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Old 01-19-2013, 01:01 PM   #527 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Wow, Colani designed the Porsche 959.


Possibly the least radical thing he ever did but that explains those rear fender air scoops. Apparently Porsche added the lower front scoops at the last minute, which explains the mismatch. That makes it an "interesting aerodynamic car".
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Originally Posted by some_other_dave View Post
Interesting how that information is missing from the English version of Colani's bio. And from the English version of the 959 page.

I'll have to dig back into "Excellence Was Expected" to see if Ludwigsen mentions Colani at all.

-soD
It looked like the image below, more odd like his style.

Porsche 959 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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1983 Porsche 959 concept car
FYI: I'm trying to dig up more information here:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-t...le-design.html
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