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Real Life Jazz? Amazing Lot of Porsches Going to Auction
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Mar 7, 2012 at 12:51pm CST
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Comment by Kibble
Mar 7, 2012
One question...is that inspired by Jazz or is Jazz inspired by that?
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Comment by TimothyR
Mar 7, 2012
that is soo damn cool. if i were filthy rich.. i'd collect as many real life transformers cars that i could.
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This car went into prototyping stages in late '74. Jazz was inspired by THIS. Original Jazz (not reissues or Encores) actually feature the Martini brand.
Comment by GetRightRobot
Mar 7, 2012
Kibble wrote:One question...is that inspired by Jazz or is Jazz inspired by that?
This car went into prototyping stages in late '74. Jazz was inspired by THIS. Original Jazz (not reissues or Encores) actually feature the Martini brand.
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Comment by MarkNL
Mar 7, 2012
It's him! IT'S HIM! 
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You rang?
Comment by It Is Him
Mar 7, 2012
Mark(NL) wrote:It's him! IT'S HIM!
You rang?
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Comment by AutobotMR2
Mar 7, 2012
Some of the Transformers were based on actual racing cars..Jazz for one as shown above, but here are a couple of others:
Wheeljack- Lancia Stratos Rally car (wikipedia the Lancia Stratos and you will see it)
Smokescreen- modeled after the Electramotive team's founder Don Devendorf, except his car was #83 not 38 (google electramotive racing team and go to images)
Just a few fun facts, nice find by the way Jason!!! If only I had that kind of fundage!
Wheeljack- Lancia Stratos Rally car (wikipedia the Lancia Stratos and you will see it)
Smokescreen- modeled after the Electramotive team's founder Don Devendorf, except his car was #83 not 38 (google electramotive racing team and go to images)
Just a few fun facts, nice find by the way Jason!!! If only I had that kind of fundage!
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Comment by MINDVVIPE
Mar 7, 2012
Mmm that porsche is so gorgeous... mmm..... 
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Don't forget Mirage! SOOOO, you're from Wilmington, the Land of Cheap G1's.... interesting.
Comment by GetRightRobot
Mar 7, 2012
AutobotMR2 wrote:Some of the Transformers were based on actual racing cars..Jazz for one as shown above, but here are a couple of others:
Wheeljack- Lancia Stratos Rally car (wikipedia the Lancia Stratos and you will see it)
Smokescreen- modeled after the Electramotive team's founder Don Devendorf, except his car was #83 not 38 (google electramotive racing team and go to images)
Just a few fun facts, nice find by the way Jason!!! If only I had that kind of fundage!
Don't forget Mirage! SOOOO, you're from Wilmington, the Land of Cheap G1's.... interesting.
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Wow, this made my day. Cool, I've always known that the car Jazz was based on had existed in the 70's (I had seen it archived on a Porsche website years ago) but I was under the impression that it had long since been disassembled or atleast modified to appear different than this. Glad to see it still kicking around. I have no doubt that it'll go for atleast a million at auction if not more. This brings back so many memories of my original Jazz figure.
I remember seeing him for the first time in K-mart as a kid and wanting one, and I ended up ordering one with that mailaway offer that Cookie Crisp cereal came out with in the mid 80's. Jazz was the only figure they offered but that was fine by me. I would come home from school everyday expecting a package for weeks and it finally arrived and I ended up putting alot of miles on that thing in the dirt in our backyard...oh if I had only known what I was doing back then. Then, 15 years later I was excited again to see his Takara re-release and bought one MIB at a comic shop for $40 bucks (that was alot for me at the time, keep in mind this was before the age of $100 dollar figures in that size class so that was the most I had payed for a G1 figure back then) but it's gone up in value since then. And a few years after that I was glad to see Toys R Us also re-release him in their Classics series. I remeber I bought 5 or 6 of them that year, by then I had disposable income so I did it just because I could. Sorry I'm rambling. Ahhhh memories...
I love me some G1!!!
Comment by G1 Legacy
Mar 7, 2012
Wow, this made my day. Cool, I've always known that the car Jazz was based on had existed in the 70's (I had seen it archived on a Porsche website years ago) but I was under the impression that it had long since been disassembled or atleast modified to appear different than this. Glad to see it still kicking around. I have no doubt that it'll go for atleast a million at auction if not more. This brings back so many memories of my original Jazz figure.I remember seeing him for the first time in K-mart as a kid and wanting one, and I ended up ordering one with that mailaway offer that Cookie Crisp cereal came out with in the mid 80's. Jazz was the only figure they offered but that was fine by me. I would come home from school everyday expecting a package for weeks and it finally arrived and I ended up putting alot of miles on that thing in the dirt in our backyard...oh if I had only known what I was doing back then. Then, 15 years later I was excited again to see his Takara re-release and bought one MIB at a comic shop for $40 bucks (that was alot for me at the time, keep in mind this was before the age of $100 dollar figures in that size class so that was the most I had payed for a G1 figure back then) but it's gone up in value since then. And a few years after that I was glad to see Toys R Us also re-release him in their Classics series. I remeber I bought 5 or 6 of them that year, by then I had disposable income so I did it just because I could. Sorry I'm rambling. Ahhhh memories...
