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Do It Yourself Porsche

59 points by lickerswill 14y ago

Scene_Cast2 14y ago
For anyone interested in real, gas-powered DIY sports cars, look for Caterham (genuine kits, the best quality) or the multitude of Cobra spin-offs.
- Cieplak 14y ago
  Or for that matter, most any Lotus 7 replica kit
  - Scene_Cast2 14y ago
    I think Caterham started off as a Lotus 7 replica. If I remember correctly, Lotus 7 was one of the only models that "open-sourced" their designs. That, and their "well-rounded" nature (cheap, sporty, easy to make), led to their huge popularity with the DIY community.
xutopia 14y ago
That's not a DYI Porsche. That's literally a pedal powered car with a Porsche shaped body.
- freyr 14y ago
  Had me fooled.
pokoleo 14y ago
"Pedal-Powered..." This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement from claimants including: [Funny or Die, Inc.], [Forbes.com LLC], [Audible, Inc.] Somehow, I'm not surprised.
- danboarder 14y ago
  Here is a working video of it on the streets of Vienna: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm8Xo7OvM4A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm8Xo7OvM4A It's novel but not fast or practical. I would like to see this with an electric motor assisting the pedal power.
BHSPitMonkey 14y ago
This was a neat post... Last year, on Reddit. I'm not sure that it's newsworthy today, especially Hacker News-worthy.
- vkatluri 14y ago
  HN is turning into a Reddit clone, with all the karma mongering included.
  - amackera 14y ago
    Please refer to: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Specifically the passage "If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit." I know I sound mean quoting guidelines, but this happens surprisingly often and I can't help myself whenever it does :)
mtr 14y ago
Some 911 replicas built on VW chassis: http://www.covin.co.uk/home_page.htm http://www.covin.co.uk/home_page.htm You'd probably be further ahead buying a real one though... I bought mine over 10 years ago for <$10k: http://www.octanenation.com/matt/cars/22/ http://www.octanenation.com/matt/cars/22/
axx 14y ago
First Porsche that isn't allowed to drive on the german Autobahn!
coldarchon 14y ago
And this "artist" calls it Ferdinand because of the tank destroyer of World War 2?

59 points by lickerswill 14y ago

For anyone interested in real, gas-powered DIY sports cars, look for Caterham (genuine kits, the best quality) or the multitude of Cobra spin-offs.

Cieplak 14y ago
Or for that matter, most any Lotus 7 replica kit
- Scene_Cast2 14y ago
  I think Caterham started off as a Lotus 7 replica. If I remember correctly, Lotus 7 was one of the only models that "open-sourced" their designs. That, and their "well-rounded" nature (cheap, sporty, easy to make), led to their huge popularity with the DIY community.

xutopia 14y ago

That's not a DYI Porsche. That's literally a pedal powered car with a Porsche shaped body.

freyr 14y ago
Had me fooled.

pokoleo 14y ago

"Pedal-Powered..." This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement from claimants including: [Funny or Die, Inc.], [Forbes.com LLC], [Audible, Inc.] Somehow, I'm not surprised.

danboarder 14y ago
Here is a working video of it on the streets of Vienna: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm8Xo7OvM4A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm8Xo7OvM4A It's novel but not fast or practical. I would like to see this with an electric motor assisting the pedal power.

BHSPitMonkey 14y ago

This was a neat post... Last year, on Reddit. I'm not sure that it's newsworthy today, especially Hacker News-worthy.

vkatluri 14y ago
HN is turning into a Reddit clone, with all the karma mongering included.
- amackera 14y ago
  Please refer to: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Specifically the passage "If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit." I know I sound mean quoting guidelines, but this happens surprisingly often and I can't help myself whenever it does :)

mtr 14y ago

Some 911 replicas built on VW chassis: http://www.covin.co.uk/home_page.htm http://www.covin.co.uk/home_page.htm You'd probably be further ahead buying a real one though... I bought mine over 10 years ago for <$10k: http://www.octanenation.com/matt/cars/22/ http://www.octanenation.com/matt/cars/22/

axx 14y ago

First Porsche that isn't allowed to drive on the german Autobahn!

coldarchon 14y ago

And this "artist" calls it Ferdinand because of the tank destroyer of World War 2?