The unspoken rule of Porsche hot rodding is Porsche DNA
Made in America with custom case, cams and crank, the Polo engine gained acceptance where a Subaru engine would be frowned upon
Some amusingly exploited this rule to wind up the local pca chapter, in this case with an 8.2 litre Cadillac V8; “It’s funny to watch the Porsche guys just repulsed by the sacrilege of modifying one of their precious Porsches.”
Porsche DNA evolved from a combination of capitalism & a desire to cover more distance in 24 hours than anyone else. EV DNA evolved from climate change & fleet carbon targets dreamed up by bureaucrats in Brussels & Whitehall.
The only way to settle the controversial issue of classic EV conversions once and for all is with a referendum…
maverick noun
1. an unorthodox or independent-minded person.
2. an unbranded calf or yearling.
Origin mid 19th century: from the name of Samuel A. Maverick (1803–70), a Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle.
I love my 2.4S , but I’m not kidding myself by thinking it isn’t flawed…. But for me the package INCL a high comp MFI motor makes it what I love and the reason I’ve owned it for getting on for 20years soon . Take the cammy low torque but high revving petrol motor away and it just becomes a slightly unstable and dynamically flawed 50year old car. I’d be better off with a boxster and fully EVing it if I wanted to go down the route of ‘classic’ electric car ( to be fair an EV 986 would be quite a thing ).
This is why i have no interest in EV ing a lot of classics … subjectively they’re shite but they have elements that form a package that endear themselves to us.
And I’m not against EV’s at all … we’ve had 2 330e’s as a compromise so far and have a full EV coming in March as our main family car to do 20k mile per year in
So I'm outside building my extra garage and the schools kick out, a couple of lads stop to see what we are doing mixing up mortar and laying bricks and one of the lads asks what are you building. It's a garage for my 911. What's that they ask. Well it's a German sports car. The reply - I bet it's not as fast as my Dads' Tesla. So I ask do you know the Tesla is powered by an electric motor. Of course I do that's what all cars should have.
Ignatzcatz wrote:So I'm outside building my extra garage and the schools kick out, a couple of lads stop to see what we are doing mixing up mortar and laying bricks and one of the lads asks what are you building. It's a garage for my 911. What's that they ask. Well it's a German sports car. The reply - I bet it's not as fast as my Dads' Tesla. So I ask do you know the Tesla is powered by an electric motor. Of course I do that's what all cars should have.
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brilliant! thanks for sharing 