Do It Yourself Porsche

59 points by lickerswill 13 years ago | 12 comments

pokoleo 13 years ago |

"Pedal-Powered..." This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement from claimants including: [Funny or Die, Inc.], [Forbes.com LLC], [Audible, Inc.]

Somehow, I'm not surprised.

danboarder 13 years ago | |

Here is a working video of it on the streets of Vienna: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm8Xo7OvM4A

It's novel but not fast or practical. I would like to see this with an electric motor assisting the pedal power.

BHSPitMonkey 13 years ago |

This was a neat post... Last year, on Reddit. I'm not sure that it's newsworthy today, especially Hacker News-worthy.

vkatluri 13 years ago | |

HN is turning into a Reddit clone, with all the karma mongering included.

amackera 13 years ago | | |

Please refer to: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Specifically the passage "If your account is less than a year old, please don't submit comments saying that HN is turning into Reddit."

I know I sound mean quoting guidelines, but this happens surprisingly often and I can't help myself whenever it does :)

Scene_Cast2 13 years ago |

For anyone interested in real, gas-powered DIY sports cars, look for Caterham (genuine kits, the best quality) or the multitude of Cobra spin-offs.

Cieplak 13 years ago | |

Or for that matter, most any Lotus 7 replica kit

Scene_Cast2 13 years ago | | |

I think Caterham started off as a Lotus 7 replica. If I remember correctly, Lotus 7 was one of the only models that "open-sourced" their designs. That, and their "well-rounded" nature (cheap, sporty, easy to make), led to their huge popularity with the DIY community.

mtr 13 years ago |

Some 911 replicas built on VW chassis: http://www.covin.co.uk/home_page.htm You'd probably be further ahead buying a real one though...

I bought mine over 10 years ago for <$10k: http://www.octanenation.com/matt/cars/22/

xutopia 13 years ago |

That's not a DYI Porsche. That's literally a pedal powered car with a Porsche shaped body.

freyr 13 years ago | |

Had me fooled.

axx 13 years ago |

First Porsche that isn't allowed to drive on the german Autobahn!