The Doomed Porsche, Not James Dean's

[Darin Bastedo]

Pictured here is the third model exactly like this I have built. The reason? Shortly after building each one the somehow met a dire fate.

The first one I built in 1991. shaortly after completion, I moved to a different apartment and a bowling ball fell out of a zipped case and smashed it to bits. (the bottom of my roomates bowling bag ripped out.

So I built another 1992. I had it in a display case on a shelf in my livingroom. all was well for six months, until one day at sunset, the sun was in the right place in the sky, at the right time to shine through my window and hit the display case at just the right angle to melt the car on the passenger side and made it look as though it had been T-boned.

In 1996 I built the one pictured here, and it was damaged to the extent you see here in a move from Columbia SC to Spartanburg SC.

The inspiration behind this build is and always has been, that I really liked the 911 Speedster concept but thought that it would be truer to the original 356 model if it was more of a barebones car. so I combined the Fujime 1989 Porsche Speedster kit, with their 1973 Porsche Carrera 2.7 RS kit. This time around I'm planning to change up the color because I'm over the whole Chapagne gold color. but will otherwise rebuild it the same as you see here. so do you guys think I should build it again, or is this build truly doomed?

Edited October 21, 2010 by Darin Bastedo

[Modelmartin]

To paraphrase someone famous, " You shall overcome, some day!"

Go for it. Break the curse. And don't move anymore!

[Darin Bastedo]

To paraphrase someone famous, " You shall overcome, some day!"

Go for it. Break the curse. And don't move anymore!

I don't move much as it is, just for snacks and an occasional potty break.

[Greg Cullinan]

I say go for it,but you have to keep the color or you'll never know if you broke the curse.

[Foxer]

holy rollover, Batman! I say DO IT, but don't tell anyone and display it in an iron framed box with a few windows.

[george 53]

Just a bad stroke of luck, Darin. Don't NOT build that rascal, otherwise the curse won!!! Just do it, get it done, and say, "There, TRY messin with THIS one!!!!" You can NEVER show fear!!!! you SHALL OVERCOME!!!!!

[elan]

Rebuild it and lock it away somewhere.

[Darin Bastedo]

Just a bad stroke of luck, Darin. Don't NOT build that rascal, otherwise the curse won!!! Just do it, get it done, and say, "There, TRY messin with THIS one!!!!" You can NEVER show fear!!!! you SHALL OVERCOME!!!!!

this reminds me of the storm scene Forest Gump, where Lt. Dan dares god to kill him.

[CAL]

Just do it.

How can you go wrong with a Porsche.

Here is some inspiration.

Edited October 21, 2010 by CAL

[Guest madazzskilzkustumz]

Re-Build it after U finish the Sam Hollinsworth Nomad unless it get’s totally de-stroyed during that long period time.

Thanks! JIMMY!

[Jon Cole]

Oh yeah! You can build that! You can go with a slightly more cut-down windscreen than factory!

Factory Speedster:

Maybe a 550 Spyder windscreen?

Or maybe a hard tonneau single seater?