Ruf... greenster

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z...t/default.aspx

 

interesting... like to see one in person... hard to tell if I would like how short it is.

 

It looks good.

 

i'll take one.
i love the REAL targo.
first time i folded up the top and put in the bonnet i was amazed.

 

I love the idea, but somehow the proportions are a bit odd.

Or maybe just if the rear window and hoop were body color would help tie it all together?

 

I think it looks pretty good, but I'd like to see it in person too.

 

Looks pretty cool, retro + modern. I get a weird "Pontiac Solstice" vibe from it, though.

 

I like it. I had a 69' 911E Targa with the soft rear window, in green, but a little brighter green. Now I see its younger brother. also had a 76 Targa. They were great cars. But then again I understand why they discontinued the old Targa style, with a Cab you get the full effect of a convertible, and can open and close it without geting out and taing the top off, folding it and putting it in the trunk (which is already small enough. And with the current Targa you can open it up by a button, so I am not sure if there would be much of a market for the old style Targa Roof. Looks good though.

 

What's with that pile of black plastic at the bottom of the side of the rear window? Makes it look kind of weird...

 

Thats really cool...

 

Oooooooo! Ahhhhhhhhhh!
I LOVE it!

IMHO the "pile of black plastic" ADDS to its authenticity since the original soft-window Targas from '66 through '68 had quite a bit of black fabric in those same areas, and there were overlapping sections. It appears from the photos that the rear window is actually Lexan. I wonder if the Targa top is removeable, with the original cabriolet top still underneath. It would be cool if it was. Then you have it all.
If you are spending RUF money, I would think the center roof section would be 3 different additional pieces: (1) fabric on a folding frame like the original, (2) a one piece hard section painted black or matched to the car, and (3) a clear/tinted hard piece similar to what was offered in the aftermarket back in the day. Can't decide how you feel today? Take them all along for the ride. Or not.

 

based on the lines, looks like they added on to a cabrolet - added the sliver bar, window and the black plastic, so maybe the plastic is there to create a seal where this component meets the body of the car. Starting with a cab would provide a car that already included structural reinforcements to offset the lack of fixed roof.

 

Looks like Ruf is combining the raked windshield profile of the speedster with a Targa. I think the black around the rear window makes it look as though it may be a soft rear window similar to the early soft window Targas.





VeloTech of Paso Robles also was working on a Targa conversion based on a cab body. It is looks like it may more of an easy on/off install similar to the cab's factory hardtop.

 

I think the above posters are probably correct, but I'll be honest: I think it's a great idea that was poorly executed, because it looks pretty cheap to me. Just sayin'...

I like the VeloTech model infinitely more.

 

I would agree, until you look back at the original Targa, then the lines come ouot in RUF's car. But without the comparision I like the VeloTech better too, plus if its an "add on" like a hard top to a cab... that's pretty cool and gives a bigger market to hit