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Posted by: Flat VW Feb 26 2005, 12:25 PM

My wife was driving around Phoenix yesterday and said she had seen a Porsche motor home, (self-contained) motoring down the road.

She describes it as "raw aluminum and kinda roundy, like an Air Stream".

Is she "seeing stuff again"?

John

Posted by: Dr Evil Feb 26 2005, 12:58 PM

It sounds like a Mercedes motor home, not a Porsche. You might want to clarify with her. I have seen the Mercedes one, but not a Porsche. If it were true, that would be awsome.

Posted by: Rand Feb 26 2005, 01:11 PM

My wife sometimes accuses me of living in my car.

Maybe somebody put Porsche logos on it?

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Feb 26 2005, 02:14 PM

BMW makes a motor home also. A really nice motor home.
cheers, Elliot

Posted by: jd74914 Feb 26 2005, 02:53 PM

QUOTE
Maybe somebody put Porsche logos on it?

Probably. Kinda like the ferrari emblems people put on fiats in italy.

Posted by: Flat VW Feb 26 2005, 03:38 PM

She says it was "badged" front and rear with P-o-r-s-c-h-e letters.

She said she had thought that perhaps someone had added the "badges" but she felt it looked "organic" to her.

Another mystery.

I have a book called "Porsche Specials" (quite "complete", I believe) but I do not recall any mention of "motorhomes".

Posted by: Jeroen Feb 26 2005, 06:54 PM

She prolly saw a Cayenne

Posted by: retrotech Feb 26 2005, 07:15 PM

I was contacted by a guy several years ago, that had one. It needed complete restoration. He sent me pictures, it was very real looking. If the factory didn't build it, and I doubt they did. They were envolved on some level, because it was professional, cool, and Porsche.
If it looked very old, that may have been it.

Retro

Posted by: Flat VW Feb 26 2005, 07:24 PM

That is about how she (my wife Laurie) described it Retrotech. She said it was "vintage looking, early 60's".

Posted by: retrotech Feb 26 2005, 07:27 PM

That has got to be it! I remember he was in NM, or AZ. I guess it was AZ. She is not crazy.

Posted by: Flat VW Feb 26 2005, 07:30 PM

Any idea about the "powerplant", Retrotech?

Posted by: davep Feb 26 2005, 07:35 PM

Now you have a mission to contact the RV dealers in the area and track this vehicle down. Pictures, we need pictures!

Posted by: Flat VW Feb 26 2005, 07:38 PM

Yes , I think so. It is time to buy Laurie one of those "throw away" digital cameras for important moments like that one.

Posted by: retrotech Feb 28 2005, 06:28 PM

I am in Baja, until April, but I will search out photos, when I return.
It was a 356 1600, Super, I believe.
It looked like it should be in a museum, but was really tired, needed everything!
I was alway hoping I could trade him out of it, someday.

Retro

Posted by: MarkG Feb 28 2005, 06:37 PM

I saw a pickup truck in Colorado Springs years ago that was also badged 'Porsche' to the extent that the tailgate had stamped into the metal P O R S C H E letters across it, hood emblem, Porsche steering wheel etc.

Didn't have time to check it out, but it was more than just someone adding some emblems to a pickup.......if it wasn't factory, it was a very expensive after-market project.

I had a spare 'prancing Stallion' from my 308 I added to the back of my Hyundai, but I don't think it fools anyone.

Posted by: Headrage Feb 28 2005, 06:40 PM

Maybe it was a Porsche influenced RV. Like how Eddie Bauer or Harley Davidson does the Ford stuff.

Posted by: Eric_Shea Feb 28 2005, 06:49 PM

Miles has pictures of it...

Posted by: Flat VW Feb 28 2005, 11:18 PM

Cough um up Miles, , pretty please?

Posted by: Eric_Shea Mar 3 2005, 04:27 PM

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=26352

Posted by: Flat VW Mar 3 2005, 10:04 PM

Yes Eric, she thanks you for pointing that out for everyone to see.

Since Laurie has now been "redeemed", here is a photo of her in our 72' car, taken after the Targa-Aid event here in Arizona last Sunday:

user posted image

Posted by: SGB Mar 3 2005, 10:10 PM

calender, calender.....

Posted by: Flat VW Mar 4 2005, 09:51 AM

Please note,

The 914world.com hat, as soon as she saw it her "color", I then knew it would never be on my "melon".

John

Posted by: Flat VW Mar 4 2005, 09:53 AM

QUOTE (Flat VW @ Mar 4 2005, 07:51 AM)
Please note,

The 914world.com hat, as soon as she saw it (was) her "color", I then knew it would never be on my "melon".

John

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