More cowbell? That looks like a big flattened one, attached to the hood. Too much cowbell if you ask me.

 

Someones thinking hard! Mike.

 

this car is not my style for a number of reasons,
hoodscoop.. looks like a mustang 5.0 knockoff
bodykit... maybe early jaquemond/strosek?
interior trim piping... while kinda loud you'd think they would match it to the exterior body color (?) if the car were red or black I could see it but not grey
(I'm not gonna touch the "wide body" stitching )
car appears to be at least a foot longer in front
is that a "car phone"?

gotta stop there or I'll go nuts

Rixter

 

Too much bling.

 

If I could get it real cheap, and then address some of the issues I don't like about it, I'd probably buy it. I HATE the way with not only this body kit, but others as well, don't gradually flow the rear fender arches into the rear bumper cover. Boom, they just stop at the cover. That has always irked me. It seems that no one takes the time to design a kit that actually flows with the original design to make it look quasi-factory. I love the widebody look, but few seem to be done properly, either by design, or installation.

Still, I would be interested in the challenge to see if I could properly integrate the kit where it flowed properly with the lines of the car. I think it would be fun.

 

WHY go wide and not take advantage of it??? 245/50 tires on the rear???

 

Mark, where's you get that sticker at the top of your windshield?

 

edecals.com

AND - it often really works!!!

(The banner was probably one of the MOST TAKEN PICS at SITM this year!)

 

Thanks... I may buy 3. Dumb Minnesota drivers think the left lane is for .... never mind. rant aborted.

 

It looks like it came straight from the Miami Vice set, as one of the bad guys cars!!!

 

The hood definitely looks like an early Mustang / Capri.

The body kit reminds me of one that I use to see advertised from AIR but without the rear bumper cover (slightly wider). The car in the AIR ads was maroon with gold BBS style wheels and a huge surfboard rear wing.

I'm agree with Chris...if it were cheap enough, I'd pick it up and address all of the issues. Issue # 1...get rid of the "custom" wide body seats.

 

It looks better than a stock 928. That body kit give it a way better look. I would have choosen a better looking hoodscoop. Not that many body kits are available for this car. When you do find one they expect us to pay through the nose for it. I don't undersand this. I can buy several different styles of bodykits for my Mustang at very reasonable prices. Even my Honda Civic Hatchback has numerous confirmations available for it at rock bottom prices. I can convert my other cars into really cool racers with only $800. $800 would get me a complete body kit. Why are we so ignored?

 

Evian,

I don't have all of the numbers at my fingertips, but at a guess I would attribute it to two factors:

1) More mustangs and more civics are built each year than the entire production run of 928s.

2) People in general are more willing to hack up a Bic lighter type car than a 928.

So if 1% of all 928 owners worldwide are willing to chop up their cars, that's a total market of maybe 500.

There were 1.2 million Fox-body mustangs built from 1986-1993. If 1% of all of the owners are willing to chop up their cars that's a total market of 12,000.

Due to #2 above, I think the percentage is much higher than 1% for mustangs and civics. I'm sure the same theory applies to the civic, though I couldn't find the production numbers as readily.

Basically, when you tool up to make a custom part, the cost of tooling & development must be amortized based on how many units are likely to be sold. You do the math.

 

I guess there is two ways to do a 928. I personally like restoring mine back as close to original as possible and any improvements need to be relativly transparent (not take away from the original appearance) however I think there is another train of thought. Customizing a car is something that people do to all makes and models........... I think they did a great job customizing. It's not what I would do but it's sharp.

 

It also seems to have some kind of Porsche "plaque" on the dash.
And it also has factor-looking stickers on the back of the car, saying widebody...
Is there any chance this is some really rare factory modification?
Or is this just some project of a crazed person with a lot of fiberglass?
I still do not like the car, but it might be worth more to the right person,
if it actually was a factory effort.

I really doubt it, but you never know...