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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 10:57 PM
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my little sister emailed me this website asking me what this was. Baffled, i turn it over to you guys, the authorities. http://www.bonus.com/applets/flashcr...ars&TOPIC=C050
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 10:59 PM
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I think it was a Porsche concept vehicle, I remember seeing it a couple of years ago...
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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Panamerica concept from 1989. There doesn't seem to be much info about it that I've been able to find. Here's a couple more pictures:




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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:01 PM
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that is fugly!!
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:55 PM
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I thought I read it was built for one of the Porsche family members?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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When they showed to to Ferry Porsche, he called it "grotesque"
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Old Apr 28, 2004 | 03:34 PM
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is that a porsche dune buggy?
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Old May 1, 2004 | 06:40 AM
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Did the Sultan of Brunei ever have any custom Porsches built? Like his 4-seater estate Ferraris?
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Is amphibious? Hopefully it sinks.
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Old May 13, 2004 | 01:52 PM
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Originally posted by graham_mitchell
that is fugly!!
You're right... it looks a lot like a 996 with the lighting swapped around. This car was the predecessor to the 996 show car.
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Old May 23, 2004 | 02:53 PM
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This is called the Porsche 911 Panamericana.
It is a "driver" based on a 964 platform and was made as a birthday gift for Ferry Porsche. He did not like it and it slipped straight into the Porsche museum. Designed by Steve Murkett, same guy who later designed the Cayenne. Porsche made a very limited run of 1/43 model Panamericanas, mounted on a brass plate with Ferry's signature. Recently somebody wanted Euro 400 for a model in mint condition.
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