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From 19-21 February 2021, Brian Redman will again host a superb gathering of top-notch high-performance sports cars and race cars at Palm Beach International Raceway. The exclusive Targa 66 event is open to invitees and their customers over the weekend and this year, Brian will also be celebrating the 30th...
The London Concours, presented by Montres Breguet, has announced the first exciting feature of what is set to be another stand-out show in 2023. June’s event – firmly established as the capital’s leading summer automotive garden party – will pay homage to one of the most iconic performance models of...
Photography by Chuck Andersen. The 2024 HSR Sebring Classic 12 Hour, Pistons & Props, delivered a weekend of thrilling racing, dramatic finishes, and standout performances at Sebring International Raceway. Paying homage to the iconic 12 Hours of Sebring, the event featured historic cars, fierce competition, and a healthy dose of...
Lucky 7 The forthcoming Rennsport Reunion next month is poised to redefine benchmarks as the premier global event for Porsche enthusiasts. This assembly will showcase an unparalleled collection of the most distinguished Porsche race and road vehicles ever produced, in tandem with the visionaries behind their creation and the drivers...
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA) announced it is joining “Lollipop Racing,” a new streaming series and interactive game created by entertainment technology studio Feature.io and written and executive-produced by critically acclaimed filmmaker David Ayer. The series, which consists of 10 fictional episodes and 10 motorsport races set in digital recreations...
The 15th Targa California rally recently concluded with most drivers logging 1,000+ miles over the roads “less traveled” of California’s central region. Porsche has a long history of naming their cars after yesteryear’s most grueling events (e.g. the Carrera Panamericana and the Targa Floria), and while this rally is by...
The Rennsport Reunion VI just concluded on September 30 in Monterey, California as Porsche celebrates its 70th birthday. Happy birthday, Porsche!! If anyone is wondering, Rennsport (renn-sport) translates into “race-sport”. Before the event began, it seemed that four days of event duration might be excessive. But that really is insufficient...
Almost 60 years after the final race, Solitude Revival from 22 to 23 June 2024 harks back to the motorsport of yesteryear, when formula cars, GT cars, sports cars and prototypes raced through the forest on the outskirts of Stuttgart. “We are delighted to be going there with some legendary...
To date, 27 different variants make up the current generation of the 911 model line-up. Chatting to its developers at a ‘speed dating’ event made one thing clear above all: each Porsche 911 has its own story. Chaos is the enemy of the engineer. Perhaps that would explain why there...
© Historica Selecta/Classic Car Auction Yearbook 2017-2018 edition How do you improve on a product that is already the ‘go-to’ publication in the industry? The answer lies in continuing the same level of quality research, listening to the players in the market (buyers, sellers and dealers), and all the while being...
Megaphonics ’25, an annual event organized by British company Boxengasse, showcased no fewer than 61 brands and drew crowds of 5,500 at the weekend, but it exhibited the Porsche community as much as it did the sports car manufacturer’s vehicles. Held on Boxengasse’s 40-hectare site in Bicester, there was an...
This year Gooding and Company sold a total of $128 million at Pebble Beach including the one-of 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Bertone Speciale which sold for $16,500,000. With this type of auction comes record sales and Gooding broke some incredible Porsche numbers including top prices for the Porsche 956,...
Lifestyle Experience x Reveal Show The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, originated in 2003 as part of Monterey Car Week in California. Located at Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel Valley, the event was founded by Gordon McCall and Peninsula Signature Events to provide an exclusive, intimate setting for automotive...
Classic Car Auction Yearbook 2018-2019 Edition © Historica Selecta It’s a case of, more of the same for the 2018-2019 Edition of the Classic Car Auction Yearbook. Once again, the authors Adolfo Orsi and Raffaele Gazzi, have delivered an excellent publication providing good quality, industry-leading, analytical information on the classic...
