[Chap]

Hello I am a brand new owner of a midnight blue 968 with Targa roof and limited-slip diferential (that stuff convinced me to buy te car).

Just about time to buy my first Porsche, I turned 60 2 months ago and if you don't have fun now, when will it be ?

I also have some funny motorbikes such as Yamaha 350 RZ (for you americans, for us it is 350 RDLC) to take care of. I live in France, I guess we are not so many from Europe on this forum.

 

And I have a LOT of things to learn about the mighty 968.

 

 

Chap

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[94SilverCab]

Welcome,

 

Lots of good information here, and a very active membership.

 

Enjoy the site,

 

Jay

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[ds968]

Welcome. " Targa roof " ? Not sure what that is when it comes to 968s ...

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[94SilverCab]

It is a coupe with a removable sun roof.

 

Jay 

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[Waylander]

Hi and welcome


I live in the Uk but I know that 9 Uk 968 owners took their cars to the LeMans Classic this weeked

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[ds968]

[quote name="94SilverCab" post="183549" timestamp="1531078774"]It is a coupe with a removable sun roof.

Jay

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Thought so , and all 968 coupes have removable sunroofs I think ( very large ones at that ) so it's ALMOST like a Targa roof, but I just never heard it referred to it as that , so I thought it might be some custom made roof ..

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[Rap]

Welcome. Enjoy your targa roof!

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[94SilverCab]

Thought so , and all 968 coupes have removable sunroofs I think ( very large ones at that ) so it's ALMOST like a Targa roof, but I just never heard it referred to it as that , so I thought it might be some custom made roof ..

 

Not All...at least 30 that I know of had sunroof delete (most of the Firehawk series).

 

Jay

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[ds968]

Firehawk was a factory production series ? Or are those customized aftermarket ?

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[Chap]

Yep, Targa is the denomination but it is not a Targa as in "look à my 911 Targa !". Just a large sunroof you can entirely remove (meaning it cannot slide backwards but just open a little).

 

I know somy guys in the state made a transparent kevlar roof to substitute to the original one. Not sure if they can be found now.

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[J.Elenbaas]

Welcome fellow European member.

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[94SilverCab]

Firehawk was a factory production series ? Or are those customized aftermarket ?

 

They were (many of them, but not all)  ordered as Sunroof Delete. The Firehawk series was not a factory race team, so cars were bought more or less stock, and then modified within certain limits. Pete has one of the Firehawk cars, maybe he'll chime in.

 

Jay

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