...how much I love this car.
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That's the highest riding Emory car I've ever seen.
I don't understand the appeal of this car. That is a comment to myself. It seems so simple, so basic and it's a siren song I can't resist.
-=theron
I see photos of the car as a race car, but I'm not seeing the photos of the car that Rod turned into an Outlaw.
I'm guessing this may fall short of Emory money as the seller made a number of changes from Rod's design.
The 924 is not my favourite nor the wheel, but even the 928 is getting more popular... Some cars I did nt like then... even more so now... I guess if the criteria is old... then....
@Kevin - Bay Area posted:I see photos of the car as a race car, but I'm not seeing the photos of the car that Rod turned into an Outlaw.
I'm guessing this may fall short of Emory money as the seller made a number of changes from Rod's design.
I don’t really think of this as a full on “Rod Emory Outlaw.” I think it was originally made into a race car by them (2000s? Was Rod even doing cars then, or was it his dad?) then restored to street trim in 2012. By them, granted, but I don’t see it is a full build by Rod.
According to the copy, it was repainted and retrimed. I agree with this guy’s take:
“So if I repaint my Zagato and put a new interior on it, it’s not a Zagato anymore?”
So maybe a “modified Emory Modification?”
ps, I posted that 911 playing in the snow because I’m pretty sure those are the same wheels that are on the 356. “My own research” hasn’t unearthed a source, but I haven’t given up. I think they’re a choice for Speedsters with 5X130 hubs.
@IaM-Ray posted:The 924 is not my favourite nor the wheel, but even the 928 is getting more popular... Some cars I did nt like then... even more so now... I guess if the criteria is old... then....
More than one journalist has voted the 78-79 924S, which has the 944 2.5L motor and 911-based suspension (vs VW Jetta/Passat of the original) the best of all the transaxles cars due to its low weight and non-USA EPA strangled engine. A front engine/rear transaxle, 50/50 weight distribution is about as close as you get to a mid-engine car/handling.
I just about bought one last summer but the owner, who is a mechanic at one of the better local Porsche shops, wrecked it right before he finished his freshen up. (Not his fault)
Still got my eyes peeled for one in good shape. A lot of car for $8-$10K.
ps: Porsche went back to its roots with the 924, like they did with the 914 before it: raided the VW parts bin to make a car that was greater than the sum of its parts.