Magnus Walker Wheels, they look pretty cool Options

[scotty b]

sorry for my ambivalence, as i don't want to have an anti magnus pile on, and i want to have a respectful discussion - but everyone is entitled to their own opinion - what rubbed me the wrong way was that magnus started his online presence with his initial thread on pelican and he looked to be a real authentic enthusiast, one of the guys - when he started his marketing campaign with the videos and products, i kinda felt duped, as if he was just laying the groundwork for what strikes me as a very contrived business plan - yes he works hard, and from my limited experience, and from those who i know, who know him better, he is a very nice guy - he is clearly successful - but for those who believe that "his" mods are his original creations, i simply disagree - just show up at any r gruppe gathering, and you'll see guys who were doing these mods for decades prior, and who never tried to gain and fortune from their hobby - also, this is only anecdotal, but it seems like the die hard magnus supporters are always socal guys - every part of the country has its own culture (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) , and magnus seems to rub the socal guys the right way . . .

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) This is many peoples issue. He has pretty much been run off the S registry for the constant self promotion, and ZERO activity within the community ( outside of HIS thread ) To clear the air, the guy made his living in clothing design not Porsches. They are/were a side thing. His auto design hobby turned on a couple people in the P world and he ran with it. I'll take Jack Olsens 911 over one of Maggies any day of the week (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[veekry9]

sorry for my ambivalence, ....

.....but it seems like the die hard magnus supporters are always socal guys - every part of the country has its own culture (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) , and magnus seems to rub the socal guys the right way . . .

Well,hell yeah,it's the center of the Universe for a custom ride,has been since,like,forever.
That his appearance is heavymetal seems disconcerting to some.
That sums my data.
I happened to have cad-cammed a similar wheel this past spring.Nothing to it.
A done deal makes it simpler to merely order what I want from them.
Seen earlier on PIX.
I call them FourFuchs.

[pisces914]

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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) This is many peoples issue. He has pretty much been run off the S registry for the constant self promotion, and ZERO activity within the community ( outside of HIS thread ) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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i belong to a bunch of online communities, but i usually run out of time to follow everything, and i rarely post - i didn't know about what happened on the s registry, but it doesn't surprise me - i'm an r gruppe member, and so was magnus, until he he bailed - this is pure speculation on my part, but i felt that he didn't want to stay in r gruppe because he couldn't take credit for "his" mods there - in fact, i believe he picked up most of his inspiration for "his" mods from r gruppe and from the emorys - he does know how to expertly play the media, with his trademark poses for different shots - if you look, you'll see he has a pose when seated, a pose when standing, and if it's not a seating or standing shot, he makes sure to do the ronnie james dio hand sign (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

i kinda like the wheels, in different finished for the application, although another poster was dead on with the dating game reference - unfortunately, if you run those wheels, you just look like a magnus walker clone (the all black does this the least)

i hate to repeat myself from other threads, but i wonder how many guys who gained fame and fortune from these early porsches would still be in the game if there was no money in it, like fifteen years ago? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon14.gif)

[pisces914]

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Well,hell yeah,it's the center of the Universe for a custom ride,has been since,like,forever.
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i agree 100% - you guys have all of the enviable factors to make that happen, i.e., the weather, the entertainment industry, the music industry, etc!

i always enjoy my time down in socal!

[veekry9]

The land is thick with innovation.
Isky,Edelbrock,Donovan,Crower.............n.
Weather,Palms,Pacific,Sierras,Hollyrood....n
n
n
n
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[veekry9]

What sensitivities are you referring to?
S registry are vehicle owners.
R Gruppe are vehicle owners.
Vendors vend.
And?

[pisces914]

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Just one question.....what color is the sky on your planet?
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maybe the answer is here:

http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/

[euro911]

Mr. Walker's past is similar to mine, in regards to Porsches. I dreamed of owning a 911 since I was 10 as well, since I first saw one in one of the automotive magazines my older brothers subscribed to. I purchased my first SWB 911 when I was 23 (in 1977), and still own it today (along with two other SWB 901 series cars) - and although I didn't look quite like Mr. Walker, I didn't exactly fit in with the somewhat elite crowd as it existed back then either.

