911 R-inspired

domtoni · Post by **domtoni** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:43 am

Looks great !!!

Mr Pharmacist · Post by **Mr Pharmacist** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:06 am

Love it!

So, what do the graphics say? My Japanese (or chinese?) is a bit rusty!

Cortina · Post by **Cortina** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:18 pm

The writing is Japanese ... a "simplified" form of the writing !!

Top one (above Porsche Script) - translates as "The World's Record" (don't worry - does not make sense to me either !!

Btm one " Little Rough Bad Thing" ... again a literal translation.

So take it from there and use a little literal imagination !!

With thanks to YoYo who is from Macau and speaks M......in and C ...se , but no Portuguese ! (know your Macau history !!)

oliveR · Post by **oliveR** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 4:01 pm

Very nice, i love the BP deco !!!
I read somewhere that the original car had red stripes instead of green...

Post by **Bootsy** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:27 pm

oliveR wrote:Very nice, i love the BP deco !!!
I read somewhere that the original car had red stripes instead of green...

But it takes one hell of a man to pull off red bonnet stripes

Ps. Mick, love it!

Mick Cliff · Post by **Mick Cliff** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:29 pm

Cortina wrote:The writing is Japanese ... a "simplified" form of the writing !!

Top one (above Porsche Script) - translates as "The World's Record" (don't worry - does not make sense to me either !!

Btm one " Little Rough Bad Thing" ... again a literal translation.

So take it from there and use a little literal imagination !!

With thanks to YoYo who is from Macau and speaks M......in and C ...se , but no Portuguese ! (know your Macau history !!)

Well done Cortina, that's near enough

I used Babelfish for the translation into Simplified Japanese. In English it should say 'World Record' on the doors, as the original car. The script on the engine lid is 'Little B4stard'.
Quite relieved that I may not upset any Japanese speaking people

Mick Cliff · Post by **Mick Cliff** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:37 pm

oliveR wrote:Very nice, i love the BP deco !!!
I read somewhere that the original car had red stripes instead of green...

Thanks Oliver
Seems unlikely to have been red as the record attempt was sponsored by BP... but I will stand corrected

In all the research I did the colour always came up as green (Pantone 655 to be exact

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Mick Cliff · Post by **Mick Cliff** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:16 pm

And then there were two

R is now securely locked up in my garage
Bit of a blast driving it home... It's noisy, it's hard, it attracts lots of attention

Room for one more inside... roll on Thursday!

markm · Post by **markm** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:20 pm

Nicceeee

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:30 pm

Looks fantastic

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:34 pm

Looks like it's going to be a good week for you Mick,three top cars

Regards,

Gary71 · Post by **Gary71** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:50 pm

...but on that crisp sunny day which one do you take out!

bjmullan · Post by **bjmullan** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:08 pm

Looking absolutely fab Mick and if you have trouble choosing which to take out I'm sure there would be many volunteers to help drives the others!

jury · Post by **jury** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:16 pm

Nice one Mick

911ts3 · Post by **911ts3** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:33 pm

Well done Mick, it looks really great, you've beat me to it, I've still got 4 - 6 weeks to go with the Alfa
Steve
911ts3