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1966 Porsche 906 “Carrera 6” – Excerpts from Miles Collier

By Miles Collier The Mighty Porsche Carrera 6 I’ve had my 1966 Porsche Carrera 6 (906-125) in restoration for the last four or five years. It’s hard to remember such things across a gulf of time so fantastic. But, as inevitably as the Himalayas will finally erode into foothills, restoration...

Porsche Museum

Petersen Automotive Museum: The Magnus Walker Collection

Reviewed & Edited by Rex McAfee Only in SoCal: The Urban Outlaw Last year, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the release of the short film Urban Outlaw, Walker was invited by the Petersen Automotive Museum to display 10 of his most prized Porsche’s within the facility’s highly exclusive Vault. “From...

Porsche News

75 years of Porsche sports cars: Porsche celebrates a success story

Celebrating the birth of a legendary brand In 1948, Ferry Porsche realized his dream of a sports car: with his team, he produced the Porsche 356 ‘No. 1’ Roadster. It marked the birth of a legendary brand and laid the foundation for an exemplary success story for the Porsche legend....

Auction News

Significant Porsches coming to Amelia Island. Part I

Tradition is Born Each year during the second week in March, the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance takes place at The Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida. Created by businessman and car collector Bill Warner, a photographer and writer for Road & Track magazine since 1971, the event commenced in 1996 at...

Porsche News

Porsche Classic Communication Announces New Products

Porsche Classic offers new infotainment systems: Since 2020, Porsche Classic has offered two infotainment systems for many of the brand’s vintage and modern classic cars with Porsche Classic Communication Management (PCCM) and Porsche Classic Communication Management Plus (PCCM Plus). Among other features, these retrofitted devices enable the use of Apple...

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Porsche RS Celebration at the London Concours 2023

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...

Porsche Museum

Porsche 911: Evolution of an Icon at Crawford Auto Aviation Museum

Almost Extinct The Porsche 911 came very close to extinction. American Peter Schutz began his tenure as CEO at Porsche on January 1, 1981. He didn’t take the job to save the 911 but when he arrived, he found a company that had decided to abandon the 911 in favor...

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Porsche Profiles: Chirag G’s 2011 Type 987 Porsche Cayman S

In the past, we have covered a Type 964 911 Carrera 2 Speedster, a Type 986 Boxster spec race car, and even a 914/6 Restomod. Today, we continue our Porsche Profiles series with a Type 987 Porsche Cayman S that is, for one man, his complete unicorn car. As well,...

Porsche Life

Porsche Experience Center Adding Second Track

Multi-million dollar investment expands PCNA’s Atlanta campus. After welcoming nearly 400,000 visitors since opening in June 2015, the Porsche Experience Center will expand its footprint with an incredible new track inspired by some of the most dynamic elements of several iconic race courses. Porsche Cars North America, Inc. announced that...

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The Wow of Wunderland Porsche Museum

Unlikely Home for a Spectacular Collection: Remember the days of going to a Porsche dealership as a teen? How could anyone resist wanting to leave their fingerprints all over a new 911 Turbo in Arctic Silver? It was just a matter of time before the salesman reluctantly got up to...

Auction News

Gooding & Company to auction RUF automobiles at Amelia Island

Santa Monica, California: Global market leader and renowned auction house, Gooding & Company, has announced RUF//The Collection consisting of four exceedingly rare RUF automobiles to lead its 2023 Amelia Island Auction this March. This event follows in the footsteps of Gooding & Company’s record-setting 2022 Amelia Island Auction, which became...

Porsche Life

Can Racing Simulators Help You Drive Your Porsche Better?

The short answer—yes. The simple answer—it really depends. The sweeping answer—keep reading below. If you’ve made it this far into the article, either your curiosity has been piqued, or you’re in the mood to partake in some fact-checking (in lieu of a debate made possible only with face-to-face dialogue). There...

Notable Chassis

Porsche 917/10 Can-Am Rocket

A front three-quarter view of the No. 16 Porsche 917/10 chassis #005 taken in Porsche’s secret bunker in Stuttgart, May 2017. Virtual Motorpix/Glen Smale

Images by: Virtual Motorpix/Glen Smale and Corporate Archives Porsche AG The Porsche 917 was the culmination of a line of race cars produced by the Stuttgart manufacturer during possibly the busiest decade, from 1964 to 1973, of its (by then) short existence. Just 21 short years after Porsche opened its...

