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Meet the Meyers Manx Carrera GT, a Fuhrmann Four-Cam Powered Dune Buggy

Photography courtesy of Road Scholars. No need to squint. That lump hanging out the back of this Meyers Manx is a genuine Fuhrmann four-cam engine. Indeed, this is a real, fully functional, road-and-track ready (if you have the balls for it) Meyers Manx, the output of a collaboration between noted...

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Doctor or Racer: You Decide!

Professor Fred Poordad is a doctor out of passion. The American is an expert and globally renowned in liver research. He is as ambitious and successful a medic as he is in his second career as a race driver. As a child, Fred Poordad only ever doodled one make of...

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1970 Porsche VW 914-6 Heuliez Murene

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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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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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...

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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...

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My First 1973/4 Porsche RS/R

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 911 (996)PRR My Porsche Story 996 Turbo

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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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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Vamos empuje! (Come on push!)

Driver’s Parade at the 2016 Mexican Formula One GP with Carlos Sainz sitting in the 356 A 1600 Super Cabriolet (centre) ©Sergio Nieto For some Porsche enthusiasts, the road to ownership follows a course which perhaps starts as an interest back as a young child, followed by increasing interest through...

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Riviera Blue Porsche 993 Carrera RS

Porsche 993 Carrera RS ‘RSR 9’ parked in the pit lane at the 10th RS Track Day Oulton Park, March 2010 If any two letters have encapsulated Porsche’s sporting prowess over the years, it is these – RS. It is now forty-seven years since the introduction of Porsche’s first RS,...

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Scarlet the 1957 Porsche 356 A Speedster

1957 Porsche 356 A Speedster – looking chocolate box pretty! It was Max Hoffman, the New York-based Porsche importer, who was instrumental in getting the factory to produce a lightweight sports car for local competition in the USA. Hoffman’s clients were demanding a stripped-down factory version of the 356 to...

PRR My Porsche Story 911 Carrera 3.2 Clubsport

A whale of a tale – maintaining an ‘89 911 Carrera Sport in Zimbabwe

Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Clubsport (1985) in the Museum workshop As I’ve explained on the few occasions I’ve burst into print in Porsche Road & Race, my enduring love affair with the Porsche brand was developed and nurtured from the late 1950s. My father, a dentist by profession, was very...

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The long and twisty road…

1956 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1500 GS – 752 LMA For many years now, the name ‘Carrera’ has been associated with Porsche sports cars. But the story of how the fledgling 356 first got its ‘Carrera’ name is a fascinating one. This required the far-sightedness of the company founder, Ferry...

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Pic of the Week – 2018 Le Mans Scrutineering Ebimotors Porsche 911 RSR

Looking back to the 2018 Le Mans scrutineering of Monday 11 June, the teams, spectators and assembled media enjoyed equal quantities of bright sunshine and torrential downpours. The Ebimotors team gathered with their #80 Porsche RSR for the family snap just as another downpour descended upon all and sundry (drivers:...

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My journey to Porsche ownership

1987 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Sport Targa at the top of the Black Mountain Pass (A4069) in South Wales My journey (Chris Stretton) to Porsche ownership started when I was still a teenager in the 1960s. My father, Lionel Stretton, was a serious petrol-head owning many different cars and competing...

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Sports cars – it’s horses for courses

Kieron Fennelly sitting behind the wheel of his 993 Owning a sports car is a compromise: on the one hand, it doesn’t have the space of a family estate, and for some it is slightly less practical as a daily run around. On the other hand, it has superior performance...

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Déjà vu

1972 Porsche 911 2.4 S, Inchydoney Hotel, West Cork, Ireland – we were peppered with heavy rain showers on the day of the photo shoot. You could almost draw a line from the clouds above past the back of the car, and see that we were getting drenched, but just...

Porsche’s Final Safari: A Rallying Roar Across the Wild

Opening the 911 Top with the Porsche Targa

996 Turbo: Champion of a New Era

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Meet the Meyers Manx Carrera GT, a Fuhrmann Four-Cam Powered Dune Buggy

Doctor or Racer: You Decide!

1970 Porsche VW 914-6 Heuliez Murene

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

Porsche Profiles: Ken Ellaway 1974 914/6 Restomod Build

Porsche Profiles: Ross Vincenti 1998 Porsche Boxster 986 Spec Racer

Porsche Profile: Ken Ellaway 1977 Carrera 3.0 Coupe

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

Porsche Classic Restores Nick Heidfeld’s 959 S

Porsche Club of America Club Racing

My First 1973/4 Porsche RS/R

The Right Place at the Right Time

Owner Story: Yippee ki-yay

Owner Story: The survivor-look 911

Owner Story: One year later

Owner Story: I must be crazy

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

Owner Story: 911 Carrera 3.0 “Arschloch”

Owner Story: A Porsche 911 Turbo “barn find”

Vamos empuje! (Come on push!)

Riviera Blue Porsche 993 Carrera RS

Scarlet the 1957 Porsche 356 A Speedster

A whale of a tale – maintaining an ‘89 911 Carrera Sport in Zimbabwe

The long and twisty road…

Pic of the Week – 2018 Le Mans Scrutineering Ebimotors Porsche 911 RSR

My journey to Porsche ownership

Sports cars – it’s horses for courses

Déjà vu

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