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Some random pics I've found, being sick and at home.      
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Porsche Exclusive is 27 years old now. Here are some pics:          
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Oct 24, 2012 14:23
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Have a field, have a plough... no tractor? No problem! 
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Jan 10, 2013 03:13
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So I went to the Shanghai International Auto Exhibition on Sunday. Some observations: 1. I still keep getting amazed how many people there actually are in China. The pavilion housing Porsche/Ferrari/Bugatti/etc was by far the worst I've experienced yet 2. Chinese people will shout at you if you push them away when they are crushing you 3. Chinese men will absolutely go crazy for any car where a model is present, even if it's a Chinese knock-off of a 10 year old Citroen, and will photograph the poo poo out of the model/car 4. Chinese cars are making good progress, well at least some are. 5. The LaFerrari has less visual impact than I thought 6. No Pagani made me disappointed 7. I miss NYIAS I know my pictures are bad, but it was the best I could do under the circumstances.               
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Apr 22, 2013 12:53
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Surfing the internet I came across this undoubtedly AI used car dealership in the Italian mountains:         Much more stuff here: http://www.autoieri.eu/index.asp
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May 27, 2013 15:40
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Rubiks Pubes posted:To answer my own question, we met the owner of the Holden 727 today, and asked him if it was legal to drive it here. He said "I never said it was legal!" And laughed a crocodile Dundee laugh. Actually, I looked into what the rules where for driving a non-federalized vehicle in the US some time ago when out of boredom I was researching a day dream I had regarding this. What I found was that you can legally drive a foreign registered non-fed vehicle for up to one year if you had insurance. So I guess present shipping documents or something if you get stopped?
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Jun 7, 2013 13:48
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So I went to Taiwan for a couple of days, awesome place btw, highly underrated. Anyway, I saw a few cool cars (and a lot of ricers) there. Old Mercedes limo  Lambo Gallardo, which seems common enough around the greater China region  But look closer! Behind the Gallardo, there is a new Beetle RSI! From what I read, the RSI wasn't the best hot hatch, but I still enjoy seeing an unusual car, especially in a random residential district in Taipei of all places.
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Jul 9, 2013 09:58
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I was in Poland and for my 25th birthday my family gave me a track experience with a Lambo Gallardo. However the Gallardo unexpectedly suffered engine trouble  and was stuck in Vienna for reparations. So instead the driving experience company offered me Nissan GTR and 911 C4S drives as replacements, not as exotic as a Gallardo, but who cares it was amazing! They also have a KTM X-bow, and next year they are getting a 458 Italia. I'm already planning to go back next year    The driving instructor was such a nice guy, a true petrolhead.
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Aug 23, 2013 06:18
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Just two old cars, one yellow, one red. 
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Sep 29, 2013 04:40
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:I have a serious case of the dumb. I assume this is some flavor of Ferrari, but which one? MetaJew posted:I believe it's an Alpine Renault a610. CroatianAlzheimers posted:I thought it might be a Daytona, too. (After I thought it was one of the weirdo Lamborghinis from the 70s). The headlights and side markers are throwing me. Battlegoat posted:It's a Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione. Here's another one in red. Yeah it's an in period Completion conversion by a Swedish mechanic, Ferrarichat has a thread with some info and lots of pictures on it http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/vintage-thru-365-gtc4-sponsored-redline-restorations/262176-competition-daytona-swedish-colours.html Right now it's painted in the Swedish Air Force colors and is used in vintage racing:  
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Sep 30, 2013 03:40
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Walking around Shanghai, I came across a Porsche Carrera Cup safety car outside a fancy hotel.
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Oct 26, 2013 15:08
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Nov 26, 2013 08:17
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Cakefool posted:Clearly his mistake was not driving away from the fire. Miura's catch on fire due to a design issue with carbs. I had a Ferrari mechanic tell me that the best way stop a Miura fire in the early stages is to accelerate as hard as you can, as that will draw away the fuel from the heat source and chocke the fire. So according to the Ferrari tech who, yeah, the guy should have drove away from the fire. I have however never been able to confirm that story, so the mechanic might be full of poo poo for all I know. Although I want to believe. Anyway, content:    
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Dec 6, 2013 03:46
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leica posted:Has anyone ever retro fitted them with ITBs? I know the purists would scoff, but if you drove it a lot it might be a good idea.   
