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God, I love this car. I love this car so much that when I finally saw it on the floor of the Javitz Center in New York it made my palms sweat and my knees go weak (which may have something to do with the poor quality of the above photo.)There is just one problem.I can’t own this car. It’s not just the $184,000 price tag, which is just slightly above my reach these days. It’s that 991 people share the same love of pure 911s that I do and have already spoken for every one that will be made. So what is it that makes this homage car so special" Why was it sold out before it even hit the show floor in The States" Let’s start at the beginning.The Porsche 911 made its debut in 1965 on this side of the pond. It was an absolute anachronism. Small, light, and made just 128 horsepower. With a design that had its air-cooled, flat-six engine hanging way out over the rear axle, handling was, to put it kindly, exciting. But with each iteration, the 911 became better, faster, more desirable. And when in the hands of the right driver, quite successful on the track.Which brings us to the 1967 911R. It was a special edition designed to allow the 911 to compete against Ferrari and others in homologated racing series, where a minimum of 500 cars of the variant ...