For me, one of the coolest of cool has always been the Porsche Turbo. I've been fascinated with Porsche's ever since I became interested in cars at age 13. My father used take me to the local Porsche dealer (in Eugene, OR) once in a while just to walk through the lot to oogle over the cars.
One of my personal goals has been to own a Porsche by age 40. I hit 40 in 2002, and, indeed, I bought my first Porsche, a 2000 Boxster S; a fantastic car! But, not the coolest of cool, the Turbo...
This Spring I purchased the coolest of the coolest of the cool, a 1997 Porsche Turbo! I got it from what I call the car nut's candy store, Park Place Ltd. (http://www.parkplaceltd.com).
Why is a 1997 Porsche Turbo rated so highly in my mind? Because it was the last of the beautiful and classic Porsche Turbos. In 1998, Porsche began introducing the modernized and water cooled 911s which are still very cool, but not as cool as the 1997.
So, I've basically attained cool car nirvana with the acquisition of this car. To celebrate such a destinguished achievement I wanted to get the license plate NIRVANA but, not surprisingly, it was already taken; no small wonder given the existance of the band Nirvana! Then I realized that a German would spell it NIRWANA, which was available.
So, my 1997 Porsche Turbo wears the plates:
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