At the 2023 Werks Reunion in Monterey, California, Porsche Santa Clarita debuted a reinterpretation of the 1988 Porsche 930 Turbo Slantnose. This gem, reminiscent of the bold aesthetics of the 1980s, garnered both the People’s Choice and Kids’ Choice awards. Originally crafted in a decade celebrated for its audacious design...
It may have taken place just over a week ago, but the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2019 was another top-drawer event that should be celebrated for the manner in which it has lifted the profile of yesterday’s great race cars. The growth in historic race reunions, revivals, festivals and the...
You already read about our preview of The White Collection auction here on Stuttcars. Fifty-five Porsches, mostly in white, with a few tractors thrown in for color, were carefully amassed by one man over several years. Stored in a white building with white floors and walls, it was enough to...
At the start of this month, Historic Sportscar Racing hosted one of the most anticipated races of their season: The HSR 24 Hours of Daytona. Much like the real 24 Hours of Daytona that kicks off the WEC and IMSA season each year, this event had cars of all classes,...
With one month before the Luftgekühlt air-cooled Porsche show series welcomes visitors to the historic American Tobacco Campus in Durham, NC – marking its first ever East Coast appearance – plans are underway for another blockbuster event. And among the bigger announcements are the involvement of legendary racer and TV...
“It’s a dream,” says Head of Design Michael Mauer, when asked about developing the next potential hypercar. “And a whole lot of stress.” He’s the picture of relaxation at the moment. The Mission X was just unveiled at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen – just in time for the sports...
Boasting the largest starting grid of the weekend with 201 qualifiers, the ADAC 24h-Classic race was always going to be a busy event. Also, the wide spectrum of cars and the performance differential between the front and back of the grid, was huge. Despite this, the field was about as...
Yes, you might think the title is a mis- print, but it is not. HSR (Historic Sportscar Racing) put on their now annual Historic 24-hour race for vintage cars at Daytona International Speedway from 4-8 November. This event is run in a similar fashion to the Le Mans 24 historic...
On June 5, Sunday, a huge Porsche-themed event will be held on the grounds of the National Motor Museum, in association with The Independent Porsche Enthusiasts’ Club (TIPEC). To be part of Beaulieu’s Simply Porsche, Porsche owners and enthusiasts are excitedly trying to book their slot. It is a great...
I received the email inviting me to join the judges panel for the 2018 Concours Masters Celebration of 70 Years of Porsche on Saturday, 1st September. It didn’t take long for me to accept as this would be an opportunity to get up close to some stunning machinery, and to...
Going Global Luftgekühlt – the hit Californian-born gathering of air-cooled Porsches – lay down new roots in Europe in mid-June, when it visited Poland for the first time. Against a historic backdrop – the restored Dworzec Świebodzki railway station in Wrocław – more than 200 of Zuffenhausen’s finest sports cars...
Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty company, is thrilled to announce an exclusive Porsche-only auction in partnership with the first-ever Air|Water standalone event.  Air|Water is the brainchild of Luftgekühlt founder Patrick Long, who is well-known and respected in the Porsche world and has organized world-class gatherings for the Porsche community to...
After a 45-year hiatus, the popular Ice Race GP at Zell am See near the picturesque Austrian town of the same name, was revived last month to great acclaim. Thanks to an abundance of snow in the region, the race track, which is laid out on the frozen runway of...
It’s hard to know where to begin when writing a report on Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI. It was both an emotional and a sensory overload! A reunion with people not seen for a while, and the historical impact of all the rare cars. This was the sixth iteration put on...
Photography by Matty White. The 2024 Nurburgring 24 Hours, heralded as the start of the greatest month in endurance racing history, unfolded in the picturesque yet challenging Eifel region of Germany. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member?...
Although the temperatures have hovered around the 30° C mark each day of the event, it feels a lot warmer as a sunny 2018 Le Mans Classic got underway. As the clock ticked past noon on Friday, the grand stands were already beginning to fill up, as the classic Le...