Porsche Design

Porsche To Introduce Innovative New LED Headlights

They say that it will set a completely new standard in ‘glare-free’ high beam lighting technology and it will be offered as an option for new 2023 Porsche models. Compared to the technology that is being used on the current Porsche models, this new technology sets itself apart as the...

Porsche History

Porsche Race Cars of the Pacific Northwest

Editor’s note: Harvey Sherman recently covered several of the most iconic Porsche race cars in the Pacific Northwest. Below, he shares his thoughts and observations on the highlights. The BP Racing Garage Bob Rygg and Peter Juvet (who own two of the cars featured below) use this garage as their...

Events

2022 ünStock: Sacrilege turns Stardom

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...

Book Reviews

[Book Review] Ultimate Works Porsche 962 – The Definitive History

Box set for Ultimate Works Porsche 962 - The Definitive History on white background

The Porsche 962, following in the footsteps of the already massively successful 956, was introduced in 1984 in response to specific regulatory requirements as laid down by the American IMSA GTP Championship. IMSA’s refusal to allow the 956 to race in the US championship was based on the rule that...

Events

Breakfast Club Rally: Porsches on an Air-Cooled Affair in NorCal

The Breakfast Club Rally doesn’t serve breakfast, it’s not a club, and it’s not really a rally. So what is it? The Breakfast Club Rally is one hour of drinking coffee, followed by two-plus hours of driving the back roads north of San Francisco on a designated Saturday every month....

Events

All Porsche Grand Display

Kirkland residents were treated to a highlight of summer when the Porsche Club brought their best to the waterfront. It’s a display of Porsche history and current street models mixed with a few cars that serve track duty on weekends. 130 cars were registered assuring presentation of at least one...

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Porsches at the 2022 LA Auto Show

Collage of Porsches at LA Auto Show 2023

The 2022 LA Auto Show is happening now, and Stuttcars contributor Casey Annis snapped some photos of some awesome classic and contemporary Porsches, including the new 911 Dakar. If you’re in the area, tickets start at $22 and are good for any day. The focus of the show for 2033...

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The Petersen Automotive Museum’s Magnus Walker Urban Outlaw Exhibit

Magnus Walker at entry to new exhibit at Petersen Automotive Museum

All photos by the author and courtesy Magnus Walker. Magnus Lucian Titus Bennett Walker is known for many things, and as many things. Most people just call him Magnus; yet much of the world knows him as the Urban Outlaw Porsche guy. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free...

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VIDEO: Porsche Group C Reunion

Take a trip down memory lane with Derek Bell, Jochen Mass, Hans-Joachim Stuck, and Bernd Schneider as they share their experiences and memories during their time in Group C. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member? Sign in...

Book Reviews

“Porsche 75th Anniversary: Expect the Unexpected” Book Review

Dust jacket of Porsche 75th Anniversary book

Although a relatively late starter compared to others in the 20th century, what Porsche has accomplished over its 75-year history is quite remarkable. Few other manufacturers can match Porsche’s success in the showroom or on the racetrack over the past 75 years. Author Randy Leffingwell has written a new book...

Porsche Life

The Best Porsche Ads from Over the Years

80 of the Coolest Porsche Print Ads Ever Porsche has always had some awesome marketing folks and some hilarious ads over the years. This week we decided to go back in time and find as many of the best Porsche ads we could find throughout the years. Don’t worry, we...

Porsche Lists

10 Porsche 911 Killers That Never Were

Porsche 911 cars in different colors parked outside on road

There’s hardly a brand more connected to sports cars than Porsche. To this very day, the iconic Porsche 911 remains a benchmark sports car with nothing but a few formidable competitors in the vast and ever expanding industry. While only a handful of cars came to rival it, many more...

Events

Top Porsche Highlights at Velocity Invitational 2022

By Rex McAfee Best of the Best: Weathertech Raceway, Laguna Seca, CA. Returning to the iconic Monterey Peninsula, the 2022 Velocity Invitational gave vintage racing fans a superb combination of historic racing and luxury lifestyle. Last year’s event included a world-class display of Porsche 917s, while this year focused on...

