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Singer Vehicle Design – Racer X Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs “Racer X”. This car is a Dynamics & Lightweighting Study which means it was worked on by the team based at Singer’s UK center of operations. It looks like it was completed in...
Singer Vehicle Design – Thing 1 Today, we take a closer look at the Singer Vehicle Designs “Thing 1” (we’ll get to the name in a second). This car is a Dynamics & Lightweighting Study which means it is restored by the team based at Singer’s UK center of operations....
Presenting the 000 Commission, a 911 Turbo S coupe edited by 000 in collaboration with Porsche Sonderwunsch. Available only in conjunction with the Lightweight Package and select optional equipment, this group of exterior and interior touches celebrates David Donner’s extraordinary win at the 100th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and...
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...
Singer Vehicle Design Inspiration – Beautiful Seats We created this series of Singer Inspiration posts because people kept asking us to pull together all the cool images of Singer cars we had found and organize them into some kind of order. Today’s post is all about Porsche seats, and specifically...
Previously only in motorsport, now perfectly suitable for everyday use: the first Porsche to exceed 1,000 PS – the legendary 917/30 – meets the new Cayenne Turbo Electric at the F.A.T. Ice Race in Zell am See. The all-electric SUV also breaks the four‑digit power barrier. Two drive types, one...
Reviewed & edited by Rex McAfee 3-D Printed Carbon Recognized worldwide throughout the automotive industry for their 3D-printed carbon fiber designs, 1016 Industries is pleased to present the all-new carbon-fiber 992 Turbo S Aero by 9Design. Adapting features from the 992 GT3, the new Turbo S features aerodynamically optimized elements...
Sebring 12 Hours, 23 March 1968: #49 Porsche 907 KH driven by Jo Siffert (left) and Hans Herrmann, with Fritz Spingler (with hat behind car). Siffert and Herrmann were the winners in the #49 Porsche The 12 Hours of Sebring, the toughest and oldest sports car race in the USA,...
Still a 911 Guy… But Curious I try not to be a 911 snob, but like most long-time Porsche owners, the rear engine, air-cooled 911 is – and always has been – “Top of the Pops” for me. Other makes and models invariably come up short. Certainly, the car has...
February 1, 1954, the city of New York. The Porsche-550, chassis 04 returned from the Gulf of Mexico after participating in the Carrera Panamericana rally, which took place from November 19 to 23, 1953 through Mexico. Near the car are left-right: Herbert Linge, Karl Kling, Werner Engel, Hans Herrmann No...
When Henk Spin purchased a 356 A Coupé as a restoration project, he had no idea that it was not a standard-issue vehicle, but rather a factory one-off full of special requests. Ten years later, the 1958 classic car had been restored to its former glory in the special color...
Back in 2012 I found a car in Tuscon Arizona, it was a 1958 Porsche 356A T2 coupe. It was in terrible condition and was owned by a former gold miner by the name of Jonathan Marshall. The car had crates for floor panels, most of the interior was in...
On May 3, 1959, Christian «Bino» Heinz started at GP Spa, in his Porsche 718 RSK under number 20. On one of the first laps, at the apex of the well-known Eau Rouge turn, the pilot lost control of the rear axle of his car…...
Along came a Spyder Unveiled in January 1960, the RS60 represents the ultimate evolution of Porsche’s aluminum-bodied, four-cam Spyder – an iconic series of sports racing cars originating with the Type 550 in 1953. The RS60 was, in essence, a refined version of the highly successful works RSK built for...
Last year, the beautiful 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS of Stefano Martinoli earned 1st in the “Excellences from Stuttgart” class at the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Varignana 1705 in Italy. Located in the heart of the Bolognese hills, the Palazzo di Varignana resort was created from the restoration of an 18th-century...
On display at the 20th annual The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, in Carmel Valley was a strange little car that caught my attention. The car had a Porsche emblem on its nose and a confusing “Porsche VW 914-6” script on the rear. It was the farthest thing from a Porsche...
The ST legend The Porsche 1972 911 ST is legendary in automotive history and coveted for its exceptional performance. Under the hood was a potent air-cooled 2.5-liter flat-six engine, delivering over 200 horsepower. Its lightweight construction, reinforced suspension, and modified components made it a force to be reckoned with on...
1972 Porsche RSR 911
When the idea came up of producing a series of race cars for the mainly-amateur racers who drove such GT vehicles in the early 1970s, the factory management was skeptical as to whether it would prove to be a profitable venture. After all, the factory had been in this line...
1974 Porsche RS 3.0 Carrera
Chassis No: 911 460 9029 Engine No: 684 0053 Prod. No: 104 2302 G/box No: 716 1222 (15/1) Colour: White/Gold First delivered to: Sonauto Dealership , Paris, France Aluminum roll bar fitted First registered as: 556 ACR 75 Awaiting the start of the 1974 edition of the Tour de France...
In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical troubles suggested that winning was out of the question. But neither its drivers nor Porsche number 4 believed that. Against strong opposition from Alpine-Renault and Alfa Romeo, Porsche took the...
Kremer Porsche 935 K3 – chassis #930 890 0021 The Porsche 935 was the Stuttgart manufacturer’s answer to the FIA’s Group 5 class regulations, making it eligible for the World Championship of Makes. The first Porsche car in this so-called ‘Silhouette’ series, was introduced for the start of the 1976...
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Porsche 911 Turbo ‘Flachbau’ (1987) In 1986 Porsche finally offered the slantnose, called Flachbau in German, straight from the factory. The official designation in the UK was Turbo SE and it is also sometimes referred to as the flatnose. Offered as the ultimate 930 Turbo, the this model had an...
1987 Ruf 911 3.4 This race equiped gt3 was built intended for the track only. It is doubtfull we will see any of these on the road as they have already been completely sold to private teams. In Detail price $ $ 132 000 USD engine Turbo Flat 6 valvetrain...
1990 Gemballa 911 Mirage In Detail type Series Production Car price $ $ 375,000 engine Turbocharged Flat-6 valvetrain DOHC displacement 3367 cc / 205.5 in³ bore 98 mm / 3.86 in stroke 74.4 mm / 2.93 in compression 7.5:1 power 365.4 kw / 490.0 bhp @ 5900 rpm specific output...
“A Relentless Pursuit of Excellence.” This philosophy guides Singer’s work and epitomizes the quality of their artistry, which is evident once you lay eyes on one of their lauded restorations. Founded by Rob Dickinson in 2008, Singer Vehicle Design‘s reputation was built on the results of the original “Classic Study,”...
1990 RS 911 Turbo In Detail submitted by Richard Owen price $ $207 058 engine Turbocharged Flat-6 valvetrain SOHC displacement 3368 cc / 205.5 in³ bore 98 mm / 3.86 in stroke 74.4 mm / 2.93 in power 432.5 kw / 580.0 bhp @ 6900 rpm specific output 172.21 bhp...