Found these while searching the web and "wow" describes them!
Enjoy the pics!
Found these while searching the web and "wow" describes them!
Enjoy the pics!
A very special Porsche #2:
A very special Porsche #3:
we should hang it in a disco
Honor. Courage. Commitment. Etcetera.
Who the hell made that.
"It feels loud, fast and scary. It feels like someone has torn off your arm and is beating you to death with the soggy end." Clarkson talking about a TVR.
I dont know. Probably someone with a lot of spare time.Originally Posted by UCR
Hope he (the owner) doesn`t crash it...
Braking allot of those smal mirrors would make him an unlucky man for manny years.. Isn`t it 7 years of unluck if you brake a mirror??
practicality aside, that's cool!
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31695
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that would look cool in a tunnel or at night.
the chromed cars look better (and are more aerodynamic )
I wouldn't like to be a pedestrian and get hit by this...
I wonder the score on the NCAP test concerning pedestrian safety
Now if it were one big chrome plate, it would look fantastic, but now it looks like a 356 made of broken glass.
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That's cool, but it could blind other drivers.
"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." -Warren Buffett
i wonder if the police laser speed gun thingy's would be able to detect what speed it is going?
Andreas Preuninger, Manager of Porsche High Performance Cars: "Grandmas can use paddles. They aren't challenging."
These photos first surfaced in late 2003. As I recall, this car was offered for sale on Ebay in early 2004 for the asking price of around $300,000 USD.
Here's the story on the car and it's creator:
History: The idea for this unique object was to create a singular art object about " historical automobiles" for a "Premium Classic Cars Event". This unusual object took 6 month to prepare and was presented in Graz / Austria in July 2003. This object reflects its environment in the context of a mobile, historical and cultural property in fascinating ways you have never seen before. The artist: Gustav Troger, a famous Austrian artist, international known with mirror objects and sculptures. born in 1951 in Kohlschwarz/Austria lives since 1989 in Los Angeles and Graz. since 1983 exhibitions in Graz, Vienna, Budapest, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Prague, Zagreb, Zuerich, Basel, Frankfurt, Munich u.v.a.
Technical:
Make: Porsche
Model: 356 SC / 1600
Year of construction: 1964
Chassis Nr: 131821
Engine Nr: 716561
Color: Irish-green 6406 1 ( Original color)
Interior equipment: Imitation leather black
Restoration work done before artistic work:
Body: Removal of all weak points, however without final lacquer finish
Electronics: Wirings to a large extent renewed
Engine: Complete overhaul - odometer reading after complete overhaul: 450 kilometers
Brakes: Complete overhaul
Tire & rims: renewed
Interior equipment: good Condition ( all original)
Technical total condition: good
Artistic activities:
All exterior painted surfaces including the dashboard are covered with mirrors.
As material served commercial mirror glass, which was applied with a special industrial glue from the automobile industry. The durabilitiy of the mirrors have been road tested.The durability of the mirrors was although tested on several different art objects before.
It took the artist 6 month ( February till July 2003) to finish this amazing work of art.
You can probably find more info or an official site using the artists name: Gustav Troger
The photos below show the artist at work.
>8^)
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Last edited by Peloton25; 08-07-2005 at 06:03 PM.
'Yes, at one time this was a very attractive Porsche.'
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