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Old 09-01-2020, 10:04 AM   #145
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Rather than make a new thread, I'm bumping this one.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1975-porsche-911-12/

Time for a bash post, because I fucking hate that people are saying this piece of shit is well-executed.

The front fenders are off by a mile. Factory flares are mounted with the wheel arch just below halfway down the headlight, if you draw a line parallel to the top of the fender. These flares are mounted at the bottom of the headlight. It takes an elegant shape and gives it elephantitis. The flares aren't the same size and shape as any factory flares.

The rear flares are rotated slightly, resulting in a plunging body line from the tail light to the wheel well. They're also mounted slightly too low and again creating an expanse of unsculpted metal where there should be sculpted metal.

The rear bumper has a reinforcing lip around its lower edge, something the factory never did. It adds a superfluous line to the rear and makes it busy.

The right rear tail light doesn't fit to the point you can see the body behind it.

The roof scoop shares no design aspects with the rest of the car. It has no flow, it's just a curved bit of sheetmetal installed for no reason- a swap to 1968 door frames would have resulted in more airflow with less design departure.

There's no central front cooler and yet there's no block-off in the front bumper. It's just a big negative space in the front of the car. Left lower bumper has a big jog in it too.

Fender/turn signal/horn grille/bumper fit is wonky.

I don't even want to talk about the interior. Poor finishing work, bad design decisions, a fake roll bar that doesn't even pretend to look real...

Just wasted effort and shiny shit. If a client came to my shop and said, "I love this car. I need you to make me one just like it," we'd say no because we cannot count on their taste to jive with our ability.
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