Porsche Life

Porsche Design: 50 Years of Lifestyle Accessories for the Enthusiast

If there is one thing the Germans do better than almost anyone else in the world, it’s having a knack for perfection in design. This is readily apparent down to the smallest and most easily overlooked details. For example, if you visit Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, or any of the major...

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Production Information For Classic Porsches Now Online

Production information about the origin of a classic Porsche is a very important part of owning and restoring a classic Porsche. When it was built, how it was equipped, and the location of its first delivery are very important details in a classic Porsche’s history that its current owner needs...

Porsche Life

Luftgekühlt 8: Praise the Air-Cooled

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...

People & Profiles

Porsche Profiles: Ken Ellaway 1974 914/6 Restomod Build

Let’s face it, the Porsche 914 was not the most iconic of sports cars in the storied history of the brand. A joint collaboration between VW and Porsche, it was designed to be both the entry level car for Porsche, as well as a sports car for VW that would...

Motorsport & Racing

Your Porsche EV at the Racetrack

Porsche EV driving around curve on racetrack

It’s been a good 2 years since the Porsche Taycan (the brand’s first EV) debuted on the world stage. As time has unfolded, there’s been no denying the positive impact and commercial success that the Taycan has brought to its automaker. Sales figures for the Taycan have been excellent—in fact,...

My Porsche Story

Porsche Profiles: Ross Vincenti 1998 Porsche Boxster 986 Spec Racer

If there is one thing that Porsche does better than pretty much any other car manufacturer, that is providing their customers with race cars thinly disguised as road cars. This has been the way of things since the original 356 Speedsters and 550 Spyders, to the Carrera 2.7 RS (RennSport...

My Porsche Story

Porsche Profile: Ken Ellaway 1977 Carrera 3.0 Coupe

The Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0, which was produced for only 2 years in 1976 and 1977, is a very special version of the inimitable 911. Due to its low production numbers, with only 3,687 units produced, it is also one of the rarest of the non-special edition 911s out there....

Porsche Life

10 Porsche T-Shirts Our Members Asked Us to Make

Man wearing Air Cooled - Porsche 911 Turbo t-shirt

If you can’t own a Porsche of your own (and even if you can), repping Stuttgart and its world-famous automobiles on a high-quality t-shirt is the perfect way to show off your love for the brand. Nobody knows that better than our members—whose love for these incredible cars runs so...

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The World’s Largest Porsche 356 Concours

Germany? Austria? Japan? To understand where ground zero is for the world’s largest 356-only Concours, let’s first go back to the 1960s and 1970s before Porsche had developed their markets in Asia and the Middle East. At one point, approximately 50% of all production was sold to the United States....

Porsche News

Pre-sale Tickets For Rennsport Reunion 7

Rennsport Reunion 7 is just around the corner and this year is extra special as it is also the 75th Anniversary of Porsche as a car company; it is also the 60th Anniversary of the release of the Porsche 911. To be part of this very special event, members of...

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CocoMats: The Best Replacement Floor Mats For Your Porsche

Images courtesy of CocoMats.com. For those that collect Porsches and need to replace old bits, have a restoration 911 in the garage as their project, or are just looking to make their Porsche 911 that little bit more unique and personal, one of the easiest bits to change out are...

People & Profiles

Herbert Linge: A Porsche Legend

Herbert Linge on ONS duty again with a 911 at Hockenheim in 1973.

Porsche’s Forrest Gump—the irrepressible Herbert Linge—pops up everywhere in Porsche history even after his retirement almost thirty years ago. The amazingly varied Porsche career of Herbert Linge would be unimaginable today—from wartime apprentice to manager of Weissach via workshop, development testing, race track, Porsche in the US, and Formula 1....

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Top Porsche Moments of Monterey Car Week 2022

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My Porsche Story

Porsche Profiles: Roger Katz – 1994 Type 964 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Speedster

Red 1994 Type 964 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Speedster

Note: Some images from this article provided by Roger Katz. The Type 964 Porsche 911 was a revolutionary car when it came to market in 1989. It was the first non-supercar Porsche to feature all wheel drive as an option. It was the first 911 to come as standard with...

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VIDEO: It Started! Mayhem in the Porsche 911 Carrera market

It Has Been A Long Time Coming Porsche 911 Carrera prices increased by more than 50% during the last years. However, the market slowed down during spring. During the summer the market continued to weaken and we can see now the first significant price decreases. The downside risk increased in...