The 2024 Spa-Classic celebrated its 12th edition this year. Created in 2011, this renowned gathering has become one of the most popular historic race events, with over 22,000 attendees in 2023. Porsche 993 GT2 Known for its challenging and legendary track layout, Spa hosts prestigious races such as the Grand...
What if Porsche doesn’t build the car you want? Porsche enthusiast, designer, and Speedster collector Luca Trazzi made his dream of a 911 Speedster come true via the Sonderwunsch program. The result is a one-off car based entirely on the designer’s personal vision. Since 1954, Speedster variants have been part...
(From L-R) 1995 Porsche WSC-95 in which Tom Kristensen registered his first Le Mans win (1997) and the first Porsche to win Le Mans outright, the #23 Porsche 917K driven by Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood at the 1970 race Regular Goodwood attendees would have been starved of all the...
The 2023 Goodwood Revival featured the Fordwater Trophy race, marking 60 years of the Porsche 911. The race showcased 30 early 901 and 911 models, all running on sustainable fuels. Each race featured two drivers, with a star-studded lineup that included Mark Webber in his historic racing debut, F1 champion...
Photography by Kristina Cilia. Porsche Classic Monterey 2025 brought together an unforgettable blend of automotive heritage and horsepower, along with art, music, casual dining, and community spirit. Inside the showroom, guests were treated to an exclusive look at the F1 Movie car, a centerpiece that drew constant attention. No Subscription?...
The night before… One night in 1999, under cover of darkness, an entire terminal building was lifted onto flatbed trucks – coupled together in a long road train – and moved a few kilometers across runways and taxiways to a new home on the other side of Copenhagen Airport. All...
The Targa 66 event, founded by Brian Redman, is a prestigious motorsport gathering that pays homage to the rich heritage of sports car racing. Named in honor of the Targa Florio, a legendary road race in Sicily, Italy, the Targa 66 club invites enthusiasts and collectors to experience the thrill...
A celebration of air-cooled legends, the 30th anniversary of the 993 in America, and a salute to East Coast racing royalty, Luftgekühlt once again proved why it stands as a benchmark in automotive storytelling. With an expertly curated lineup of cars, immersive exhibits, and appearances by special guests, the annual...
75th Anniversary The Stuttgart marque took center stage at this year’s Festival of Speed to pay tribute to the 75th anniversary of Porsche. The iconic Central Feature in front of Goodwood House showcased the evolution of Porsche cars through the ages, with six iconic vehicles arranged on the structure, from...
Gulf Porsche chassis 917-016 Under the welcoming embrace of sunny California skies over wine country, the Sonoma Speed Festival established a new tradition of historic racing at Sonoma Raceway. Held on the first weekend of June, the Festival sought to emphasise quality over quantity with a compelling collection of rare...
Photography by Matty White Media. Few places test a car’s soul quite like Spa-Francorchamps. Historic racing returned to the legendary circuit for the 2025 Spa Classic, with Porsche once again playing a central role across multiple categories. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium...
Porsche Carrera rear wheel at Unstock 2022
Stock or UnStock? Southern California’s air-cooled Porsche culture is undoubtedly home to faithful enthusiasts who believe Porsche’s legendary sports car, the 911, is the ultimate canvas to build the “perfect” sports car. While too much ego in customizing can lead to an ugly duck (and bankruptcy), novel and tasteful modifications...
No desert mirage After canceling their initial plans due to Covid, the PCA’s annual “Porsche Parade” was back on the calendar for 2023 for Palm Springs, CA. The week-long celebration of the Porsche marque is filled with seminars, drives, mixers, and of course, the Concours d’Elegance. Long known for their...
The Porsche Turbo story began 50 years ago, in 1974, when Porsche introduced the first 911 Turbo (internally known as the Type 930) at the Paris Auto Show. This car combined luxury and race-bred engineering to create a groundbreaking model that would forever change sports car performance standards. Fast forward...
