Gretch

Don't bet too much on you knowing any where near enough about me to predict what I would rather be doing.......................

Cheers back...........

Pierre Martins

Gretch, your avatar explains it all.

macreel

ICON... an image or representation that
brings to mind another entity, philosophy
or concept/process.

For me the initial Porsche icon was the 550,
sported by James Dean for my generation.
And, I suppose, the 356, on the autobahn.

Later, the 904, 914 & 917s. Now, its Tony Lapine
and Harm Lagaay, and the water coolers; the
928 leading the flock, of course.

SharkSkin

Hear Hear! One of my pet peeves with know-it-alls...

drnick

have you guys been living on the moon, maybe just reading too many vintage car mags? the carrera GT must be on the list.

heinrich

Dr Nick I promise to read more car mags if you promise to read that list one more time

drnick

ok heinrich,

i see it now! saw that car on tv the other day and the sound is to die for.

heinrich

Yes, actually I thought it sounded a bit like a 928 on steroids .... higher-revving.

TeufelHei

The 959 was the first Porsche I got seriously interested in after reading the R&T and C&d articles on them. I was previously a Lambo lover until I saw those highly refined lines derived from a purpose built off-road racer. Sweet indeed. Bear in mind I was only eight years old when this happened.

As for other racecars, the mid-engine road worthy racers all held my interest. Lately it's been the 904/906 marque. I love the styling.

As for people, the only Iconic ones I know are here on the board. Jim Bailey, Mark Kibort, Dave Roberts, et al. Thanks for being here!

hawk993

Actually, I love Porsches, not just 928 and I own a 928 and a 993 and I love the 962,956,GT1, 917(all versions), 550, etc...I love those cars, I have models of them and have made models of them, so I do not agree with ya.

hawk993

btw...this is what I meant by I do not agree with you...your statement:
"My feeling is that most 928 owners really don't care two hoots about the cars that established the Porsche marque on the race tracks. Most 928 owners are Grand Tourismo drivers that could be just as cumfy in a '90's Merc SLC. The only reason you drive a 928 is because you have a feeble attempt at owning an affordable Porsche just for show-off value. "

goliver

Vic Elford and the 917.

hacker-pschorr

OMG, how could I forget Steve McQueen?

Parnelli Joneser

Gretch- I have a poster of your avatar hanging in the garage bathroom and always chuckle when people ask "Who is that?" Steve has always been one of my heroes, independent of his involvment with Porsches.

I went to boot camp in June '87. The drill sargeants liberated all manner of "contraband" from us recruits, which amounted to everything we had brought. Attempting to sneak something through would result in doing push-ups until collapsing, and then a chance to "go swimming", which was belly crawling through a 100 yard long sand box. That was a minimum punishment, and more than a few guys got caught with cigarettes or a copy of Playboy, whatever.
I risked this punishment by keeping a copy of Road & Track I'd bought at the airport. I think it was the July '87 issue, one of their first "World's Fastest Car" shoot-out issues. This was a "tuner car" shoot-out and fastest was the Ruf 911 CTR (IIRC) which was a twin-turbo build up in a non-turbo body shell (lower drag), shaved rain sills and named "Yellowbird" for it's electric yellow paint. Top speed- 211 mph.

That's my icon- I read and re-read that magazine all through basic training and never did get caught with it. Later on when I went to Germany I got to take a ride in a Ruf modified 911 Turbo owned by a GS-17 (US civilian working for gov't. there at my hospital). It wasn't up to the extreme spec of the R & T test example but in a frightenly quick burst I saw the needle pass 280kph on the speedo which he claimed was calibrated and accurate at all speeds.

So cars tuned by Ruf have always held something for me in spirit. Funnily enough, I have never had any interest in buying a 911. That's not a dig on them by any means, I have always felt they were further up the food chain than I have been at any certain point. I have went from racing Datsun 510's, moved up to Rx-7's as a stepping stone , then this 928 came into my life and suddenly I have no interest in Mazdas, go figure.

TeufelHei

You got through basic training with a magazine?!? I didn't get through the first night with the same underwear I showed up with. I got it back at the end though