DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

For the record, the whole car doesn't do it for me, but there are elements which I haven't seen before on a 911

white painted fuchs
stand off engine grille
short (or perhaps broken off) aerial.

Gonna add some balance to this thread. Without cars that go 'a step too far', we wouldn't actually progress. Car styling pretty much owes everything to people who push the boundaries on the hot rod scene. I'd agree with what you're saying but I think in this case they've completely destroyed the so...

Gonna add some balance to this thread. Without cars that go 'a step too far', we wouldn't actually progress.

Car styling pretty much owes everything to people who push the boundaries on the hot rod scene.

myatt1972 wrote:Meet Roland, found in an Rx7.
He was as stiff as a poker !!!

Rotary Rat?

Lightweight_911 wrote:I think you'll find that's the owner ...

Thought as much, but not the best photo for a motor at that level of spend.

Btw, I realise now that my Kangoo van is a rare model as it has a sliding door on the passenger side.

early_911 wrote:

Is that Bob Fleming and Jed Thomas?

Lightweight_911 wrote:?????

4th picture in car and classic ad.

If I had a car worth two hundred and eighty thousand pounds, I wouldn't let a fat bloke in a Kangoo van anywhere near it with a mop and bucket.

About 20 half pence pieces under the driver's floorboard. Sick in passenger door bin. Champagne lifestyle, lemonade budget.

Shogun (or cheaper import Pajero). Great off road. Great tow vehicle.

p.s. Not Shogun Sport - that is a different car altogether.

Well, as you can probably tell, I'd agree with that. Worst car I've ever owned. Here's a story which might amuse. Decided to load up the P38 to take stuff to the dump. The air suspension can be lowered right down to make loading easier so I did that. Also, the split tailgate would come in handy I th...

Bootsy wrote:Tune in is great. I delve into lots of deep funk and soul. P funk, uncut funk, the bomb.

Tear the roof off the sucker!

Oh and check where the clutch cable goes through the bulkhead. Notorious weak point.

In his defence, you usually have to fiddle with something before you fix it...

Low mileage, showroom ones are around £7k, so the price looks ok if it's sound and the mileage doesn't bother you.

Have you driven one recently? If not, you will be appalled by the brakes (if RHD). Shocking, even by old car standards.