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To me, the '73 2.4 liter from Failure To Launch should be on this list only because I swear this movie is what kickstarted the price soaring on pre-993 Porsches. In 2006 when this movie came out, the only "every man" (aka, not Turbo 3.6, not Flachbau, not 2.7RS, not Speedster, etc...) air-cooled that wasn't concours condition that brought more than $30K were 993s. The 964-and-older higher mile driver condition P-cars could be had for around $10K (even cheaper with faded paint, etc...). Matthew McConaughey's practically out-of-work character portrayal made it cool to drive a cheap car, because of course it was an old Porsche!
Haven't seen Top Gun 1986 (at least not recently); but the photo looks like a Speedster not a Spyder. My dad had a '57 Speedster that was stolen at the Connellsville races south of Pittsburgh in about 1960 . . . and never recovered.
No mention of the 928's in Risky Business and Scarface??
100% agree. IMHO, the 928 in Risky Business belongs in the Top 3 or better. Most of those films merely employ Porsches as props while the 928 in Risky Business is critical to the story - it symbolizes Joel's struggles with maturity. I can't quote a line from any of those other films, but who doesn't remember: "So, who's the U-boat commander?"
Then again, I was a teenager in the 80's, so I'm a little biased. Plus, Rebecca De Mornay. Any questions?
ps. An oddball favorite of mine: THX-1138. The final chase sequence features a couple of 356s.
100% agree. IMHO, the 928 in Risky Business belongs in the Top 3 or better. Most of those films merely employ Porsches as props while the 928 in Risky Business is critical to the story - it symbolizes Joel's struggles with maturity. I can't quote a line from any of those other films, but who doesn't remember: "So, who's the U-boat commander?"
Then again, I was a teenager in the 80's, so I'm a little biased. Plus, Rebecca De Mornay. Any questions?
ps. An oddball favorite of mine: THX-1138. The final chase sequence features a couple of 356s.
How can you leave off the movie that gave us the line: "Porsche: There is no substitute."?
05-24-2023, 03:16 PM
