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Old 02-01-11, 11:02 AM
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Cool Ruf Yellowbirds

Great post I found

Originally Posted by Peloton25
I guess I didn't realize they built more than one of these! :eek:









Why we care:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF5_uoHLLhc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuk0lGtrDg4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdwQsAIm-Z8 >8^)
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Old 02-01-11, 08:03 PM
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Amazing!!
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Old 02-01-11, 08:14 PM
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wow i remember C&D did a article on the yellowbird back in the mid 80's
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Old 02-01-11, 09:26 PM
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Wow the car looked like it was a handful to drive
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Old 02-01-11, 09:40 PM
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my friend has an old yellow porsche back from the 1990s. straight mans car... no radio no nothing, except the lights and wipers.
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Didn't they nicknamed that thing "The Widow-maker"? Beautiful!
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Old 02-01-11, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Agent0024
Didn't they nicknamed that thing "The Widow-maker"? Beautiful!
The Porsche GT2 gets that name (someone correct me if I am wrong) b/c it gets more power than the Turbo but loses the AWD.



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You're right. For some reasons every time I see pictures of the Yellow Bird I immediately think "Widow Maker".

Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
The Porsche GT2 gets that name (someone correct me if I am wrong) b/c it gets more power than the Turbo but loses the AWD.
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Old 02-01-11, 11:18 PM
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Yes, I do believe the GT2 is called the "widow maker".
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
wow i remember C&D did a article on the yellowbird back in the mid 80's
Or was it R&T?

either way, I cut out the pages with the RUF yellowbird and put them up in my room.

I read recently that the original RUF yellowbird was test-driven in San Francisco. Recently, as in the last 2 years.
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Old 02-02-11, 07:36 PM
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yes excellance magazine had a big story on it, summing up saying even with all the new supercars, the Ruf yellowbird, still holds it's own.
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Old 02-03-11, 12:54 PM
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Love the sounds from the in-car audio. Wicked driving, too.
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Originally Posted by GS wanted
Love the sounds from the in-car audio. Wicked driving, too.
The sound of those air-cooled engines wound-out is like nothing else.

Amazing white knuckle vid.

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Old 02-06-11, 08:49 PM
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The guys on bikes have to be nuts with cars whizzing past.....that driver almost bought it a couple of times..classic.
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