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Old 06-26-2009, 12:11 AM
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Default 928 vs. 911 Will the real Porsche please stand up?

Great article by Craig Fitzgerald in the August Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car magazine. 1980 911 SC against Bob Britton's 79 928. Last sentence says "And we think that the 928 is ---- in every fiber ---- a Porsche through and through."

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Old 06-26-2009, 12:56 AM
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Just got mine yesterday but have not started reading it yet...
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Nice article, just got mine in the mail today...

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Isn't that 911 just a VW with two extra cylinders welded on?
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^^^^^^
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Yeah you dont know how many times I have heard that negative statement, that "a 928 isnt a Real Porsche".......grrrr It has the name on it so it is.
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I've never received any negative comments about the 928 but I certainly can see that many of the older 911 crowd band together.

If someone says the 928 isn't a true Porsche it's usually because they're completely ignorant. All we can do is try to educate these people.
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Ask the guy with the GT3 I typically EDUCATE at the local autocross if a 928 isn't a real Porsche.
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enzo - https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...t-article.html

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Originally Posted by scottzj
Yeah you dont know how many times I have heard that negative statement, that "a 928 isnt a Real Porsche".......grrrr It has the name on it so it is.
And the 914 ? , 924 ? Cheyenne V-6 ? the later is built in a VW factory and has a VW 6 cylinder engine.....BUT now that VW is taking over PORSCHE all the cars will be VWs
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Originally Posted by James Bailey
And the 914 ? , 924 ? Cheyenne V-6 ? the later is built in a VW factory and has a VW 6 cylinder engine.....BUT now that VW is taking over PORSCHE all the cars will be VWs
Well said Mr. Bailey
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Hey guys went looking for the magazine today. I can't get it in my small town. Anyone have a scan or pdf of it they could email me? I'd like to read the article.
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used to scan them on, but not legal as I understand it. 14 year old daughter read the article as she picked up the mail a few days ago, said it was real good, I have not yet had a chance to read it.



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