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Ever heard of the the Half 11?

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Not sure where to start with telling this tale. I've waited to post about it until certain parts of the project moved forward, but I can't keep quiet anymore. :)

Let's start with the story of the "Porsche that never was":

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The text that accompanies the Motor Trend magazine cover: "Some say the half11 never existed. Well some say Porsche never made a plane. How do you explain this cover of @motortrend ? Answear is always aliens.

The guys @oilstainlab have developed a story and a vehicle. It's a fascinating blend of awesome automotive engineering and a marketing scheme to generate a legend.

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The Oil Stain Lab web site is sparse. Apparently it's not intended to be informational, but certainly intended to generate curiosity. Oil Stain Lab - Bespoke Automotive Design - Half11 - Visioneering

The story really unfolds on their Instagram page: Login • Instagram

And then there are a few industry write ups on what these guys are up to:

The heretical Porsche Half11 is coming to slap you out of air-cooled complacency

The Porsche half11 is the car you bring up when you want to make porsche purists go insane
 
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So is the Half 11 real? Like, can you reach out and touch one?

Enter Jake @ Flying Dutchman Industries, where if you can dream it, he can make it. Out of metal. And it'll be flawless. Like Aston Martin coachwork flawless. Like no paint needed. Just polish and drive. That kind of flawless metal work.

In the last year or so, Jake has up'd his game, investing in state of the art equipment, including Surface Plate / Chassis Table which is a 10K lb precision ground steel plate like those used in F-1 production. Absolutely flat, laboratory grade stuff.

He's also added a pair of large scale 3D printers capable of flowing nylon/fiberglass filament that can produce full size forms on which metal can be pounded into shape. Amazing!

The quality of this vehilce is mind boggling. The chassis was CAD designed, the tubes were shaped on CNC pipe benders, cut on CNC mills or waterjets, and assembled/welded on a chassis table similar to Jakes. The precision is absolutely flawless.

Jake is demo'ing his "Bomber" seats. Image these with brown leather upper and lower pads, mounted on a rolling seat frame. What an awesome office chair.

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Sizing up the Half 11 on the chassis plate

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