Photo: Van Thull Development.
People who drive a Jetta like to call Porsche design lazy. However, the Stuttgart auto house is responsible for making some of the most iconic shapes in the sports car world. They're just classy and timeless pieces that also happen to look good on a shirt or cup.
And following the "some people just want to watch the world burn" mantra, the best thing to do with an iconic automotive shape is to turn it into something revolting or controversial. Of course, our job would be a whole lot more boring without people who think outside the box, like the folks at Van Thull Development.
Located somewhere on the banks of the river Meuse in the Netherlands, they specialize in composite bodywork, making race cars, rally trucks, and quite a few Porsche. This latest project has Instagram looking on in disbelief. Yes, that is the 911 Shooting Brake that Porsche refuses to make... but it also isn't.
You see, from the back, you can just spot the taillights of the pre-facelift 911. On top of this, there's a nice sloping roof that makes this a unique shooting brake. The hatchback is a real puzzling piece since we can't understand how the mechanism works. Maybe it's just the glass from one of those split-opening BMWs, like an old X5 or 3 Series.
Look at it from the side and there's even more weirdness going on. This isn't actually a 911, but the old Boxster, the 986 series of the roadster. The first generation was made between 1996 and 2004, and its affordability is what makes this whole project possible.
And the front makes things weird as well. Yes, it's got 911 parts, but they don't match the 991 rear. Instead, we have the lights from a 997 and a bumper that looks like a GT3 RS. Everything makes the Boxster's nose quite a bit longer than stock. We can't wait to see what the finished machine looks like.
Located somewhere on the banks of the river Meuse in the Netherlands, they specialize in composite bodywork, making race cars, rally trucks, and quite a few Porsche. This latest project has Instagram looking on in disbelief. Yes, that is the 911 Shooting Brake that Porsche refuses to make... but it also isn't.
You see, from the back, you can just spot the taillights of the pre-facelift 911. On top of this, there's a nice sloping roof that makes this a unique shooting brake. The hatchback is a real puzzling piece since we can't understand how the mechanism works. Maybe it's just the glass from one of those split-opening BMWs, like an old X5 or 3 Series.
Look at it from the side and there's even more weirdness going on. This isn't actually a 911, but the old Boxster, the 986 series of the roadster. The first generation was made between 1996 and 2004, and its affordability is what makes this whole project possible.
And the front makes things weird as well. Yes, it's got 911 parts, but they don't match the 991 rear. Instead, we have the lights from a 997 and a bumper that looks like a GT3 RS. Everything makes the Boxster's nose quite a bit longer than stock. We can't wait to see what the finished machine looks like.
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