1987 Porsche 911 Carrera Turbo-look
1987 Porsche 911 Carrera in Halt and Catch Fire, TV Series, 2014-2017 Ep. 4.10
Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2019-01-22 03:04 |
Does anyone know why the description was changed on this car? It used to be labeled simply as a Porsche 911, but I wonder what the argument is for this being an '84 Carrera. There doesn't appear to be a bump for the antenna on the right front fender, so I would imagine that this is at least an '85+ model, which is when the antenna was integrated into the windshield and the bump went away. This could certainly be an '85+ M491 (aka wide-body Turbo-look) 3.2 Carrera or it could be 930 Turbo, which was reintroduced to the US market in 1986. There were no views of the rear badge and the audio of the engine noise in this scene is a bit muddled, so I'm unsure if this is a Carrera or Turbo. The final point I want to make has to do with the headlight buckets. The slim buckets were always used in European/ROW markets, but they first appeared in the US beginning in 1987. Many owners have since replaced the bulkier US-spec headlight buckets on their pre-87 3.2 Carreras and 930 Turbos with the slimmer European ones. The exact model year is unclear because the owner could have modified the headlights or this car may have been imported from outside the US, but if I had to guess, I would imagine it's probably an '87+ model and maybe even a Turbo. -- Last edit: 2020-08-07 03:24:28 |
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◊ 2019-01-22 03:42 |
Probably the 84+ built-in fogs was as far as anyone had got. Your argument for 87 looks good, so changed. I think it is a US spec as it does not have the 81+ side indicators used elsewhere. But with that bloke obscuring the relevant portion, I am not completely convinced that the wheelbase is long enough for a big-bumper, and wondering slightly if this a late 60s swb which has been comprehensively revamped/body-kitted. If you've seen the footage, you can probably tell me to stop babbling nonsense, which is fine. |
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◊ 2019-01-22 05:00 |
You're totally right about this being a US-spec model because of the lack of side marker lights. Good catch! When I originally watched the scene with this car, the wheelbase didn't stand out. I think this angle and the fact that Lee Pace is obscuring part of the car makes the wheelbase look shorter than it is. This particular screen capture might just be playing a trick on our eyes, or you might right and this is in fact an early SWB to late wide-body conversion. If I were a betting man, I would still guess that this is either a M491 3.2 Carrera or 930 Turbo. |
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◊ 2019-01-22 15:43 |
OK, 87 Carrera Turbo-look wins. And a request to Mr Obstructive not to walk in front of important bits of the car next time - go round it instead. |
