carsntrucks4you Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 (edited) This time I went a bit a far away from the orginal idea of auto quiz. I was looking for a special build of a Porsche 911. In 1966 a Porsche 911 was given by Porsche to the Car Design Department at the University of Aachen. The aim was to create a pure racing car with a folding roof. The result was the Porsche 911 HLS Klappdach It seems that Porsche in Zuffenhaussen wasn't that happy how the car came out. The stored it for 40 years and it was forgotten until 2015. Winners are: Otherunicorn Matthjisgrit Ace-Garageguy Matt Bacon ChrisR Well done Edited July 22, 2017 by carsntrucks4you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherunicorn Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Color me boggled! I found it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthijsgrit Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Me too..., found it, but I dont'n know why I kinda knew...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 There are a couple of good clues if you're intimately familiar with its brethren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 No idea. It looks dreadful in a way I can't imagine any manufacturer endorsing.Can't wait to find out what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherunicorn Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 No idea. It looks dreadful in a way I can't imagine any manufacturer endorsing.Can't wait to find out what it is.And indeed, they didn't endorse it! My first searches specifically excluded Porsche, so, needless to say, I wasn't having much luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw1603 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Now I know what it is, I can see the clues Ace-Garageguy refers to. I can also see why Porsche left it outside in the rain for 40 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Yeah, I never imagined anyone would attempt such a thing on a 911. Like another band trying to cover a Beatles song - it just isn't going to work.So we'll overlook the fact that this isn't a production car 'cause it was so interesting.It looks like it might have been a road car not a 'pure' racer which may explain why when I passed through Aachen in '68 the streets were deserted.Keep 'em coming Michael!-Don. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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