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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...

Motorsport & Racing

High Performance Driving Events: Useful Tips and What To Expect for First Timers & Novices

You just picked up a nice sports car—like a Porsche 718 or Porsche 911—to bomb around town in. Your gearhead friends egg you on to take it for some laps around the local circuit in order to experience what your new ride is truly capable of. The prospect of doing...

Auction News

Notable Porsches On Offer At The 2022 Monterey Car Week

The 2022 Monterey Car Week is almost upon us and with it are the much-awaited auctions by Gooding and Company, Bonhams, RM Sotheby’s, and a newcomer for this year, Broad Arrow Group. With hundreds of different cars that will be on offer during the week, here are the notable Porsches...

Auction News

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...

Porsche History Porsche Lists Auctions

The Most Expensive Porsches Sold At Auction

Crowd of people bidding on Porsches at auction

While the cars with the record for most expensive auction values ever generally come from Italy, the little German company from Stuttgart also has enthusiastic and wealthy collectors who are willing to open the bank account to get a piece of history. While it is pretty rare for one of...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche: The Legends of Le Mans

#19 Porsche 919 LMP1-Hybrid, winner of the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans. Even just the name evokes memories of classic races, unbelievable tragedy, and some of the fiercest battles ever fought over an 8.5 mile (13.6 KM) stretch of road known as “le Circuit de la Sarthe.” These hallowed grounds are where Porsche ultimately proved their...

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Porsche Leads J.D. Power APEAL Study For Fourth Consecutive Year

For the fourth year in a row, J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study has shown that customers have rated Porsche as the highest among automotive brands. The annual study centers on the customer experience of owning and driving a new vehicle. For the fourth consecutive...

The Market

Auction: Three Beautiful, Low-Mileage Porsches At Bring A Trailer

Three beautiful, low-mileage Porsches are currently on offer at Bring A Trailer: a 2003 Porsche Boxster S, a 2014 Porsche 911 GT3, and a 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S Coupe. They’re all gorgeous and all of them are practically new. 2003 Porsche Boxster S This low-mileage 2003 Porsche Boxster S...

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The Porsche 956 Group C: 40 Years After Its First Win At Le Mans

There are many legendary Porsche racing cars that command respect for their legacy, their series of wins in a season, or their pure technological advancement. The Porsche 917LH and the Porsche 917K come immediately to mind, as well as the 935/78 “Moby Dick” (for having one of the craziest whale...

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Finding the Porsche RSR “Ratt”

When I’m not helping to sell the occasional old race car, or visiting old race car meetings, I’ve usually got my head down, researching various projects for clients, usually to do with Porsches—although Lola T70s and the like often pass my way too. Probably the most interesting project that I’ve...

Book Reviews

CLASSIC PORSCHE 911 BUYER’S GUIDE 1965-1998 – Author Randy Leffingwell

The 1965 911 (left) and the 356 (right) it was replacing. Both cars were available for one year: 1965.

The Porsche 911 is without a doubt one of the most iconic cars of the 20th century. First built in 1965 to replace the 356 model, it is still made today, albeit under different model names (but the basic design remains). It took nearly eight years for Porsche to finalize...

Porsche Life

Porsche Classic Restores Nick Heidfeld’s 959 S

Porsche Classic recently completed a factory restoration of a very rare super sports car: the Porsche 959 S. The Porsche 959 is a known trump card by car enthusiasts from the 80s and 90s. It had the best of both worlds; it is a rare super sports car with the...

Porsche Life

VONNEN: Porsche Shadow Drive Performance Hybrid System

Porsche Shadow Drive Performance Hybrid System Welcome to our first “Porsche Ecosystem” provider deep dive. This is a new initiative where we highlight the brands and businesses supporting the broader Porsche community with products and services. It may be a local restoration shop or national brand selling Porsche parts or...

Porsche Video

VIDEO: Porsche Life – Car Talk, Traveling in Vintage Porsches

We travel to Hawaii to drive some Vintage Porsches and discuss our travels for work. We drove around Kona in a Porsche 356, 914, 944 Turbo, 964, 992 911 Turbo and, Speedster. In our travel vlog, we will cover what it was like to pilot some of these museum-quality cars...

Porsche Life

Porsche & Formula One: Why This Time Around Is Different

Official Porsche rendering of a Porsche liveried F1 car.

