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Well now what have we here?

I'd like the name of this and who was behind this attempt, I think the car itself is fairly straightforward...

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2016, 05:14:28 AM »
Are the experts more familiar?

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2016, 05:20:11 AM »
Covini?
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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2016, 11:49:04 PM »
Covini?

Covini had no hand in this, nope!

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2016, 07:50:30 AM »
Is this a modified 911 or a replica/kit?
It's not denial, I'm just very selective about the reality I accept.

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2016, 04:49:16 PM »
Is the engine in front?

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2016, 09:37:24 PM »
Is this a modified 911 or a replica/kit?
Modified 911

Is the engine in front?
And thus it's in the regular spot!

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2016, 09:11:22 PM »
Looks like it's time to give the pros a shot!

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2016, 01:58:41 AM »
Modified by a French company ?

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2016, 05:10:22 AM »
Modified by a French company ?

Right you are!

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2016, 05:43:51 AM »
Is this company known for other cars ?

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2016, 05:44:48 AM »
Is this company known for other cars ?
Yep.

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2016, 05:45:47 AM »
Is it a Porsche specialist ?

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2016, 05:58:24 AM »
Is it a Porsche specialist ?
Most certainly not.

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2016, 06:33:01 AM »
Is it a coachbuilder ?

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2016, 08:24:36 AM »
Is it a coachbuilder ?

Not a coachbuilder, no.

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2016, 10:33:16 AM »
Is it a car dealer ?

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2016, 12:02:27 PM »
Almeras?

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2016, 07:17:23 PM »
Is it a car dealer ?
Depends on how solid my research is, I'd like to say it wasn't when it was producing cars, but is now under a different name? I might me slightly off on that I'm afraid...

Almeras?

Not Almeras.

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #19 on: August 24, 2016, 01:54:07 AM »
ACB ?
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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #20 on: August 24, 2016, 07:08:38 AM »

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #21 on: August 24, 2016, 07:52:28 AM »
Going by the number plate: was the builder located in the western suburbs of Paris?

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #22 on: August 24, 2016, 07:53:47 AM »
Hrubon ?

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Re: GTC #135
« Reply #23 on: August 24, 2016, 08:49:58 AM »
Going by the number plate: was the builder located in the western suburbs of Paris?

Actually I was hoping the plate would throw people, it's a Dallas, Texas plate - not sure what it's doing on this car - but oko was straight on the ball with the French connection. I don't believe they're Parisian, no, but that matters not because...

Hrubon ?
That's spot on!

I honestly expected this to end up in the black hole, I've not been able to find a single mention elsewhere about Hrubon's fettling of Porsches but you tracked it down masterfully!

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Re: GTC #135 SOLVED: Porsche 930 911 Carrera Cabriolet modified by Hrubon
« Reply #24 on: August 24, 2016, 08:54:53 AM »
It is not a Texas plate, but a French manufacturer's plate (characterized by the W) from the Département 92 (Hauts-de-Seine), where Hrubon was located in Neuilly-sur-Seine.