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Dec 6, 2013 09:31
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I found a huge gallery of various Motorsport pictures from Germany (mostly Nurburgring and Hockenheim) and a few from Zolder in Belgium. http://www.fotocommunity.com/photographer/hartmut-schulz/photos/motorsport-alt/322401?time=1171180584&lastId=7932698 Some examples:    
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Jan 18, 2014 10:42
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Ok, I have a problem, I should be studying for my exam, but instead I'm looking at old racing pictures Citroen 2CV at the start of the 1954 Mille Miglia  Lotus Eleven as driven by Colin Chapman at the 1956 Sebring 12 hours, accident during practice  A Porsche 550RS ran out of fuel at the Mulsane straight Le Mans 1957  Elva Mk.9 at the 1959 Sebring 12 hours, went on to finish 23rd overall  Maserati Tipo 60 Birdcage driven by Stirling Moss and Masten Gregory at the 1960 Sebring  Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato at Le Mans 1960  Porsche 718 RSK of Stirling Moss and Phil Hill Targa Florio 1961  Shelby Cobra ahead of a Ferrari 250 GTO, Daytona 3 hours 1963  Ford GT40 driven by Phil Hill and Bruce McLaren at Nurburgring 1000km 1964
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Jan 29, 2014 05:07
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Turbo torque + rain Linked for large GIFS: Raikkonen spin: http://gfycat.com/RegalCostlyBagworm Maldonado in the gravel: http://gfycat.com/ClutteredHeavenlyFinch Not in the rain  Hamilton's pole lap commented by Mark Weber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHK1RBQFCQU
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Mar 15, 2014 13:09
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bowling 4 buttcoins posted:Went to Canepa after Cars and Croissants today, took some pictures. This Porsche is really quite insane. It uses a 540hp Porsche 962! engine, 935 wheelhubs and a mix of 934 and 959 parts for the brakes.
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Apr 6, 2014 09:15
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 75k at Hemmings http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/detomaso/pantera/1612086.html God I love Panteras.
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Apr 19, 2014 14:11
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Really cool press-release from Porsche titled "PORSCHE: 10 MAGIC LE MANS MOMENTS" where 10 Le Mans legends tall about their experience, but drivers and engineers.  quote:Hans-Joachim Stuck Full Article: http://pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=30007
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May 17, 2014 12:17
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It's the 60's and you're a French singer in Saint Tropez, what is the best use for your beach towel? That's the singer servicing his own Ferrari 250 GTE, with his wife's 250 GT Lusso in the background
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Jun 7, 2014 00:58
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Carteret posted:Traffic laws are suggestions, more than laws. That's adorable. When I was in Seoul the traffic was so much more civilized than in Shanghai where I live.
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Jun 17, 2014 13:52
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Das Volk posted:I'd have the Porsche. Yank the V8, sell the hybrid system to Tesla and the dual clutch to someone who needs spares for their Panamera. Put the whole thing back with a 7 speed manual and some extra tank space. Enjoy everyone hating me for making the car slower. That's how the car should have been from the start. I wonder if you'd throw enough money at Porsche if they'd be willing to make you a custom manual 918? The hybrid system is probably too ingrained to do just yank out. A man can dream though... a man can dream... Anyway content: 
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Jul 1, 2014 09:46
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Slavvy posted:I'm not saying modern cars are ugly, per se, I'm saying that subtlety and restraint have become a lost art. What happened to the days when a well-heeled gentleman could purchase a vehicle only slightly different looking to a run-of-the-mill execumobile, but with a fire-breathing engine and uprated suspension and poo poo? Now everything has to have "Look at me! Look at me!" stamped on it in 70pt bold comic sans and it's just poo poo. Leave the screaming, outrageous styling to the true sportscars. Part of the problem is that rich people in China don't do "subtle". I've seen more chrome wrapped cars here then I care to remember including a chrome-pink G55 AMG.