I appreciated the car for how it handled and how it made me feel driving it through the twisties, not the status symbol it represented to some (probably most) of the other owners.

My passion for the 911's evolution fell by the wayside when they went to the longer wheelbase and accordion bumper models (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) ... kind of like always loving your first girlfriend. Even though I realize the newer models are much more superior, technologically, I will probably never own one later than a '67.

I've never met the man, personally, just shared some emails relating to early SWB 911s. I think he is proud of his achievements and is more vocal about it than a lot of folks appear to like. I think he has earned that right, especially considering how his life started out (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

I plan to visit his shop at some point in the future and hoping that looking over some of his achievements will help to motivate me (kick me in the ass) on my restoration processes.

[lonewolfe]

I like what Magnus is doing personally. I'd say he's certainly an enthusiast and just able to afford to pursue his passion later in life as he has the means to do it now. Not so different than myself! I don't know anything about forums he participates in and what has transpired there. So, it doesn't concern me. You have to remember he's a designer who has a trademark style with his persona. It's not for everybody! I'm in NorCal so maybe I'm the odd man out. I honestly believe he digs Porsches. We can all understand that!

[veekry9]

Mosport,St. Jovite and the Glen in the '60s.
F1 from then til now.
A certain 356A a b-law drove until it dissolved into a brown stain in the driveway.
It died in '73 of salt consumption.
A Ghia and 62 Beetle about that time.
A few serious drives in Quebec,911T.I have to admit the car scared me plenty.
I failed to get the technique to driving it fast.
Farmhand,millwright CNC Machinist for more than 44yrs.
Many autos.A few fast bikes as mentioned earlier.
Aircooled ambition since acquiring the 914.

[veekry9]

From what I can see of the wheel manufacture method,it's no different than machining aircraft components.
The finish is nice,the design although similar to Fuchs,not the same.
Modern sizes,custom.
It's CA.

[altitude411]

Has anyone heard of the sandwich invented by Frank & Charles Menches?

Have you heard of McDonalds?

It's not always the person who is first to do something succsessfully but the person who can promote that thing to it's fullest potential that is successful....

Magnus is a successful promoter, and here in America that means everything. Haters gonna hate, hate, hate. I don't think he has stolen anyone's patent has he?

[veekry9]

Denouncement requires little effort,a form of lowest common denominator.
A definition of under-achievement.
It is the nature of the world,
Some do.
Some don't.

Significant to me on December 7.
No other recourse than to put a boot up an ass.

[pisces914]

. . .Magnus is a successful promoter . . .

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for me, it's not about hating, it's about attempting to have an accurate perception of what's happening or what has happened - you are absolutely correct, that is what he is -

many uninformed porsche folks out there don't know their history, and believe that magnus was the inventor of many mods, such as louvers, drilled door handles, or even the term "outlaw" - many believe what they are seeing is the effect of magnus on porsche's, rather than porsche's effect on him -

a major factor in their mistaken beliefs results from magnus' successful promotions

[altitude411]

There are people that know and people that "think they know" You sir are in the correct line. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[MoveQik]

I just hope he builds a 914 someday. Then I will own a car that I can't afford. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[sixnotfour]

I tried selling him mine at Rennsport , he had Turbo eyes..

[monkeyboy]

I have heard he has one already. It's coming.

[pisces914]

I have heard he has one already. It's coming.

I just hope he builds a 914 someday. Then I will own a car that I can't afford. biggrin.gif

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i bet his 914/? build will be lowered, have louvers, contrasted painted front bumpers, rear bumpers, rockers, and roof - and he will be the first person in the history of porsche 914/?'s to have ever done that . . . not!

[JmuRiz]

Yep, probably look kindda like Joe OBrien's car...but not quite.