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Title: Saw a Porsche 356..
Post by: STEMO on 02 October 2015, 20:16:25

.....on Antiques road trip this week and fell in love with it. It's not something I've taken much notice of previously, but really attractive car.

Title: Re: Saw a Porsche 356..
Post by: BazaJT on 02 October 2015, 20:21:52

Was it not the speedster version of the 356 in which James Dean was killed?or am I thinking of the wrong porker?

Title: Re: Saw a Porsche 356..
Post by: 05omegav6 on 02 October 2015, 20:24:40

Quote from: BazaJT on 02 October 2015, 20:21:52

Was it not the speedster version of the 356 in which James Dean was killed?or am I thinking of the wrong porker?

That's the one... was a documentary about him on Radio 2 the other night :y

Title: Re: Saw a Porsche 356..
Post by: STEMO on 02 October 2015, 20:26:26

Quote from: BazaJT on 02 October 2015, 20:21:52

Was it not the speedster version of the 356 in which James Dean was killed?or am I thinking of the wrong porker?

It was indeed the speedster.

Title: Re: Saw a Porsche 356..
Post by: BazaJT on 02 October 2015, 20:27:42

Was fairly sure,but memory is not what it once was and it weren't right good even back then :D ;D

Title: Re: Saw a Porsche 356..
Post by: tunnie on 02 October 2015, 20:31:56

Porkers never have appealled to me. Neither old nor knew, looks wise at least. Guess I should drive  one at some point. See what the fuss is about  :-\

Title: Re: Saw a Porsche 356..
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 02 October 2015, 21:05:08

I saw a Porsche Panemera the other day and thought to myself "Now that's an Omega replacement!"  :y

Trouble is even secondhand ones start at £40,000!  :o  Maybe one for Lord Opti when he gets fed up with the Signum.  :-\  ;)

Title: Re: Saw a Porsche 356..
Post by: Gaffers on 02 October 2015, 21:13:58

Iam yet to see a Porsche that get my juices going.  Ferraris though, that's a different story :y

Title: Re: Saw a Porsche 356..
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 02 October 2015, 21:42:28

Quote from: Sir Tigger on 02 October 2015, 21:05:08

I saw a Porsche Panemera the other day and thought to myself "Now that's an Omega replacement!"  :y

Trouble is even secondhand ones start at £40,000!  :o  Maybe one for Lord Opti when he gets fed up with the Signum.  :-\  ;)

It says a lot that at a recent do, I went straight past the Cayenne, straight past the brand new Boxster GTS Turbobig'dangle berries', and into the Panamera they had. Then started bemoaning the absence of a third pedal, until it was pointed out to me that the "lead in" Pans have a sensible engine and proper box...

Title: Re: Saw a Porsche 356..
Post by: BazaJT on 03 October 2015, 18:22:02

Must say I saw one of those panameras today and thought to myself,what a bloated pig ugly thing it was!But then the only Ferrari that "does it"for me was the Daytona.

Title: Re: Saw a Porsche 356..
Post by: 05omegav6 on 03 October 2015, 19:04:48

Quote from: BazaJT on 03 October 2015, 18:22:02

Must say I saw one of those panameras today and thought to myself,what a bloated pig ugly thing it was!But then the only Ferrari that "does it"for me was the Daytona.

Make mine a Petrol Blue Convertible with biscuit leather and roof... 8)