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Old 11-19-2008, 11:48 PM
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This is awesome. It shows just how little the 911 has changed, at least in outer appearance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7SmqZPXGks
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Old 11-20-2008, 12:16 AM
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That's very cool. Just goes to show you that if you start with a good design, it can be evolutionized rather than revolutionized. I can't think of any other car manufacturer that can claim the longevity of any one design.
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Old 11-20-2008, 01:17 AM
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I love 911s. that being said it has been said that Porsche started with a bad design and perfected it!
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Old 11-20-2008, 08:30 AM
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In what way as it a bad design? The 356 was one of the most beautiful cars ever built. As were the early 911s, and they just kept getting better.
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I had a screensaver that I downloaded from Porsche that had the same morphing effect. Until it disappeared . . .

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By way of explaining the enduring design of the car, I heard one guy speculate that somewhere in our evolutionary past there was a critter that looked like a 911 and tasted like chicken...
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Originally Posted by Christien
In what way as it a bad design? The 356 was one of the most beautiful cars ever built. As were the early 911s, and they just kept getting better.

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Old 11-20-2008, 10:41 AM
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Well, they have certainly perfected the engineering side of things. From a body style point of view, it was always beautiful.
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Originally Posted by Turbodan
I love 911s. that being said it has been said that Porsche started with a bad design and perfected it!
Perfected it when they added a couple of Turbos!
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Originally Posted by Shemmer
or 1 huge one
Huge one's have too much Lag.
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You turbo guys are always sizing up each others impellers!
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Yikes...the last version looks very much like the new nissan 370Z. LOL
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Originally Posted by pongobaz
You turbo guys are always sizing up each others impellers!
Shemmers impellers, ignite prematurely, lots of noise and far less performance.
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