It may come as a surprise to some that Porsche has been in Formula One, and a pretty storied one at that. Although their last foray into the series was in 1991, their parent company, the VW Group, recently reached an agreement with the FIA that for the next set...

Porsche Cayenne

The Porsche Cayenne Celebrates Twenty Years Of Success

Fourteen years before the Cayenne was introduced, Ferry Porsche made a statement that seemed to have foretold of the Cayenne, saying, “If we build an off-road model according to our standards of quality, and it has a Porsche crest on the front, people will buy it.” The Cayenne, since its...

Porsche Life

Porsche Club of America Club Racing

D.E. ( Driver Education) It’s a gateway drug. You are happily driving your Miata, Mustang, or Cayman on the street; you’re enjoying yourself, not a care in the world. Whether it’s peer pressure or a chance meeting, someone gets you hooked on the hard stuff. You head off to a...

Porsche Life

From Treasure to Trash to Treasure

A white Porsche at the Los Angeles Dismantler yard in Sun Valley California.

Porsche design cues trace their origins to a sawmill in Gmünd, Austria where the first hand-crafted sportscars bearing the family name were born. Curves penned by designers over decades both honored tradition and advanced the marque forward. What happens to cars that have an unscheduled meeting with an immovable tree...

Motorsport & Racing

The 2022 Porsche Cayman GT4 ePerformance: The Next Step In the Mission R Program

All images courtesy of Porsche Newsroom It would not be surprising if you haven’t heard of the Mission R Program. As companies under the umbrella of the VW Group are all headed towards electric vehicles and those powered by sustainable fuels, the big sports car companies, Audi and Porsche, have...

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My First 1973/4 Porsche RSR

My first “real” racing car was a Porsche RS/R, which I bought in the mid-1980s. Previously, I had done quite a lot of Hillclimbs in England with, first of all, a variety of Jaguar XK120s and then a 1974 Porsche RS 3.0, (911 460 9034), which was followed up by...

Porsche Life Auctions The Market Paul Stephens Autoart

“Air Cooled Sunday” Bought to You By Collecting Cars

After the success of Supercar Sunday and Superbike Sunday, Collecting Cars is proud to announce their next exciting event: the Air-Cooled Sunday! Air-Cooled Sunday is a dedicated online-only auction event specifically for air-cooled Porsches. Porsche is one of the top selling marques in Collecting Cars and the 911 attracts the attention and interests...

Porsche Video

VIDEO: 911 Heaven – Frank Cassidy’s Awesome Private Collection

James visits Frank Cassidy the founder of the Porsche Mecca Boxengasse. Frank shows us significant cars in his private collection and discusses his philosophy when it comes to outlaw Porsches....

Events

2023 Rennsport Reunion Details Announced

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...

Motorsport & Racing

Porsche Vintage Goodness On Show at HSR Sebring Spring Fling

The April 6-8 ,2022, Spring Fling at Sebring in Florida was a great event and as always there were some great Porsches around. Our sister site is Vintage Road & Racecar had all the awesome coverage and let us share some of the amazing Porsche’s around for the weekend. Check out...

Auction News

Four Very Special Porsche Masterpieces Up for Auction This Friday

Porsche Unicorns Being Auctioned on May 13th Our friends at Bonhams have a special auction this weekend and for Porsche buyers it may be the holy grail of amazing cars to buy. The Monaco Sale ‘Les Grandes Marques à Monaco’ starts this Friday May 13th and there are a trio...

Porsche History

Building Porsche’s Grand Prix Car

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Porsche and the Corvair Connection

Black and white photo of Ed Cole standing in front of Chevrolet Corvair

People usually recall the Chevrolet Corvair as the car that was “unsafe at any speed” which is rather unfair because the Corvair itself occupied barely a chapter in Ralph Nader’s infamous book. Indeed, amongst others, the VW Beetle also received a pasting—and Mr. Nader thought the VW Microbus was too...

Events

Get Your Tickets For Beaulieu’s Simply Porsche Event

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...

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In-Depth: The 1972 Porsche RS/RSR 911 360 0001 Prototype

Frontal aspect of Porsche 911 230 0769 before rally in 1972

This story covers the development of the Porsche 911 RS/RSR prototype in the middle of 1972. Surprisingly, the very first Porsche RS/RSR, chassis number 911 360 0001 started life as a rally car—a factory built ST, 911 230 0769, which the factory itself re-numbered after the car had been returned...

