Quote Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter View Post
One side note for anyone thinking this car would offend the Porsche crowd..........fear not. The hardcore Porsche folks were offended by this car the day the factory introduced it. An interesting, if not compelling, choice for a platform to modify.

The company I worked for back in the day had a large Division meeting at a swanky hotel in Seattle, 1978 IIRC. There was some hubbub in the adjacent ballroom, so I went over to investigate. It was the regional unveiling by Porsche of the 928. Security must not have been a concern because I was able to waltz right in and join the audience. Some elements of it (to me the water cooled v8 in front) were intriguing, though the inflated pumpkin seed shape wasn't high on my list. Listening to the comments of the Porschephiles around me would lead you to think someone peed in the punch bowl. As an outsider I walked out of the room thinking................hmmmmm, not a success................

Well I am glad we aren't pissing anyone off lol that's a pretty funny and unique story tho for sure. I'm glad the Porsche guys will maybe consider this instead of just writing it off then lol, although not opposed to making them a little upset as the uproar may atleast bring the attention haha, thanks for the comment!