[Kaj Hallstrom]

They had their dream...the 1996 model "The Roadster"....and they even made one...new improved rear, new rims..and new 993 style headlights.....but it never happened!!

   

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[ds968]

Would have been , could have been , should have been ....wasn't . Sigh. Even though I don't really mind the pop-up lights , as most other members here I would have preferred the fixed ones ( but only if they were "factory-made" as an integral part of the body style ...I would never consider a conversion ) . Nice prototype . Again, SIGH....

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[Ryan]

Is there no cover on the stowed top?

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[az968]

Instead of this car we got the Boxster......

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[wildcat]

Typical corporate decision making, but they claim it was getting too expensive to make. Maybe so, but some 20 odd years later its still a beautiful car and hasn't aged a bit except for the headlights! 

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[flash]

what i like about it is that they smoothed out the hard lines and edges.  i never liked those, nor the reverse curve on the rear quarters.

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[Kaj Hallstrom]

Looks like the cover for the top is in the "down position" you see it as a blue shield that will raise from vertical to horizontal position and completely hide the soft top.

.....And I agree, to this date it's a timeless design possibly the prettiest Porsche design ever. There is not a day without getting compliments and comments when Miss Amethyst is on the road.

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[lbpesq]

I know the pop-up headlights get no love around here, but I like 'em. Always have since I owned an Opel GT 35 years ago. And those weren't even electrically operated - strictly mechanical and took a little muscle to operate. And I have a soft spot for the "bug eye" look, having owned an Austin Healy Sprite and currently a TR-3.

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[MCL968]

I also like the lights, but I was not so fond of them a few weeks ago when only one went up. Fortunately, a quick cleaning of the contact points on the tandem relay solved the problem.

 

I recall someone on here referred to the lights as "whimsical", which I think is pretty accurate.

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