MrObsessive Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 I dunno...........something about that body thickness around the wheelwells screams model to me. It could be the way the body work was on the 1:1 though. Nice racer real or model!
62rebel Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 just to be contrary... i say model. no, really; did the actual car look that "perfect" in person? most actual race cars look kind of "off" in person..... they're supposed to go fast and make corners, not sit still and look pretty!
bandit1 Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 To many things here tell me VERY WELL DONE LARGE SCALE MODEL!....handcrafted to ...
Joe Handley Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) I'm going with model on a gut feeling, and if I'm wrong, so be it Edited January 3, 2012 by Joe Handley
horsepower Posted January 3, 2012 Posted January 3, 2012 After consulting my expert from the U.S. Mint, I say ..........Model
martinfan5 Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 Well of course its real, either a real car or a real model :lol:
CorvairJim Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 Well Harry, with less than a day to go, you've apparently got us guessing - The voting is tied at 34! I can't wait to find out tomorrow whether or not I'm right...
gbdolfans Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 I am going with model on this one.The wheel openings and other things tell me so!!!! I will find out fri if they were truthful or not.
Harry P. Posted January 6, 2012 Author Posted January 6, 2012 Well, it doesn't get any closer than this! Final vote: 36 REAL, 37 MODEL. Close... but I win!!! It's REAL!
Dr. Cranky Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 The vote came in this close because it was really hard to tell. I could have sworn it was a model. Great candidate, Harry, and fabulous picture too!
MikeMc Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) The front grill was the key..... Edited January 6, 2012 by MikeMc
Pete J. Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 This was a fun one to watch! It was real easy to look up. After voting(yes, I voted first) just google pink pig. There is only one in the world and this was a photo from the Porsche museum. It was also used in a Porsche ad. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=porsche+pink+pig&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1344&bih=697&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=webyp8Mo0hsjcM:&imgrefurl=http://www.toadhallbook.com/book.cfm%3FGI%3D2%26CI%3D10&docid=H4iAmRutCr-PAM&imgurl=http://www.toadhallbook.com/images/Porsche/WebPB0924.jpg&w=249&h=200&ei=7RwHT72FCuiOsQKFysyRCQ&zoom=1 Thanks for the fun Harry. One of my favorite marques.
bandit1 Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Sorry harry i had to google ....readin' material for everyone! PINK PIG FUN FACTS: A total of 59 examples of the Porsche 917 were built, 41 as short or long-tail coupes with naturally aspirated engines of up to 5.4-litres, and 18 as CanAm or InterSeries Spyder versions with 1,400bhp turbocharged engines. One model is slightly different; the 917/20, of which only a single example was ever built. A mixture of the long and short-tail coupes, the goal of the designers of the 917/20 was to combine the high speeds of the long-tail version with the easier handling of the short-tail example. The work of Porsche engineers and the aerodynamic specialists at the SERA company created a car that was extremely wide and had especially large overhangs at the side and rounded wheel arches. The track remained unchanged and the wheels were deeply hidden in their arches. The car’s nose was almost as low and flat as that of the long-tail coupe, but the front was shorter than that of the original and the same was true of the rear. This car participated in the initial Le Mans practice session in April 1971 without previous testing, but won the three-hour race at the end of the three day test period, driven by Willi Kauhsen/Reinhold Joest. In the actual 24 Hours race, its aerodynamics proved to be very effective, but it was forced to retire at the end of the race, following an accident while lying in fifth place. As is evident on first sight, the 917/20 didn’t attract the attention of spectators and photographers solely because of its exceptional shape….its colour and shape soon earned it the regrettably appropriate epithet ‘porker’ – or ‘Pink Pig’. This distinctive colour scheme was the work of artists at the Porsche design studio, who came up with the pink finish and marked the individual areas butcher-style, from snout to jowl and from ham to tail. Technical Specification Engine: Twelve-cylinder, horizontally-opposed pistons, air-cooled, two valves per cylinder, four cogwheel-driven overhead camshafts Output: 600bhp at 8,400rpm Displacement: 4,907cc Dimensions: Wheelbase 2,300mm, width 2,210mm, length 4,000mm, weight 909kg Performance: Top speed 360km/h (224mph)
horsepower Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 On 1/6/2012 at 5:32 PM, sjordan2 said: Now, THAT is funny, I say car, real, pig, model
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