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> OT: 911 Targa is back for 2014, Skip to 0:40
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post Jan 13 2014, 11:36 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7kLL-9tj0

Wowza, but looks like the targa top is not completely solid. Shows a slight fold when retracting. Maybe Targ-vertible is a better name?
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post Jan 13 2014, 11:53 AM
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Yeah it definitely folds it up, you can see it happen slower on the 'roof system' part of this site.

http://www.porsche.com/microsite/911-targa...spx?pc=9915XYT1
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post Jan 13 2014, 12:35 PM
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Back to the classic look. I like it very much ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

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post Jan 13 2014, 12:41 PM
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The mechanism looks uber-komplikated ... people just get lazy.

Now wait for the 2015 lightweight "speedster" version with a solid carbon fiber targa roof that you remove the "classic way"...

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post Jan 13 2014, 12:55 PM
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Watch full screen in HD ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhpgtDIFmjs
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post Jan 13 2014, 01:06 PM
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Maybe one of you young energetic enterprising fabricators can come up with a nice brushed s/s targa bar wrap for 914s that looks like the 911 targa wrap?
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post Jan 13 2014, 01:21 PM
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Wow, WAY more complicated than I thought it would be!!!

I guess they used the same mechanism as the cabriolet to save costs...so that makes sense.
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post Jan 13 2014, 02:13 PM
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QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 13 2014, 11:06 AM) *

Maybe one of you young energetic enterprising fabricators can come up with a nice brushed s/s targa bar wrap for 914s that looks like the 911 targa wrap?


When I restore my 914 someday, I have often considered this. Brushed stainless steel targa bar and sail panels.... Could look really good.
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post Jan 13 2014, 02:38 PM
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QUOTE(johannes @ Jan 13 2014, 10:55 AM) *

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Nice car!!

I see a few delicate pieces popping up in that mechanism...sure to break.

I see some curves in there that look a whole lot like Mulhollond Highway.
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post Jan 13 2014, 03:32 PM
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Looks like it's just cosmetic - no real 'roll bar' properties (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Jan 13 2014, 03:40 PM
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Oh good! They're making new 911 parts cars! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Jan 13 2014, 04:50 PM
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Wow, I really like it! I haven't been a fan of the later targas, but this just looks right to me.
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post Jan 13 2014, 04:59 PM
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Oh good! They're making new 911 parts cars! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

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post Jan 13 2014, 07:37 PM
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QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 13 2014, 02:06 PM) *
Maybe one of you young energetic enterprising fabricators can come up with a nice brushed s/s targa bar wrap for 914s that looks like the 911 targa wrap?

Maybe this will help get the ideas flowing: brushed aluminum sail panel cover (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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post Jan 13 2014, 07:49 PM
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Yeah, cuz it would be so hard for people to take off a Targa like ours! That Fucher must have added 200 lbs to an already bloated car!
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post Jan 13 2014, 07:50 PM
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QUOTE(johannes @ Jan 13 2014, 01:35 PM) *

Back to the classic look. I like it very much ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.motorward.com-5409-1389638150.1.jpg)



Looks like a Vette!
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post Jan 13 2014, 07:59 PM
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QUOTE(carr914 @ Jan 13 2014, 08:50 PM) *

Looks like a Vette!


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Though I like it a little more than the butt-ugly Vette.

Good idea, but poorly implemented. What is the point of an electronic Targa over a convertible, other than maybe some added torsional rigidity and added weight?
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post Jan 13 2014, 08:43 PM
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QUOTE(poorsche914 @ Jan 13 2014, 06:37 PM) *
Maybe this will help get the ideas flowing: brushed aluminum sail panel cover (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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Fixed it for ya (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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post Jan 14 2014, 10:51 AM
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QUOTE(poorsche914 @ Jan 13 2014, 05:37 PM) *

QUOTE(euro911 @ Jan 13 2014, 02:06 PM) *
Maybe one of you young energetic enterprising fabricators can come up with a nice brushed s/s targa bar wrap for 914s that looks like the 911 targa wrap?

Maybe this will help get the ideas flowing: brushed aluminum sail panel cover (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)


Personally, I really like that brushed look on the 914. Got a photoshop job for the look on an Alaska Blue Metallic car?
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post Jan 14 2014, 11:24 AM
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To me the beauty of the 911 roof shape was the nice arc from the top of the windshield all the way to the back of the car. The old Targas messed that up - it seemed like they had a flat roof that took a sudden down turn at the back of the roof. It broke the arc shape.

This new one has finally brought a Targa without ruining the roof line. Looks nice.
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