Rich Truesdell is a Southern California-based automotive photojournalist whose work has appeared in Motor Trend Classic, Octane, Mercedes Enthusiast, and most recently Total 911 where the current issue (#100) carries his interview with Porsche racing legend Hurley Haywood.
Last week Rich launched a new project on the crowd funding website Kickstarter, a photo book that covers 50 Porsche …
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The Porsche MARTINI RACING partnership dates back to its appearance on the 917 back in 1971. Since then, Porsche MARTINI RACING cars went on to take Le Mans titles in 1976 and 1977 and many, many other wins along the way. To celebrate this long and storied relationship, Driver's Selection by Porsche Design introduced the MARTINI RACING collection back in 2007 and has been adding and improving to …
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It was just a few days ago we let you know about the new program from Porsche on SPEED TV called the "King of the Curve" where 3 teams of 3 drivers each (a celebrity, a professional race car driver and an "ordinary" Porsche enthusiast) compete against each other in various road tests in the new Porsche Cayman. The show includes challenges like Slalom, Autocross and Reaction tests (your ability to …
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Everyone's Mom is different. However, if they are Porsche fans, chances are they'll like something on our list. If you're in the mood to find a Porsche related gift, we've cobbled together a list of items that should work for every budget and every mom in the group.
Porsche Books: We've reviewed a lot of Porsche books over the past few years and continue to do so (we're currently reading …
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Whether you are a “do-it-yourselfer”, or simply looking to save a few dollars by shopping for your own parts, chances are, as a Porsche owner, you've run across those crazy 11 digit numbers (000-000-000-00) that signify the one piece you need for your pride and joy to be perfect again. What does it all mean? How do part houses and Porsche dealerships know how to translate the code to get …
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UPDATE: Be sure to read the comment below, from author Lee Raskin (he wrote James Dean: At Speed), as he offers very valuable insight into the authenticity of this photo, who took it and where. The information we used for this post was taken directly from the auction house's listing. So, as we say at the end of our post, be sure to do your homework.
The picture below, taken on September 30, …
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I'm a collector. Not sure what it is about my personality, but there are number of items (other than Porsche) I like to collect (watches, bourbon, guns, RC Cars, pens, cufflinks, etc.). Well, the other day HPI sent us a care package that, amongst other things, included a 1/43 scale model of a Porsche 956 LH. At first I wasn't quite sure what to make of it. Obviously, I recognized it as a …
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Finally, here's a Porsche you truly can park in your living room. Manufactured by Safretti from plans created at the Porsche Design Studio, the Vertigo Fireplace is a piece of functional, working Porsche art.
Designed for indoor or outdoor use, this Porsche Design Fireplace by Safretti requires no flu and creates a warm and inviting flame using a special bio-ethanol type fuel. …
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I am currently in the market for a vintage Porsche. Ok, I admit it -- I have been in the market for a vintage Porsche for at least 12 years. My longing for an older Porsche is like the last 10 postpartum pounds every mom I know has difficulty losing: it just won't go away. Every time a 356, or a 1970s 911, or just about any pre-1985 Porsche comes within view or earshot, I get all misty-eyed and …
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We've spent the last few days in the frigid cold at Sugarbush Resort in Vermont participating in the Winter Driving Experience (more on this in a later post). While there, we couldn't help but notice the ordinary chairlifts taking the few skiers dedicated enough (or dumb enough) to brave the -35 degree Fahrenheit windchill up the icy mountain. So earlier today it seemed serendipitous to come …
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