I love me some G1!!!
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I knew that much...what I didn't know was if the whole deco: the stripes, colors, the number 4 and all, who borrowed from whom. No surprise Hasbro lifted it. Now then, let's get back to discussing how shady those 3rd Party bastards are with their IP thieving ways!
Comment by Kibble
Mar 7, 2012
GetRightRobot wrote:This car went into prototyping stages in late '74. Jazz was inspired by THIS. Original Jazz (not reissues or Encores) actually feature the Martini brand.
I knew that much...what I didn't know was if the whole deco: the stripes, colors, the number 4 and all, who borrowed from whom. No surprise Hasbro lifted it. Now then, let's get back to discussing how shady those 3rd Party bastards are with their IP thieving ways!
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Comment by Vicalliose
Mar 7, 2012
I knew I should've bought a lottery ticket today.
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Comment by G1 Legacy
Mar 7, 2012
ADDITIONAL COMMENT: It would be nice if someone from the TF community could purchase this for public appearences at events like Botcon etc but lets face it, the likelihood of THAT happening is practically zilch.
Chances are whoever buys it will no doubt have no idea of it's connection to Transformers lore. Somebody like Jerry Sienfeld will probobly end up getting it, he's a huge Porsche fanatic. I've been wanting to combine my automotive restoration hobby and love for G1 Transformers togetheir for years now, so I could drive accurate replicas to conventions and stuff, I got motivated even more especially after seeing Motormaster at Botcon in 2010. But I want my projects to be as accurate to the cartoon and toys as possible, and even though Jazz was one of the first figure I thought up, I just knew he would be too expensive of a project to get off the ground. It would be easier to track down a Fairlady-Z donor car than a custom Porshe 911 based track car. Oh well. I'm currently working on a G1 Bumblebee first and we'll see what goes from there.
Chances are whoever buys it will no doubt have no idea of it's connection to Transformers lore. Somebody like Jerry Sienfeld will probobly end up getting it, he's a huge Porsche fanatic. I've been wanting to combine my automotive restoration hobby and love for G1 Transformers togetheir for years now, so I could drive accurate replicas to conventions and stuff, I got motivated even more especially after seeing Motormaster at Botcon in 2010. But I want my projects to be as accurate to the cartoon and toys as possible, and even though Jazz was one of the first figure I thought up, I just knew he would be too expensive of a project to get off the ground. It would be easier to track down a Fairlady-Z donor car than a custom Porshe 911 based track car. Oh well. I'm currently working on a G1 Bumblebee first and we'll see what goes from there.
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that is the coolest car I have ever seen
Comment by jgilkinson
Mar 7, 2012
that is the coolest car I have ever seen
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Comment by Blackstreak
Mar 7, 2012
I even put my porch on sale too! Hell, I'll even sell the patio and balcony. Who's buying?
Hell, I'll even sell the patio and balcony. Who's buying?
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Comment by MightyMagnus78
Mar 7, 2012
Can anyone lend me a couple of Mill'?
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haha, right!
I don't know what you're talking about 
Comment by GetRightRobot
Mar 7, 2012
Blackstreak wrote:I even put my porch on sale too!
haha, right!
I don't know what you're talking about
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Comment by T-Macksimus
Mar 7, 2012
No RUBSIGN???? Deal-breaker right there. Pass! 
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Comment by Fires_Of_Inferno
Mar 7, 2012
I wonder if they'll take checks post-dated for 2050 because I WANT this thing! Even if I can't fit my goddamn giant ass into the seat! I. WANT. THIS. CAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!!
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Comment by alldarker
Mar 7, 2012
Someone should buy this, and then repaint it into Stepper.
Don't forget to drill that hole for the Targetmaster too!
Don't forget to drill that hole for the Targetmaster too!
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Jazz has been one of my favorites for a long time, and I'm also into vintage race cars. I would just love to see that thing in real life, let alone own it.
Comment by kirbenvost
Mar 7, 2012
Jazz has been one of my favorites for a long time, and I'm also into vintage race cars. I would just love to see that thing in real life, let alone own it.
