This past Saturday, Stoddard, the premier vintage Porsche parts suppliers, played host to their 26th annual swap meet and all Porsche car show. The show held a little bit of something for everyone with Porsche representatives both vintage and modern, and the swap meet housed vendors and private collectors hawking their rarities and oddities from …
Continue to the full article330hp Subaru-Powered 1959 356 Convertible D Open Road Racer
There are two large scale car companies in the world that have chosen to embrace the 180 degree flat layout engines; Porsche and Subaru. Where Porsche has placed their flat engines in the back, Subaru has stuck them up in front of their sedans and wagons for years. The flat layout offers a sound unlike any other, as the exhaust pulses tend to be …
Continue to the full articleIs Your Porsche Ready for the Zombie Apocalypse? This Cayenne is!
I’ve spent many hours of my life contemplating the ins and outs of a risen undead apocalyptic nightmare scenario. The Z word gets thrown around a lot these days, and I think I have a fairly healthy grasp of the genre. In those hours, whether amongst friends or in late night solo contemplation, I’ve debated and pondered all of the facets …
Continue to the full articleWould You Design Your House Around Your Porsche? This Guy Did!
Porsche owners have a reputation for being meticulous. We like our cars with a clean and simplistic design, aesthetically pleasing, and visually simple and uncomplex. Porsche's design culture has certainly changed over the years but, unlike some of their competitors, has always kept a relatively unfettered exterior appearance. Of the 50 year …
Continue to the full articleMan Builds One-Of-A-Kind Porsche Dream Ride For Brother
Brotherly love is something that can’t really be explained. Brothers can be a nuisance, they can be bothersome, and they can be taxing, but for some inexplicable reason, you always seem to find yourself sharing a bond that is hard to break. For Indiana service shop owner, Tony Griffin, the relationship with his younger brother Bill is a special …
Continue to the full articleCalling all Cars! Calling all Cars!
We’ve all been there, trapped like a worm on the red and blue flashing hook. We’ve all waited with bated breath as the ensnaring patrolman approaches. We’ve all been subject to the nervous fidgeting and sweated brow that accompanies a traffic citation. Chances are high that some of us have been pulled over IN a Porsche before, though chances are …
Continue to the full articleSeduction Motorsports’ “Outlaw” 550 Spyder Is For Sale
It isn’t often, but occasionally you will encounter an automotive “build” that is more than the sum of its proverbial parts. When that does happen, it is something to be celebrated. In the vein of modifying every component of a car in such a way that it cannot be deemed the same car, Seduction Motorsports of Phoenix, AZ have taken the concept of …
Continue to the full articleCelebrating the Recent Chapters of Brumos Racing History
As a Porsche fanatic, and a studious pupil of motorsport and Porsche history, I was destined to run across the Brumos name a few times. It was nearly assured that I would become a fan of the efforts of those Porsches decked in red, white, and blue. After having met with a few members of the team, my support was only further cemented by their …
Continue to the full articleA Night at the Museum With Karl Ludvigsen: Interview and Pictures
There is likely nobody more knowledgeable in regard to the historically relevant moments of Porsche than Mr. Karl Ludvigsen. Having spent several years of his life chronicling these moments in the form of several literary works, from the beginnings-to-present historical epic “Excellence Was Expected”, to the most recent “Porsche - Origin of the …
Continue to the full articleA Guide to the Meaning Behind Porsche’s Part Numbers
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 …
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