JPP

I've become jaded. It's the combination of the '89 top with the '94 clamshell that intrigues me at this point, because from a purely visual standpoint, I think those are the most beautiful designs of each. I think it was when I realized that Mark Porsche had made those specific choices for his car when the factory produced his Speedster in narrow body and then he took it to Ruf to have it widened into a Turbo body with narrow body sills/rockers that I started to realize it's all about building a 'bespoke' car to suit your individual tastes. It's just that I'm such an 'engineer' when it comes to that very core philosophy that form should follow function and knowing the '94 top design looks the way it does because of a factory re-design to address functionality problems inherent to the '89 top (fit around the side windows, leaks, air noise, etc.) ... having said that, I haven't personally experienced either design so it would be a hard call to say one wouldn't be acceptable over another .. At the end of the day, the '89 cut and fit is very pleasing.

curve lover

'Jaded' JP? ...how 'bout "inspired?!" Good insights ^^ & good luck; I hope you engineer a bespoke Speedster

To aid that, more shots of the Midnight Blue '90:

JPP

^^^I wonder what the maintenance cost would be on an 'aging' Corvette in Holland??

curve lover

Jaguar less?

curve lover

More to like: '90 Midnight Blue pics that haven't been posted here yet....

curve lover

curve lover

Lil' better view of her '89/'90/'94/993 humps:


^^No 993 tailpipes.

JPP

Thought I'd share a picture I was sent recently by a friend who was investigating hardtops for 911 Speedsters. This is from D. Morris company and billed as a "964 Speedster in 993 Turbo body". If it weren't for the painted grill, european sidemarker lights, basket handle and white corner lenses it's almost a double for Jerry S's car before export ..

curve lover

JP-- Got your recent e-mails; thanks

Now, that's a great friend!
Glad you brought this 911 up: had pix for years & never posted them.

More notables:
-- Car's currently for sale;
-- Has an '89 soft-top! ...know anyone who likes those?

curve lover

JPP

^^^ Out of all the "hardtop" designs for these cars that I've seen, I think this is the nicest design and certainly the most 'factory' looking. Evidently can be ordered with a built in roll bar and additional sound insulation. Makes the prospect of driving your Speedster year round very tempting ...

curve lover

Fascinating; hungry for more details / photos

JPP

You have an incoming email ....

curve lover

Superbad!

If you get any shots of that integrated safety roll bar, please post; TIA.

...I'm all about smart ways that make open-top 993s more safe

curve lover

IIRC, a RLer used to have this as an avatar:



I was losing my sanity, trying to figure out what exact car it was, then finally found the above pic in a gallery posted by the owner (seller).


Similar shot...