stuny Posted August 12, 2023 Share #20421 Posted August 12, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Perhaps a 2nd generation Boxter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pippy Posted August 13, 2023 Share #20422 Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) I was wondering about it being a Porsche 968 but I think there is too much room from the front of the headlamp bezel to the 'bumper' split-line on the 'Mystery' for it to be the Porsche. Must have a dig around... Philip. Edited August 13, 2023 by pippy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 13, 2023 Share #20423 Posted August 13, 2023 Maybe a 959? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 13, 2023 Share #20424 Posted August 13, 2023 Porsche is correct, but not a production car. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 13, 2023 Share #20425 Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, a.j.z said: Porsche is correct, but not a production car... Ah! That will explain why I see them in their thousands all over the place and recognised it instantly... Do we get anything else to go on other than a roughly-circular headlamp? Philip. Edited August 13, 2023 by pippy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted August 13, 2023 Share #20426 Posted August 13, 2023 1 hour ago, pippy said: Do we get anything else to go on Turning the image 90deg. to right might help? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 13, 2023 Share #20427 Posted August 13, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Could it be Ferry Porsche's 4 door 911 (in the Zufenhausen museum). Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 13, 2023 Share #20428 Posted August 13, 2023 Correct about the museum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 13, 2023 Share #20429 Posted August 13, 2023 Another view Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4834726'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 14, 2023 Share #20430 Posted August 14, 2023 Perhaps a pre-production design study for the Boxster? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 14, 2023 Share #20431 Posted August 14, 2023 vor 8 Stunden schrieb stuny: Perhaps a pre-production design study for the Boxster? Pre pre. Another photo Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4835355'>More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted August 14, 2023 Share #20432 Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) That's the one-off 1989 PORSCHE Panamericana Concept design, submitted by new styling dept. boss Harm Lagaay & Ulrich Bez. At the time Porsche was in financial trouble and was desperate to find a less expensive alternative to the ever more pricey 911 which at the time was still considered the main stay of the firm. This design study was an attempt to build a basic package which could be configured as a coupe, a roadster, an off-road sports car or an all-out race car utilizing the existing, basic 911 powertrain / chassis with minimal changes between the varous versions. Thank God it never came to that, and it remained a one-off destined for the museum. JZG Edited August 14, 2023 by Ivan Goriup 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted August 14, 2023 Share #20433 Posted August 14, 2023 Correct, over to you, John! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4835429'>More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted August 15, 2023 Share #20434 Posted August 15, 2023 Thank you, Andreas. For the next mystery car I propose to try some thing a little different - a two-stage guessing game to arrive at the correct answer. 1. a pictorial hint or two to try to determine what car we're looking at, and then, 2. more clues to identify the specific model of the car. Moderators, please feel free to delete this post if you feel I've exceeded the implied limits of individual freedom & unspoken rules of this thread, and throw it open to another posting by another member for the next puzzle car - I just think we need to do something new to reignite interest in this thread. I don't think it'll be too difficult to solve part one, which I've made purposely easy, and wherein I'm looking for the usual info of car maker, year, and general model description...... if you can identify the specific 'sub-model' based on the first clue(s) - that perfectly fine. JZG Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4836024'>More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted August 15, 2023 Share #20435 Posted August 15, 2023 (edited) Gulf Porsche or Ford GT40 Edited August 15, 2023 by Indeepthought Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 15, 2023 Share #20436 Posted August 15, 2023 I'm certain that's correct re: the Gulf Ford GT. It's also not one of the cars that Gurney drove. Likely to be the Mirage lightweight, and perhaps even the camera car from the movie Le Mans. Perhaps the Ikcx & Thompson car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 15, 2023 Share #20437 Posted August 15, 2023 Maybe Adrian Newey's carbon fibre GT40 in Gulf colours, which goes faster than any GT40 has a right to do. Wilson 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted August 15, 2023 Share #20438 Posted August 15, 2023 31 minutes ago, wlaidlaw said: Maybe Adrian Newey's carbon fibre GT40 in Gulf colours, which goes faster than any GT40 has a right to do. Wilson I’d happily give 5years of my life to drive that just once around LeMans…. 🍻 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 15, 2023 Share #20439 Posted August 15, 2023 I vainly tried to keep up with Adrian round the Nordschleife in our Porsche 904/6 GT. It just walked away from me down the straights. It was having to stop more than twice as often as we did for fuel and fuelling on the Old Timer GP is still by churns for some garages so a slow process and eventually it broke down, so tortoise and hare. Wilson 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Goriup Posted August 16, 2023 Share #20440 Posted August 16, 2023 8 hours ago, stuny said: I'm certain that's correct re: the Gulf Ford GT. It's also not one of the cars that Gurney drove. Likely to be the Mirage lightweight, and perhaps even the camera car from the movie Le Mans. Perhaps the Ikcx & Thompson car. Quite the tour de force, Stuart. Not much I can add after that rather complete description. Yes, the 1968 Ford GT 40 P/1047 Mirage M # 10003 shown above. To fill in a few of the highlights of this car's race history - At it's debut in the 1967 Spa 1000 KMs, Jacky Icks & Dr. Dick Thompson drove this car to the first victory for one of the Gulf / Wyer cars in the legendary Gulf blue / oeange cars. Finally, it is the car Steve McQueen used as the camera car for his LeMans film. Well done, Stuart - you're up. JZG Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=4836273'>More sharing options...
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