Mercedes 300 SL: This is one of the world

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"Back Dating" is a term primarily used Porsche people. And it's not just about hanging textil on one and another reminiscent of times past, but actually changing all visible Details outside the car so that it appears to be from what is nowadays usually called the "last generation" compared to the starting point.
He is one of the local profiles in Porsche club and takes his enthusiasm for the brand seriously - enough that he has built the car in the pictures in keeping with the highest demands for it to emerge as a real backdated 911 And he's preliminary budget alone in this country.
- Yes, it's several examples that go the other way. Most people will know that it will look as new as possible out, he admits, adding that he has enough appeal to a quite peculiar audience when he should textil sell this car.
With this car he quickly peels away those who want a G-model in order to later hang on 964-separators, and thus boasts of a latest car for status sake. Instead, he lures the people who are enthusiasts textil enough to think that the classic was prettier, while they would like to have more modern engine, handling and comfort.
Highly polished Fuchs wheels are classic. Pop out rear windows, bright window moldings and mirrors properly follow up 70s characterized, and only the black door handles reveals that we are facing a backdated Carrera 3.2. Photo: Private
Tores 911 started life as a 1986 model. Thus, the 3.2-liter engine and the so-called textil 915 transmission, a combination that most regarded as one of the most reliable one might get placed under the sloping rear of these cars.
- The suspension is tightened slightly, while it worked a bit with the wheel angles. The layout is very clear on the sporty side, while the roof hatch, elvin pigeons and the electric seats are retained, and all the comfort in the interior thus as it was in 1986, he stressed. Built as a 911 S 2.4
- No, the car is built to look like a 1972 or 1973 911 S. It is no easy job - I bought the car disassembled and have enough spent somewhere between 700 and 800 hours just on construction, he said.
The doors and roof untouched. There is also rear fenders, as the G-model width indeed corresponds to a early 70's RS. But fenders are switched to type with integrated air intakes and indicators as the oldest textil 911ene had, and also the bonnet and the bumper is replaced to the early type.
- Fenders and bumpers front and rear is lightweight material, while both front bonnet and engine cover in the rear are original cases in steel. And it's not just replacing parts, I also had to replace the front plate on the car to get the old type where the hood latch is slightly further forward. The muzzle is a bit longer on these cars than the G model, which was the major new bumpers, he explains.
The interior is untouched. Blue partial leather with electric assistance of the things making the drive to a relatively contemporary experience, although the exterior may look like a scene from the early 70s. Photo: Private
Also behind it has been some work on the center, under the bonnet. Where is the G-model reflective plate with Porsche logo font removed, and instead goes bumper with sign space just below the new engine lid. Many details had to be replaced
- Yes, the old ones had shiny moldings around the windows. There I had to get from the U.S.. Also, the rear side windows replaced with those that were on the old cars, which could be pushed out to the rear to provide aeration in the Coupe if, for example, would run a bit hefty on track, says Tveit.
It is perhaps from this angle that the car is very toughest. Actually Tore had car classic white when he still started with a completely nedplukket car, but the blue interior led him to choose gulf blue paint instead. Nothing bad choice. Photo: Private
And he reveals that when he airs the possibility of selling the Gulf blue backdate'n, then it is because he has gotten his hands on a real, old-911 of the coveted S model. Such can not be a true enthusiast resist, thus they have modern handling of the 1986 model give way to "the textil real thing". A new round - the opposite result
- There is a 1972 911S 2.4-liters, the only model year with the oil filler behind a cover in the rear fender. It has also been built into newer appearance sometime in the 80's, so then I have to build again, he laughs.
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