I never disagreed with that. But unlike Adam, (based on his comment), I
have worked on them and while a Porsche speedster and a VW Beetle are
close enough that you can simply bolt most VW parts to the Porsche and
vice versa, the 911 has evolved to the point that you must use much
larger subsystems, and the operation usually requires some custom surgery.
paul stenquist wrote:
Of course the relationship between the early 911s and the Beetle isn't
quite as simple as Adam suggested, but the 911 was certainly a
derivative of that car. Of course, later 911s evolved into something
far different.
Paul
On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:02 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Adam Maas wrote:
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 7:41 PM, P. J.
Alling<[email protected]> wrote:
Adam Maas wrote:
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 6:02 PM, William Robb<[email protected]> wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralf R. Radermacher"
Subject: Re: As of today, Pentax has become a luxury brand
Then, they generate the hype of the century for a camera that's
no more
than a pimped-up K20D,
If you are talking about the K-7, be assured that it is as much a
pimped
up
a K20 as a Porsche is a pimped up Beetle.
William Robb
But a 911 IS a pimped up Beetle ;-)
-Adam
The 356 was a pimped up Beetle, the 911 was something else entirely...
The 356 was a reskinned Beetle with a couple tweaks and a diet. The
911 was a chopped and pimped beetle. There's a reason you can
transplant older 911 drivetrains pretty much directly into a Beetle.
I've done that, it's not as easy as you think.
(I've also bolted a 356 engine into a Beetle, after helping rebuild
it, I know of what I speak).
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