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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 12:43 pm
by misteralz
Bertone, wasn't it? I quite like them. Much more than their ugly successor...
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 12:46 pm
by jb
That looks like it might have some interesting history.
I like it but don’t know what it is.
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 2:20 pm
by 911hillclimber
Beats me too, Andy will know.
Facebook find.
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 3:11 pm
by Sam
That’s an LLM1. Coachwork by Nvidia Rotisserie.
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 3:36 pm
by 23e Heure
Sam wrote:That’s an LLM1. Coachwork by Nvidia Rotisserie.
Very good, Sam
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 4:16 pm
by Lightweight_911
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- in brief 'AI' ...
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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2025 9:12 am
by IanM
Lightweight_911 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 23, 2025 10:58 am
but I couldn't live with the Morris Marina-style door handles (which have featured on & ruined many manufacturer's models)
The Lotus Espirit S1 also had similar door handles. I wouldn't worry too much.
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 8:51 am
by 911hillclimber
The company I used to work for in the 80's made all these handles and a whole lot more, latches and strikers.
Wilmot Breeden did all the 'BMC etc' hardware back then. Rockwell International bought the WB empire, a large European company by then.
Simple cheap and reliable, worked for many home and abroad.
All the tooling sold to Weston Body Hardware who still make all the classic door hardware and much more modern parts too.
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 9:14 am
by IanM
911hillclimber wrote: ↑Tue Nov 25, 2025 8:51 am
The company I used to work for in the 80's made all these handles and a whole lot more, latches and strikers.
Wilmot Breeden did all the 'BMC etc' hardware back then. Rockwell International bought the WB empire, a large European company by then.
Simple cheap and reliable, worked for many home and abroad.
All the tooling sold to Weston Body Hardware who still make all the classic door hardware and much more modern parts too.
Good to know Graham.
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 9:37 am
by Lightweight_911
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The engines in the early 308 GTB models were dry-sumped ...
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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 12:13 pm
by IanM
So, can the engines in the GT4 models be easily converted to dry-sumped using the GTB parts?
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 4:45 pm
by 911hillclimber
No Ai here;
Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 7:39 pm
by IanM
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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2025 8:53 pm
by Lightweight_911
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I don't think there's a 'kit' available to convert these engines from wet to dry sump ... & for a road car they're fine without.
I think the reason that the early 308 GTB engines were dry-sumped was possibly to ensure that enough were built to homologate it for racing (where it does have distinct advantages).
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Re: my non-Porsche picture of the day
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2025 11:13 am
by KS