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Jul 6, 2014 10:14
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Holy poo poo, I didn't know the Lotus Esprit went rallying:
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Aug 10, 2014 05:27
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A mailman in Norway bought a Lambo Gallardo, nope, not a lottery winner or anything like that. He saved up some money and took a mortgage on his house to afford it. Next to the Lambo is his work... cart/truck thingy.
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Aug 27, 2014 09:42
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Cars next to RR Phantoms will never not be funny to me Courtesy of my friend at https://www.supercarfrance.com
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Oct 25, 2014 14:26
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Kill-9 posted:Last Sunday I got to drive my '61 Thunderbird around CotA. On USGP day, with 100,000 people in the stands, on international TV, with Felipe Massa riding on back. I think I mentioned I was going to do this in a thread somewhere. If there's interest I'll do a longer write up in its own small thread with more pics. I'm double jealous, not only because of your sweet ride, and meeting Felipe Massa, but also because Austin had an awesome drivers parade. When I went to the Chinese GP back in April they just loaded all the drivers on top of a lame double decker bus with no roof. Edit; I'm actually happy that Chinese don't care about classic cars, prices are already jacked up enough as is!
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Nov 5, 2014 11:48
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sofullofhate posted:Bringing a gun to a fistfight: a retired F1 car at a track day. Wow, I forgot how good the old V10's sounded.
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Nov 14, 2014 04:54
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Speaking of Lancia and Group B, check out the documentary on Henri Toivonen's fatal crash in '86 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roy8n3MCORU Lancia does not come out looking good.
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Nov 19, 2014 01:28
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sofullofhate posted:How's that casual racism working out for you? Let's just say that the image of wealthy Chinese kids isn't exactly undeserved: quote:Incidents often occur that underline the idea that wealthy Chinese adhere to poorer values. These incidents often trigger heated debates within society. An example of such an incident happened in Vancouver. On August, 31, 2011, at the peak of the city’s rush hour, 13 wealthy Chinese youth drove around crazily in fancy and expensive sports cars. They cleared a path for racing by obstructing a highway. Then, they raced their cars at 200 kilometers per hour. The freeway had a speed limit of 90 kilometers per hour. The police were shocked and said that this was the first reported incident in the city’s history of illegal group automobile racing. The wealthy Chinese youth were subsequently arrested and fined. http://www.echinacities.com/china-media/Four-Reasons-Why-Wealthy-Chinese-Immigrants-are-No-Longer-Welcomed translated from http://www.wenxuecity.com/news/2014/07/05/3409974.html
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Dec 15, 2014 05:40
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I'm sorry for causing a dumb derail, please accept this peace offering.     
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Dec 26, 2014 23:12
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I'm not a big moped/scooter fan, but this is amazing. In 1980 4 French guys decided to tackle the Paris-Dakar on Vespas, in the end 2 finished giving them a 50% finish rate, which compared to the 37% finishing rate of the grid is not bad at all    
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Jan 6, 2015 01:19
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 Ford GT-70 owned more
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Jan 14, 2015 05:17
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Ghost Farts posted:What the gently caress is that thing behind the Eureka? Now, that really looks like the Inspector Gadget car, but seeing the company it's in I'd guess VW based kit car?
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Jan 16, 2015 15:38
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Monza 1000 km   
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Jan 27, 2015 05:04
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I went to film studio in Shanghai. And I got to poke around their car shop a little as well.          
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CharlesM posted:What's this car , please? That's a Shanghai SH7221 sedan made between 1974 and 1994 I don't know which year this was though, as they were more or less unchanged during these 20 years. I've never heard of these before, and I've never ever seen one in the wild. They had 3 in the collection. The interior pic with the curtain is also from a SH7221
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