A very special Porsche

[McLareN]

Found these while searching the web and "wow" describes them! :)
Enjoy the pics!

[McLareN]

A very special Porsche #2:

[McLareN]

A very special Porsche #3:

[cmcpokey]

we should hang it in a disco

[UCR]

Who the hell made that.

[McLareN]

Who the hell made that.

I dont know. Probably someone with a lot of spare time.

[LotusLocost]

Hope he (the owner) doesn`t crash it... :p
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?? :D

[Pando]

practicality aside, that's cool! :)

[johnnyperl]

that would look cool in a tunnel or at night.
the chromed cars look better (and are more aerodynamic :D )

[lightweight]

I wouldn't like to be a pedestrian and get hit by this...
I wonder the score on the NCAP test concerning pedestrian safety:D

[Esperante]

Now if it were one big chrome plate, it would look fantastic, but now it looks like a 356 made of broken glass.

[GT F1]

That's cool, but it could blind other drivers.

[clutch-monkey]

i wonder if the police laser speed gun thingy's would be able to detect what speed it is going?

[Peloton25]

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. :cool:

>8^)
ER

[Esperante]

'Yes, at one time this was a very attractive Porsche.' ;)

[Niko_Fx]

McLaren! Next time you find something like this send it over to me or Egg_Nog so we can use it in the "Chop or Not" thread!! :D

This car is nice, ugly, amazing, etc at the same time :)

[Vindesh17]

I know that this is for the sake of art but couldn't he have just used a damn beatle?

[Viper007]

Hippie Abuse Grrrrrrrrr

[6'bore]

That is insane.

[Clique]

Someone put glue on it then drove it through a bathroom tiles factory,.

[Cyco]

Utterly original, and strikingly beautiful.

My congratulations to the artist.

[Egg Nog]

Utterly original, and strikingly beautiful.

My congratulations to the artist.

Well put.