My buddy had one of two of the only 1983 corvettes with the 48 valve motor made. Chevy sent them to the crusher because they were 'not right' or test mules. Chevy didn't make a 1983 vette. He happened to get the second one afterjust getting tapped by the crusher. It was fixed.

As far as crushing a Porsche like that, it is just a shame.

 

I speak German. It was indeed created as a sculpture. The creators were a group of artists from a particular Kunsthaus ("art house" ) which is kind of like an art museum but patroned by fraternities of artists and not necessarily concerned with history. Kindof between a museum and a gallery. They explained the meaning of the scultpure, which was rather esoteric and I am not sure I understand what they were getting at. It had to do with mortality, and that nothing is really permanent or absolute.The carwas a constantly changine machine bound to a lifecycle of fluid flows, maintenance schedules, and driving usage. Basically crushing the car was a way of immortalizing the car by keeping it in a more or less permanent condition. At least that's my understanding of the final dialogue.

 

still, if we are getting esotheric and meaning full;

If you destroy the pourpose of the thing dont you destroy the vey soul of its creation? A sports car is created for one thing: going, and going fast. If you crush it you destroyed its meaning.

Just my opinion. this video lmost made me cry.

anyway thanks for the translation, just goes to show that when you have TOO MUCH MONEY things lake this becomes meaning less.

 

well to be fair, it's just as exilerating to see a fast car parked so to have one crushed and hence immobile you gain the ability to always see it and then you sort of gain an ownership of the vehicle because you can always depend on its location

 

if you ever get one-make sure it has a warranty!!!

 

I have never understood that kind of art. I guess I dont have the gene.

 

Ihave a hard time buying a used car, and this guys do this... Next time im going to ask for a Porshe donation to my self!!!

 

I will