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What Porsche is this?
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#2

The rear lines make me lean toward an early boxster prototype? The front resembles the 968 and/or 928 a bit. JMHO
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#3

Interesting. It looks like a front engine but the scoop in front of the rear well looks like it could be for a mid-engine intake. I wonder if this was an early prototype of a 968 replacement before they decided to go mid engine?

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#4

Found it. Wow. That's impressively advanced design being from 1982.

 

https://flic.kr/p/yQQ3qE

 

[Image: 21555981918_f969537291_h.jpg]

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#5

Steven Tebo's garage in Longmont Co. Amazing collection of interesting cars.  Also has <span>the hearse that carried President Kennedy's body from the hospital to the Dallas airport,  a Rolls-Royce limousine used (and signed) by John Lennon, a Jeep driven by Frank Sinatra, a Batmobile and the taxi from "Seinfeld."</span>

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#6

Very nice Ryan. 

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If that 928 prototype had made to production (in coupe and cabriolet versions), I'd bet the trans-axle Porsche's would still be in the model line up today.

 

To me, It seems like the natural progression in body style

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#8

It looks different than the pics of the one in the porsche museum, if I remember correctly. The one there had a much more characteristic 928 look. Had they made the 928 in a convertible...I would have one!
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#9

I like the 928 prototype so much better than the production 928, it looks more 968ish Smile

 

If they had made that, I would have 8 cylinders Smile

 

Jay

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#10

This was apparently a custom work that had a 928 motor. Not made by porsche. Was up for auction (BJ) a few months back. I like it too, more 968-ish, but a little too boxster-ish for my tastes. :0)
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#11

The picture Blau shows is a different car. One has door handles the other none.  How many variants are out there? 

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#12

Good catch Ryan, I thought they had just swapped out the wheels, but the original you posted looks like it has better integrated headlights as well. It also has different mirrors. I couldn't find a picture of that online. I saw where your original picture was posted then found the new picture on Flickr searching for Tebo Car Collection. He must have two?!

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#13

The pic Ryan posted looks much more like a 968 in the front, door handles and mirrors. It also looks like it has 993 cup wheels. I would really like the look if it had the rear or the blue 968 roadster... then again...it would pretty much be a 968 with an 8 cylinder engine, huh? :-)
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#14

Can't see the rear of the car, but from the side view that last segment looks like an an offspring of a Boxster mating with a Miata 

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I think it does look like the original Boxter prototype. Not quite as nice, but... They screwed up the original Boxter by using the 911 doors to save money. Typical bean-counter design by committee. 

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What Porsche is this?
 

A damned ugly one.

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#17

When I look at that thing I see this:

 

   

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#18

Take another look...  B)

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#19

well I like it.

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#20

Bomb......take off your beer goggles 

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