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Blood, feathers and gasoline. DM me for a bird in your hand 22 | they/them | AU | Rated M | hexaflux.art/links
Blood, feathers and gasoline. DM me for a bird in your hand 22 | they/them | AU | Rated M | hexaflux.art/links
![This... is Aogashima Starlight Workshop, and this... is their crown jewel. Not only does it ride as wild as it looks, but it also a long story to carry with it. Like any other Dauer 962, this is based on a Porsche 962 C. But this particular one was originally a Le Mans race car that was converted back to road-going form by an earlier owner, and then passed over to an Eastern branch of the Lotus engineering team. There, it stayed many years testing bespoke suspension, brakes, and even some chassis modifications. At the time, not many were aware of the whereabouts of this car, and the few who actually got to sit in it, when asked, said it was both the most forgiving and most brutal Porsche they had ever gotten a taste of.
"If you ask it to soil your pants, it can and will." - [asked to be unnamed]
Apparently, the maintenance costs soon got out of hand, and the car was put on a private auction. But when you're a big car brand, it's hard to keep things private, and the heads at Aoga had been keeping eagle eyes on this car. They struck hard, and got too familiar with the Lotus engineers. With a stroke of luck, and a new found stash of Yen, the car was now theirs to keep, and the Lotus boffins even come back to refresh the car every once in a while - they keep the original parts too. From then to now, this car has evolved far from what it once was. A wholly revised carbon fibre body and undertray, hydraulic pushrod suspension, a remapped side-exit exhaust, and some restomodding touches to top it all off, I'd say this car is in the running for the 'One hell of a Porsche' award, if that exists. I think it should.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ggev2ihoqioxgde4lbd2h33p/bafkreigm4uod4wbznrdlwvojomf4skcfnpcbn3db5bk7jfugezrx76w6si)
