Porsche Boxster

Discussion in 'Kill Stories (Where Hemis Never Win)' started by gsx678, Aug 2, 2015.

  1. gsx678

    gsx678 Well-Known Member

    I was on my way home from a local car show last night and pulled up next to a Porsche Boxster convertible.
    There was a female driving with her man next to her. lol
    I did not think much of it.
    The light turned green and I guess she was racing me because she took a nice jump ahead of me.... I did not know this was her plan.
    Got caught up at the next light and they were nothing but smiles.
    Okay my turn,
    Light turns green and we roll out pretty steady, She jumps on it then so do I (ladies first).
    The Buick quickly breaks traction but hooks right up and the Flowmaster 44's started to scream. She stayed with me through 1st and that was it.
    I think my exhaust sound scared the crap outta her.
    Next light.
    Smiles are gone and they are arguing then they make a quick right turn into a parking lot.
    Porsche Boxster: $51,400
    The look of defeat: Priceless
     
  2. Golden Oldie 65

    Golden Oldie 65 Well-Known Member

    Reminds me of a similar story years ago. A customer of mine who had a `64 GTO had called me and wanted some work done on it. I don't remember what but I went there and left my beater car at his place and drove the GTO back to the shop. Now, this particular GTO was a tri-power, 4 speed car but at some point in it's lifetime someone had replaced the rearend with a 2.56, which never came in a GTO. He had a 3.55 and a posi carrier for an 8.2 that I had been bugging him to let me install but it never happened. Anyway, I was just about to exit the interstate when a Porsche Boxter S passed and cut in front of me but he got caught behind a semi in his lane at the light, but at the next light he pulled along side me and I made the mistake of looking over at him. I've seen that look before and I knew what it meant so as soon as that light turned green we both hit it. We were nose to nose through second gear but in third he was starting to pull on me a little. By that time we were doing around 90mph and had to give it up for upcoming traffic. I told the owner when I got back that if he had let me put that 3.55 in the car, that never would have happened.
     
  3. jzuelly1

    jzuelly1 Jesse Zuelly IV

    Awesome job man. Sounds like fun.
     
  4. gsx678

    gsx678 Well-Known Member

    Good story Bill :TU:
     
  5. 70 gsconvt

    70 gsconvt Silver Level contributor

    Nothing like German for dinner. Great job. I personally love Italian too on a warm summer night.
     
  6. faster

    faster Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the story. Unfortunately most people who own those wanna be race cars believe they are fast but have no idea what fast really is.

    A doc friend, "Daniel" worked in Cardiology here at UF Shands Hospital and invited me to go with him to an afternoon football party at one of the doctors houses. We took my Stage 1 (ran mid 12's). Some other doc shows up in his gorgeous v-12 Jag XKE bragging how fast it is. After about 10 minutes of listening to his colleague brag; Daniel suckers Jag man into a $100 bet telling him he will loose to my Buick Skylark. He tells me to waste him but I surprise my friend by tossing him the keys, saying you made the bet you "try" and beat him. He's never driven it before so I whisper to him to leave it in drive, gently ease into the gas and not roast the tires but that fell on deaf ears. He starts the car, the old widow maker cam lopes the idle through the MT headers and 3" exhaust and the Jag guy knows he's been had but is a good sport and lines up. My buddy comes straight off idle, floors it and of course the 3000 stall torque converter does its thing and lights em up and scares himself. The Jag puts 2-3 car lengths on my Buick before Daniel can back pedal and hook em. Then he was past the Jag halfway through second.

    Mikey
     
  7. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    Every time I see an XKE, I always ask the owner what kind of car it is. When he tells me, "its a Jaguar XKE", I say, "oh, I didn't recognize it without the tow truck in front of it :grin::grin::grin::moonu:

    For most of my 20's and 30's I drove rotted out junker GS's. All had one thing in common, they all had built motors with performance cams. One car I had I was pretty fond of- it was a 73 GS Stage 1 4 speed. A real one. It was rotted to pieces. If the rust stopped holding hands, the whole body would of fell apart. It has a Pee Gee built 455 in it with a TA 212 cam, a close ratio 4 speed and 3.42. It was probably a second faster than a regular car due to the weight reduction of the rust! black steelies and blackwall tires with a rusty green 3/4 nose. Hideous.

    So Im at a light and a 90's Corvette pulls up next to me. The guy driving is a total tool. Has his girl in the passenger seat. The 2 lane road up ahead merges into one lane. I can tell right away this guy is going to jump off the light and get ahead of me. Not happening. Light turns yallow on the cross street and I rev it to around 2500. Light turns green and I holeshot him. The old GS came alive! Almost topped out the front suspension. Im all the way into it and I powersift second. Kinda scary as the floors are so rotted I can almost see the stock bellhousing! Needless to say, the tool and his plastic fantastic were way behind me!

    I always wondered if his girlfriend asked him why that POS Kojack Buick beat his Corvette:grin:
     
  8. faster

    faster Well-Known Member

    Not to hijack the thread but I've seen that movie Jason. Bought beautiful Bamboo Creme 70 Skylark Custom back in 83 with blown 350 for $200. Bought wrecked (and I mean wrecked) 70 GS in 83 for $200 that ran perfect. Found a 12 bolt in the junkyard with a posi 4.30's under a Chevelle and put it all together to make a sweet 1/8 mile car. Same scenario as with your vet but with a new BMW M635. He never knew what dusted him.

    Mikey
     
  9. tufbuick

    tufbuick RIP

    A Porsche Boxster is a SLUG !!!
    We've owned a few of them and they are about fast as a 4 cylinder Miata.
     
  10. sriley531

    sriley531 Excommunicado

    Mmm, I love kraut!! Haha
    My dip$#*% brother in law just bought a miata and thinks its hot stuff. Think the rusty hulk is gonna have to give him an education (although it wont even be fun....well, anytime I can slap him around in any form its fun, so i take that back...).
     
  11. Briz

    Briz Founders Club Member

    :tu:
     

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