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> Is this picture photo shopped?, I never saw a 904 up close
Big Len
post Jul 27 2016, 12:30 PM
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Is this possible? I can't believe it. The Cayman looks like a limo.

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post Jul 27 2016, 12:34 PM
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I'm pretty sure it's real. Porsches got BIG.
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post Jul 27 2016, 12:40 PM
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yup that's true scale, crazy huh.
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post Jul 27 2016, 12:40 PM
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I'm not a 904 expert, but I would say that's real.

Every time I see one of the 60's race cars in person, they seem tiny.
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post Jul 27 2016, 12:43 PM
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I had an early MR2 park next to me once. I stood in disbelief about how much smaller it was than my 914. Nothing makes the perspective more real than seeing them side by side.
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post Jul 27 2016, 12:47 PM
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They are really low, don't think it's photo shopped but angle exaggerates the difference

Here is a 550 and Boxster



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post Jul 27 2016, 12:57 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) 904 is about 60 inches wide and 42 inches tall. Compared to the chilly pepper is 79 inches wide, and 69 to 74 inches tall.

They more than likely did use one trick and that was to put the Cayenne is to crank the suspension to max ground clearance setting. Might have also change the tires and lowered the 904. Also notice the Cayenne is closer to you in the picture. Objects closer to you will always look bigger. This the reason people do this to the eiffel tower.

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post Jul 27 2016, 01:01 PM
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QUOTE(914forme @ Jul 27 2016, 11:57 AM) *

They more than likely did use one trick and that was to put the Cayenne is to crank the suspension to max ground clearance setting.


Cayenne? That comparison would take this scale to a whole new level. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Jul 27 2016, 01:04 PM
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QUOTE(Ferg @ Jul 28 2016, 12:17 AM) *

They are really low, don't think it's photo shopped but angle exaggerates the difference

Here is a 550 and Boxster



Perhaps there is a valid case for a sub-718 model after all...
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post Jul 27 2016, 01:09 PM
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the Caymans are huge also, guy at works has one, and it made my old Miata look tiny.

The Cayman is 71 inches wide, and 51 inches tall.
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post Jul 27 2016, 01:12 PM
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the Caymans are huge also, guy at works has one, and it made my old Miata look tiny.

The Cayman is 71 inches wide, and 51 inches tall.

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post Jul 27 2016, 01:13 PM
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They've become fat. Me and a Boxster....


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post Jul 27 2016, 01:23 PM
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But don't worry...it's not just Porsche :-)


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post Jul 27 2016, 01:29 PM
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The Porsches got fat long long time ago...

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post Jul 27 2016, 01:31 PM
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The Porsches got fat long long time ago...



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post Jul 27 2016, 01:38 PM
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I'd say real, just looked up dimensions:
904:
L - 161"
W - 60.6"
H - 41.9"
weight - 1433lb

Cayman R:
L - 171"
W - 71"
H - 51"
weight - 2855lb

Volume on the Cayman R is over 66% more than the 904 (if they were a box, and the shapes are similar on both)
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post Jul 27 2016, 01:51 PM
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QUOTE(MoveQik @ Jul 27 2016, 12:23 PM) *

But don't worry...it's not just Porsche :-)


Awesome picture!
Definitely prefer the left side (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)
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post Jul 27 2016, 02:21 PM
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I remember seeing Gil Meyer's 904 back in the late 1970s and even then it seemed like a small car. Yes, the newer cars got bloated.

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post Jul 27 2016, 02:25 PM
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QUOTE(JmuRiz @ Jul 27 2016, 03:38 PM) *

I'd say real, just looked up dimensions:
904:
L - 161"
W - 60.6"
H - 41.9"
weight - 1433lb

Cayman R:
L - 171"
W - 71"
H - 51"
weight - 2855lb

Volume on the Cayman R is over 66% more than the 904 (if they were a box, and the shapes are similar on both)



Yep...it's real.

Go to a Porsche Parade or concours and you can see just how small the Porsches, Ferrari's etc. of the era were. They were true sports cars built for one thing...to win

Comfort (and safety) were secondary considerations at best.
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post Jul 27 2016, 04:07 PM
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QUOTE(Big Len @ Jul 27 2016, 11:30 AM) *

Is this possible? I can't believe it. The Cayman looks like a limo.

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Yes Len, it's correct scale.

A guy brought his 904 to our OCR Concours a couple of years back for display, & it was similarly dwarfed by the 991 next to it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

BTW - finally got some spare time to read your Pano article - great story!
.... & I was born in PGH too, but I'm a tad older than your 914! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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