Exciting starting grid at the Le Mans Legends 2007 This coming weekend sees the running of the ninth Le Mans Classic on the famous Circuit de la Sarthe. The event, created by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and Peter Auto almost two decades ago, has become the jewel in the...
Falken Motorsports has won both qualifying races for the Nürburgring 24 Hours with the Porsche 911 GT3 R. The four-hour races are considered the most important preparation for the prestigious endurance classic on the storied racetrack. They are also part of the Nürburgring Langsstrecken Series (NLS) for the first time....
Porsche 911s on track at the Porsche Experience Centre Atlanta (Courtesy of the Porsche Experience Centre Atlanta) RM Sotheby’s, in collaboration with the Porsche Experience Centre Atlanta, will host the Porsche 70th Anniversary Auction, an exclusive, single-marque auction to be held on the weekend of 27 October at the home...
Top Porsches at Gooding & Co, Monterey 2022
August is here, which for the classic car world can only mean one thing; Monterey. Ever since the 1950 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the world’s vintage automobile “Cognoscente” gather from all corners of the earth for nine days of car shows, vintage racing, Champagne, and of course, auctions. Of the...
Vintage and Modern combined Amid a cadre of historic, even legendary, Porsche race and road cars in attendance at Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7, September 28 – October 1 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, will be 36 equally presented Porsche race cars; all built within the last three...
Before we submerse ourselves in a new year of challenges and innovations, we take a look back on out top picks of what Porsche’s 75th year brought us. Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 Just like in 2022 the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team achieved a brilliant one-two result in Mexico...
Start your engines… Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) has proudly unveiled an exhilarating schedule of on-track activities for the highly anticipated Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7. A momentous occasion that brings together the world’s largest assembly of fervent Porsche enthusiasts, the event promises an awe-inspiring showcase of eight distinctive classes, featuring...
The free Porsche 4Kids summer holiday program every year is much more than just a way of passing the time. It’s a journey into the world of tradition and innovation in an inspiring, encouraging environment. On this occasion with LEGO® Technic™ as an exciting travel companion. During a special evening...
If you have followed any previous Luftgekühlt events here on Stuttcars, you already know what a premiere Porsche lifestyle event this will be. Tickets are now on sale for Luftgekühlt 10 at the Universal Studios Backlot in Universal City, CA. With attendance limited by the venue, the sooner you secure...
Christmas shoppers in Los Angeles on December 8 had a special selection at the Petersen Museum as RM Sotheby’s hosted its last auction of 2018. The RM Sotheby’s staff assembled 68 vehicles and 56 items of memorabilia and nostalgia for the auction. The automobiles on offer spanned many marques and...
Background The 2016 RUF Turbo (often seen in Turbo R or Turbo R Limited form) is RUF’s re-engineered take on the 997-generation Porsche 911 Turbo. Unlike most tuners, RUF is a manufacturer, and the Turbo R Limited cars are built either from bare bodies-in-white or comprehensively reworked factory chassis. The...
If you think post-war sports cars or muscle cars from the late 1960s are the staple of the collector car industry, it’s time to broaden your horizons. 80s and 90s enthusiast cars have recently forged their own niche in the collector car world, and appreciation of the period’s shining stars...
Combining Engineering with Design Over the past few years, Lanzante has delivered a series of showstopping cars at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This will be the case once again for 2024, as the British automotive specialists return with the widest and most exciting selection of projects ever shown, and...
Goodwood 76th Members’ Meeting, 17/18 March 2018: #58 Porsche 935 K3 (1980) driven by Urs Beck in the Group 5 ‘Special Production’ event over the weekend I know that motor racing circuits around the UK are renowned for being cold places, and that’s because many of them were built around...
Photos by Chuck Andersen. The 2024 HSR Classic 6 Hours of The Glen was a thrilling spectacle at the historic Watkins Glen International circuit. This year’s event featured a s bevy of competing Porsches including a 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, 718 GT4, Porsche 997.1 Cup, Porsche 356B, and many...