Events

A Packed Porsche Lit Show Weekend in Southern California

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...

Porsche History

Legendary Porsche Motorsport Driver Vic Elford Passes Away

Vic Elford, Porsche motorsport legend, passed away at his home in Plantation Florida on March 13. In the last few years, the 86-year-old battled cancer with the same courage, will, and determination that he had on track. These same values made him one of only four drivers to have six...

Events

2022 Porsche Classic Restoration Challenge Announced

Porsche Classic’s Restoration Challenge is back for their second consecutive year, and again they’re inviting dealerships to get a 1950s to 2000s Porsche sports car and bring it back to its original glory. The U.S. is currently Porsche’s largest market. And after several decades on the road, some of these...

Book Reviews

Book Review: 911 GT2 by Christoph Mäder and Jan Koum

Porsche is well known for its limited production runs of both its road cars and race cars. This makes those special models all the more attractive to the racing fraternity, as well as to private collectors. The Essen Motor Show in November 1994 was chosen as the event at which...

Porsche Life

Dakar Déjà vu with a Classic Porsche

Words by Kevin Ehrlich & Mary Fischer / Images by Amy Lerner, Dakar and Porsche During public health restrictions that shuttered workplaces, restaurants, museums and even outdoor recreation areas, many retreated behind closed doors. Some intensified their work-out regimes while many logged couch time binge-watching their favorite television series. Others...

Events

Targa Sixty Six 2022

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...

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Porsche 356 SL at Le Mans

Porsche 356 SL bodies lined up in the Reutter workshop (Werk 2) in 1951. This facility was used as the Porsche race department in the early days The date was 23 June 1951, and sixty race cars lined up at 16h00 for the start of the nineteenth running of the...

Porsche Life

Six by Twelve: The Velocity Invitational Hosts a Porsche 917 Reunion

The Porsche 917 story is among the most significant chapters of the marque’s history. More than five decades after the first iteration of the 917 broke cover, six examples gathered at the Velocity Invitational, a celebration of vintage racing on the Monterey Peninsula. No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate...

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Porsche at Le Mans—70 Years by Glen Smale

The 24 hours of Le Mans is arguably the world’s greatest race. It started in 1923. Porsche first entered the race shortly after the second World war in 1951, as a fledgling manufacturer. They have an unbroken run of competing for seventy years. When Porsche started—having just been producing the...

Motorsport & Racing

Three New Porsches – Porsche for the 1960 Racing Season

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Austro-Daimler

III Alpenfahrt, 16-23.06.1912 (Ferdinand Porsche (Austro-Daimler), – third place)

Start and finish in Vienna. Total distance: 2,364 km. 85 competitors started, 72 qualified. Basic rules: a) non-stop movement from the start to the finish of each stage; stopping will result in penalty points; b) engine shutdown is prohibited during the race; violations will result in penalty points; c) a...

Porsche History

1952.02.14 Order from Porsche for four aluminum bodies to Reutter

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Porsche 917

Porsche 917 – A Brief History

A Brief History In mid-1967 the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced that it had decided to modify the regulations pertaining to the Sport Prototype, Sport and Gran Turismo categories. As a result, the World Brands Championship was on the brink of the greatest crisis in its history. Many were the...

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The IROC Porsches

The IROC Porsches: The International Race of Champions, Porsche’s 911 RSR and the Men Who Raced Them by Matt Stone © Motorbooks This is the story of the International Race of Champions Porsche Carrera 911 RSRs and the drivers who raced them. It’s a story that is long overdue, as...

Book Reviews

Book Review: Porsche 911 Turbo Air Cooled Years 1975 – 1998

Porsche 911 Turbo Air Cooled Years 1975 – 1998 / Hans Mezger Edition 2020 by Andreas Gabriel, Thomas Nehlert and Matthias Techau © Berlin Motor Books There was hardly a Porsche enthusiast who wasn’t deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of Porsche’s favourite engineers, Hans Mezger. It...

Porsche History

Glossary of Porsche Related Terms

Porsche Terms The world of Porsche is filled with all kinds of names, terms and abbreviations and it’s hard for even a passionate enthusiast to remember them all. That’s why we’ve put together the following. If you find anything amiss or have anything to add, don’t hesitate to give us...

