Friday Petrol Head Post

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Not mine but identical in every respect except for the rosewood steering wheel.

I still shed a tear. Sold it in 1976 for $1800.

 
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My '69 Z was yellow w/black stripes.

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What's under the hood/bonnet?
 
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Wot!!! No Robots 😁

Having been involved in the construction of a modern hand assembly facility, that photo struck me just how little the principals have changed in 50 years. High-end anything is something special and you get what you pay for.


When Porsche listened to Toyota and automated things, that's when the quality of their product took a rapid downward turn. Quantity at the expense of quality.
 
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Having been involved in the construction of a modern hand assembly facility, that photo struck me just how little the principals have changed in 50 years. High-end anything is something special and you get what you pay for.
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When Porsche listened to Toyota and automated things, that's when the quality of their product took a rapid downward turn. Quantity at the expense of quality.


What an amazing work environment.
 
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And now for something completely different!
Working on the delivery of the integrated propulsion and control system for the civilian version of this one:
http://um.no/WEB/um200.nsf/pages/BAF3633F5C
Will "only" do about 45knots service speed, but still something for a petrol head?😎
 
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Had to upload this, as the EB110 is definitely an ideal tow car

 
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Large brush and shovel required to sweep up what is left of the poor thing 🙁