Porsche Penske Motorsport’s No. 7 Porsche 963 has won the IMSA race in Watkins Glen. The Daytona winners and championship leaders Felipe Nasr and Dane Cameron beat their rivals to the finish line after a gripping and rain-sodden six-hour race. The sister car, driven by Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet,...
Last weekend, the ‘Fuori Concorso’ was staged on the western shore of Lake Como for the fifth time now. This year’s motto was ‘British Racing Green’. In keeping with this theme, Porsche invited car culture enthusiasts to the greenhouse at Villa del Grumello. Known for its wide range of options...
Held at the Sebring International Raceway, this year’s HSR Spring Fling brought together racing enthusiasts, competitors, and spectators to celebrate the essence of historic sportscar racing. This year’s event highlighted the following races: No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already...
Table full of Porsche manufacturers marks
Every year on a late winter weekend, the Porsche world turns its focus to Southern California. Crowds converge in Los Angeles for the LA Literature, Toy, and Memorabilia Show—and for the accompanying Porsche shop tours. Thankfully, the tradition resumed in 2022 after a 2021 hiatus. Staged in the ballrooms of...
Each year, Porsche enthusiasts from across Norway gather in the picturesque village of Lærdal to celebrate air-cooled Porsche history. Surrounded by breathtaking fjords and mountains, the Fjordluft festival inevitably doesn’t just focus on four wheels; mile upon mile of incredible scenery and architecture also share the limelight. Bigger and Better...
Broad Arrow’s All-Porsche auction will take place with Air|Water on Saturday, April 27th, and feature approximately 70 Porsches similar to the Broad Arrow Porsche 75th Anniversary Auction held in 2023 at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, Georgia. That auction, held with Porsche Cars North America and the Porsche Experience...
Vintage and Modern combined Amid a cadre of historic, even legendary, Porsche race and road cars in attendance at Porsche Rennsport Reunion 7, September 28 – October 1 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, will be 36 equally presented Porsche race cars; all built within the last three...
Porsche recently announced the dates and location of the next Porsche Rennsport Reunion. It will run from September 28 to October 1, 2023 and it will be held at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California. The upcoming Rennsport Reunion will be the seventh time the event that features...
Five magical days Out of the garage and into a state of driving joy: this motto once again turned the Porsche Gipfeltreffen (Porsche Summit) event into a community gathering with people at its core. They spent five days on the road, from Stuttgart over the Alps to Nice, and covered...
1973 Porsche Carrera RSR
8 & Counting… San Pedro, CA. It’s hard to believe Luftgekühlt, the preeminent celebration of air-cooled Porsches, just concluded its 8th show. I use the word “show” lightly; this isn’t a group of classic German sportscars carefully placed on grass, waiting to be inspected by a team of self-appointed white-gloved...
From RM Sotheby’s: Just months ago, we had the privilege of revealing the mystery of The White Collection—selling over 50 white Porsches of rare make, mileage, and vintage, along with a host of unique and highly collectible Porsche parts and memorabilia. What you didn’t know was this wasn’t all of...
Photography by Howard Koby. On August 24, 2025, Lacy Park in San Marino once again set the stage for the San Marino Motor Classic, Southern California’s premier concours and one of the most important automotive gatherings outside of Pebble Beach. Beneath the late-summer sun, the 14th annual show brought together...
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Lightweight presented by Serge Heitz Automobile Between 5th and 9th February, the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre in Paris hosted the 2020 edition of Retromobile. This year’s edition, boosted by the continuing success of previous years, was considered a huge success as massive crowds...
In the 50th anniversary year of the 911 Turbo, Luftgekühlt returned to Los Angeles at the weekend to host a special event themed around Porsche’s ground-breaking air-cooled flagship sports car. Held once again on the Universal Studios Backlot, ‘Luft 10: The Sequel’, grew its presence at the unique LA venue...