PRR Book Reviews

Mr. Le Mans: Tom Kristensen

Mr. Le Mans: Tom Kristensen by Tom Kristensen with Dan Philipsen © Glen Smale The interesting thing about racing is that nothing is certain. You can prepare yourself and the car perfectly, but then another car hits you or pulls out in front of you, and there is little if...

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The Right Place at the Right Time

The 996 Turbo basking in the beauty of the Western Cape How our man, Richard Wiley, came to be the custodian of two Porsche 911s over a period of nearly nine months. Porsche Road & Race contributor, Richard Wiley, has spent many hours of his life in aeroplanes, travelling primarily...

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Porsche Coloring Pages

Free to Download Porsche Coloring Pages Download scalable hand drawn vector files of different Porsche models. These Porsche coloring pages are perfect for kids getting into Porsche cars and adults who want to relax for a few hours. You can print them out and use them as coloring pages, and...

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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche

F.A. Porsche with his iconic design work

F.A. “Butzi” Porsche (1935 – 2012) Better known to Porsche enthusiasts as F.A. “Butzi” Porsche, he was the son of Dr.-Ing. Ferdinand “Ferry” and Dorothea Porsche, and grandson of Professor Ferdinand and Aloisia Porsche. While heading up the styling department at Porsche, he played a pivotal role in the design...

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Ferdinand Karl “Burli” Piëch

Ferdinand Piëch (1937 – 2019) Named car executive of the century in 1999, Ferdinand Piëch transformed Volkswagen into the world’s largest carmaker by revenue. Piëch was the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche. Piëch did everything from leading motor racing operations at Porsche during the 1960s, to turning Audi into a true...

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Porsche Logo & Crest – Guide

The Story of The Porsche Crest As Germany underwent a revolution in 1918, a German state of Kingdom of Württemberg was transformed from a monarchy to a democratic republic and called Free People’s State of Württemberg. It’s capital was Stuttgart. In 1922 a new coat of arms was introduced that...

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Owner Story: Yippee ki-yay

Yippee ki-yay Panamera This well known quote from the infamous John McClane* immediately popped into my mind the first time I put my foot down in my Panamera. It was followed by a grin in the size of the equator. But… but… but… why? I was content with my 2009...

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Owner Story: The survivor-look 911

The survivor-look 911 Obsession, it can strike at any time. Unfortunately, mine struck about five years too late after the price of air-cooled 911s had rocketed. I can’t quite put my finger on why I now needed an air-cooled 911, obviously the timing was out five years ago. Maybe a...

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Owner Story: One year later

One year later Using the Cayenne as a daily driver has been quite a ride, pun intended. I never thought I’d say this, but I’m really happy with it all in all. It does have its quirks, but as a car to take you from A to B, it’s superb....

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Owner Story: I must be crazy

I must be crazy Why on earth would someone sell a perfect color combination 911 Turbo with manual transmission and buy a Cayenne instead? Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it. When I originally bought the 911, I was certain that I would...

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Owner Story: The first day of the rest of your life

The first day of the rest of your life Certain things/events/people define our lives, our beliefs and attitude. Most of these are somehow scheduled, but a few appear out of nowhere and create irreversible impact, good or bad. It was August 2000. Days after the completion of my mandatory army...

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Owner Story: 911 Carrera 3.0 “Arschloch”

911 Carrera 3.0 “Arschloch” I have an Australian delivered 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0, which I purchased in 1985 from the car’s original owner. The car had 80.000 km on it and no major work carried out. In January of 2015, some oil leaks prompted me to re-build the engine....

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Owner Story: A Porsche 911 Turbo “barn find”

A Porsche 911 Turbo “Barn Find” Having first driven a naturally aspirated 944 for seven years and then spending another five behind the wheel of a turbocharged version of the same water-cooled transaxle Porsche family member, it was finally time to get personally acquainted with the best known of them...

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Porsche Automuseum Pfeifhofer

Porsche Automuseum Pfeifhofer in Gmünd, Carinthia, Austria Porsche Near Gmünd in 1944-1949 As the Porsche construction office had to move away from Stuttgart’s bombing raids, in 1944 a new location was set up near Gmünd in Carinthia (Gmünd in Kärnten), Austria. It was 320 miles/515 km from Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. The Porsche...

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