Cocaine is a hell of a drug (Koenig Porsche 911 content)

Featured over on the Classic Motorsports site and soon crossing the Broad Arrow auction block: Wild looks with power to match: Porsche 911 Turbo Koenig.

Totally remember when this was a thing. Good Miami Vice bad guy car, too. 

I have a big soft spot for '80s high-end tuner cars. Koenig, DP, Gemballa, pre-factory AMG, Schnitzer, Callaway, RUF. Cool to see that stuff that survived in good shape getting respected by the marketplace.

I'll take a Styling Garage 1000 SEL, please and thank you.

1000sel.com rules. 

The second photo in that article is really messing with my head. It looks like the perspective is of a smaller version of the car that's nose-down in aquarium quartz or something. I cannot reconcile the view from the windshield; what is going on there? 

In reply to brandonsmash :

Ha. It does look like that. It's actually a big pile of rocks:

In reply to Colin Wood :

OMG. I have never seen a car with a gold leather interior. That's incredible. 10/10. Would go club hopping in that. If I was 20 years younger.

brandonsmash said:

The second photo in that article is really messing with my head. It looks like the perspective is of a smaller version of the car that's nose-down in aquarium quartz or something. I cannot reconcile the view from the windshield; what is going on there? 

 

It's the Classic Motorsports entry into the Model Car of the Month... Fantastic attention to detail.

Ooof. I didn't like these then, and I still don't. Looks so, so chintzy to me.

Other than the wheels, I love wide small diameter wheels.

I'll see myself out so ya'll can enjoy without my vibes. :)

Too much coke is not good. 

I remember the garishness of the 80s abominations fondly, it was if style and and common sense went on a year long bender.

It was a clear message that there were no rules.

pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) said:

Too much coke is not good. 

That but with some lights in the bumper. 

There were so many 911 Targas that got the Targa bar cut off and made into a "911 Cabrio" 

Add a fiberglass slant nose  kit and wide rear fenders with "Running boards"  and a massive  whale tail and you were the Cool guy at the Disco :)

White sports coat required !

I loved the 80s. 

In reply to VolvoHeretic :

I think the big part of the 80s is that outlandishness trumped smooth flowing lines.

If it was outlandish, it was cool.

In reply to Tom1200 :

Hence Pro Street. We had to do something to improve the Malaise era.

californiamilleghia said:

There were so many 911 Targas that got the Targa bar cut off and made into a "911 Cabrio" 

Porsche actually had instructions on how to do the cabrio conversion, before they started building them in-house in 1983.

The Targa to Cabriolet conversion booklet is Porsche part #WKD 451 620.

This thread has me longing for the Robb Report magazine of the 1980s.  It's back of book, classified section, was all high dollar automotive pornography, like this. I remember it was crazy expensive back in the day like $15 per copy, but my library carried it!

In reply to John Welsh :

I bought a copy or two back in the day..............it was a crushing reminder of how poor I was.

Last fall I was at my local independent repair shop and they were working on a Koenig Mercedes 560sec.  Super wide flares, BBS wheels, the whole thing in black.  It was pretty awesome.