Porsches parked at the 2022 Porsche Monterey Classic
Located just half a mile from the sandy beaches of Monterey Bay, CA, the Porsche Monterey Classic on Monday night has become the Monterey Car Week “Starting Line” for many who make the annual pilgrimage. Last night’s gathering was the fifth iteration of the Classic, which started as a celebration...
With just a few weeks until the gates open for the third annual Air|Water Driven by Mobil 1 event on April 26 in Costa Mesa, CA, we have more details to share with visitors and fans. The 2025 event will include experiences exclusive to Air|Water ticket holders, such as rides...
The adventure begins Organized by the Petersen Automotive Museum, the Rennsport Reunion 7 Rally began September 27th at an amazing private collection in Southern California. Porsche enthusiasts ventured through some of the most exciting canyons, and gorgeous vineyard roads, and cruised along California’s most famous highways. Day 1 ended in...
Photography by Matty White Media. A supremely promising early phase of the World Endurance Championship in 2024 shone favorably on Porsche, where their Factory Hypercars were performing well. Customer Hypercars in the hands of Jota and Proton were dominating, and the GT3 entries run by Manthey were the toast of...
Focused Marketing While automakers continue to scale back their presence at traditional auto shows, their investment in “focused customer” lifestyle events grows. One example during Monterey Car Week is The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering. A whopping 21 vehicle debuts and demonstrations from top manufacturers graced the lawns at this year’s...
Brian Redman standing next to Porsce on track at Targa Sixty Six
Endurance racing legend Brian Redman is once again hosting Targa Sixty Six, a vintage race car gathering he founded in 1991 where owners can “properly exercise” their sleek machinery in a controlled atmosphere. This year’s event will be held from February 11-13 at the 10-turn Palm Beach International Raceway just...
If you were lucky enough to visit Rennsport Reunion 7 in Monterey, California, then chances are you gazed at one of Mark Morgan’s illustrations without even realizing it. An illustrator based in the U.K., Mark has mixed his passion for Porsche and his artistic talents to yield some truly exciting...
Porsche 935/78 “Moby Dick” Coupé, photographed at the Porsche Warehouse in May 2017 Set for this weekend, 17-18 March, the 76th Members’ Meeting at the Goodwood Motor Circuit is bound to be an absolute humdinger. If you are a Porsche enthusiast, then I hope that you have your ticket safely...
The Porsche Monterey Classic is a key event that kicks off the famed Monterey Car Week, an annual gathering that celebrates some of the world’s most exquisite Porsche automobiles. This event sets the tone for a week filled with high-octane excitement, showcasing the timeless appeal and engineering prowess of Porsche....
Porsche Club of America Werks Reunion
Werks Reunion 2024 Porsche Club of America’s popular annual car show, Werks Reunion, is again headed to Monterey, California, on Friday, August 16, 2024, during Monterey car week — the day before the Pebble Beach Concours. The East Coast Werks Reunion was just held a day before the Amelia Island...
Background Anchored by the 42nd Los Angeles Lit & Toy Show (aka Lit Show) at the LAX Hilton, this year’s group of events that form “Lit Week” gave proof of a healthy air-cooled Porsche community that has endured decades of high and low tides, not to mention a few big...
Chassis #019 Campaigned by the Martini Racing Team in 1971, chassis #019 has been preserved in the same unrestored condition as when it finished the Spa 1000km race. This 917K (Kurzheck or short tail) competed in both the 1970 and ’71 seasons, racing with Porsche Salzburg during its first year...
Goodwood Members’ Meeting to celebrate 75 years of Porsche with spectacular on-track demonstrations Goodwood is delighted to announce that the 80th Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport will host a spectacular on-track demonstration celebrating 75 years of Porsche. Just as Stuttcars has covered previous Porsche outings at Goodwood, we’ll be...