Porsche 971 Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo

• The Les Paul was Gibson's 1st production solid body electric guitar designed by Gibson president Ted McCarty, with input and endorsement by guitarist Les Paul.
• The 1st Generation Les Paul was introduced in 1952 as the Les Paul Model, with an Original 1952 MSRP $225
• 1952-57 were only available in a gold finish, and as such are collectively known as “Goldtops”
• Original Goldtops had a gold finish, a mahogany body, P-90 single coil pickups, trapeze-style bridge/tailpiece, and a maple top (per Les Paul’s request because it transferred clarity and brightness). 
• Most were finished with gold only on the front of the body, but some were sprayed with gold paint on the back of the body, neck, and back of the headstock, which was Les Paul's favorite
• The guitar’s fingerboard was originally unbound and the pickup screws on the cover were diagonal in relation to each other. 
• There was also no rhythm/treble ring around the pickup selector switch, and for the first several months of production, no serial numbers. 
• By mid ’52, Gibson added binding to the fingerboard and the pickup setscrews were repositioned.
• The 1952-53 models use a flimsy trapezoid tailpiece, which along with a shallow neck angle causes stability and playability issues.  For this reason, '52-53 Goldtops are rarely collected to actually be played.  However, they are still valued as collectibles, with '52-53 models currently valued from $15,000-40,000.  Nobody knows exactly how many of these were made but experts estimate only 40-80 1952 Goldtops were made. 
• In 1954 the trapeze bridge was replaced by the wraparound “stud” tailpiece designed by Ted McCarty.  The first of these guitars with the new bridge still had a shallow neck set/pitch, but by early ’54 the neck pitch was accentuated to allow for easier bridge adjustments. 
• In 1955, the bridge became a tailpiece, and the Tune-O-Matic Bridge was introduced
• In 1957 Gibson introduced the Seth Lover-designed "PAF" humbucking pickup and the last of the original goldtops were produced
• Goldtop Les Pauls are extremely prized by collectors

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ENGINE

• Engine Code: LT2
• Engine Location: Mid
• Power (hp): 505
• Torque (lb-ft): 470
• Displacement (L / ci):  6.2lL / 376ci
• Valvetrain: Pushrod
• Engine Type:  V8
• Engine Material: Aluminum
• Head Material: Aluminum
• Air Delivery: Normally Aspirated
• Fuel Delivery: Direct Fuel Injection
• Fuel Type: Gas

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• Engine Code: LT2

• Suspension - Front: Control Arms
• Suspension - Rear: Control Arms
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Car & Driver Tested: 2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo