wheels.

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Not sure if they didn't have enough money to finish the project, but the front hood doesn't match…OR…maybe that was intentional. All part of the package.

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The price? Just $12,995. Looks like it's sold though. Was up on the Seattle Craigslist.

Reminds me of the Porsche 359 I put up a little over a year ago: Porsche 359.

If I had an UNtempting Porsches list, this would be at the top.

4 Comments on this post

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  1. James said:

    YUCK!!!!

    January 5th, 2010 at 9:14 am
  2. James O said:

    I don't know the yellow one from Florida may be ahead in the ugly race. I remember seeing a lot of these back in the eighties in Germany.

    January 6th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
  3. Andrew said:

    The hood is actually "carbon fiber" to give it that sweet Fast & Furious look that most Porsche enthusiasts are really into. Included in the look is what appears to be a spray-painted shift boot. What a disaster.

    January 7th, 2010 at 10:31 am
  4. Jeff W said:

    Very UNtempting.

    January 9th, 2010 at 12:00 am

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