I have no doubts at all that the Panamera Sport Turismos were very capable vehicles for this sort of undertaking.. However, If you'll permit the rant:
Why Porsche ? They have such a wealth of iconic associations with their appearances in "Le Mans", On the track and in the film.. and a long time association with Steve McQueen, The epitome of cool.
Why get in on "The Italian Job" too ?! ;)
I defended the British Racing Green BMW in another article, With loads of controversy from people claiming that that the livery be solely reserved for British motors. But, I feel this is quite different- It's as absurd as having, Say, Three BMW-Minis painted up Red, White and Blue then racing through the streets of Los Angeles then labelling that effort "The Italian Job". Madness !!
Once again, I'm not knocking Porsche (far from it), But to many petrol heads this particular (1969) crime, caper classic is out-of-bounds. It's sacred to us. It's also a shame, Because the more I think about it the more I realise we haven't really got anything like the classic Mini any more. The closest I can imagine would be a trio of Ariel Atoms... & that wouldn't work at all because all the gold would fall out of the sides & the drive-shafts would probably fall apart.
Hang on a minute, I've had a great idea. Upon more consideration, The Porsche Panamara is probably the only vehicle capable of this sort of thing- If you want to succeed. British motors break and British busses end up see-sawing off cliffs....
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~322 kg of gold.
But how much gold can one Panamera carry? Asking for a friend, but is the Panamera maybe the best car to visit Fort Knox?
Hi Roland. Each car carried just over £3.3 million - Fort Knox here we come ... ^PW
I have no doubts at all that the Panamera Sport Turismos were very capable vehicles for this sort of undertaking.. However, If you'll permit the rant:
Why Porsche ? They have such a wealth of iconic associations with their appearances in "Le Mans", On the track and in the film.. and a long time association with Steve McQueen, The epitome of cool.
Why get in on "The Italian Job" too ?! ;)
I defended the British Racing Green BMW in another article, With loads of controversy from people claiming that that the livery be solely reserved for British motors. But, I feel this is quite different- It's as absurd as having, Say, Three BMW-Minis painted up Red, White and Blue then racing through the streets of Los Angeles then labelling that effort "The Italian Job". Madness !!
Once again, I'm not knocking Porsche (far from it), But to many petrol heads this particular (1969) crime, caper classic is out-of-bounds. It's sacred to us. It's also a shame, Because the more I think about it the more I realise we haven't really got anything like the classic Mini any more. The closest I can imagine would be a trio of Ariel Atoms... & that wouldn't work at all because all the gold would fall out of the sides & the drive-shafts would probably fall apart.
Hang on a minute, I've had a great idea. Upon more consideration, The Porsche Panamara is probably the only vehicle capable of this sort of thing- If you want to succeed. British motors break and British busses end up see-sawing off cliffs....
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