Dick Troutman and Tom Barnes are no strangers to building magnificent cars. They combined to form one of the best known coachbuilders in Southern California, creating legends like Lance Reventlow's Scarabs, Jim Hall's first Chaparral, a weird four-door 911, and many other racing and roadgoing contraptions. Some of their designs were beautiful, …
Continue to the full articleHere’s Your Chance To Buy James Dean’s Cursed 550 Spyder Transmission [Updated]
(Editor's Note: The transaxle from James Dean's 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder sold for $382,000 by the time the auction ended. The auction is now closed.) Famed Hollywood star and amateur racer James Dean once had a 550 Spyder. That car no longer exists, but some of the parts for it have been documented and preserved since then. One of the only pieces …
Continue to the full articleWatch Nicolas Hunziker Paint This 356A In Timelapse
If you've ever seen Nicolas Hunziker's work, you might think he's slashing paint across canvas as fast as a flyby Porsche, creating automotive beauty where there was blank canvas in no time flat. But in reality he's a methodical and plotting artist, knowing exactly how the finished result will look, and where the shading should go before even …
Continue to the full articleLuftgekühlt 7 Has Been Rescheduled For September 10 In Indianapolis
Thursday afternoon Luftgekühlt announced that its seventh U.S. market show would take place in a totally new city on a totally new date. After six shows in Los Angeles (and two further shows in the UK and Germany) the show for air-cooled cars is coming to the Midwest of all places. Indianapolis, Indiana will play host to the next Luft on September …
Continue to the full articleCatch Up On Your Porsche’s Deferred Maintenance Before Heading Out On A Summer Road Trip
Things have been a little bit weird for the last 18 months. Chances are you didn't get much of a chance to take your Porsche out for a good long trip in 2020, and as Coronavirus restrictions begin to ease around the country, it's time to fire it up and take it for a rip to some distant locale, preferably a tropical one by the ocean, or a secluded …
Continue to the full articleHow Does A Porsche Taycan Turbo Compare To A Tesla Model S And An Audi E-Tron In A Drag Race?
I don't normally recommend drag racing, running top speed, or panic braking while it's raining out, but that didn't stop the CarWow folks over in the UK from giving it a go. They had three high performance electric sedans on hand, so why not compare them to each other in equal conditions? Given that the specifications between Porsche's Taycan Turbo …
Continue to the full articleTrio Of Turbocharged Monsters Lead 11-Porsche Pikes Peak Entry
Porsche has a long history of racing at Pikes Peak, and equally a long history of winning on the mountain. 2021 returns with some unfinished business after BBi and David Donohue failed to reach the finish line with a flat tire in 2020 en route to what otherwise should have been the overall win. Last year the race was delayed and had a reduced field …
Continue to the full articleHere’s Your Chance To Buy The Most Iconic Porsche Of All Time
When you're collecting Porsches, it's life. Everything before or after is just waiting. Coming this August to RM Sotheby's Monterey auction is arguably the most iconic Porsche racing car of all time, heck you could argue this is the single most iconic racing car period. Porsche has won more Le Mans 24s than any other company, the 917 was the car …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Project 2708 At Indy
(Editor's note: This weekend the world celebrates the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500. Years ago we ran three features on major Porsche efforts at Indianapolis, and we're re-running them today. While Porsche has had varying degrees of success at The Speedway in years gone by, we remain hopeful that one day the company will again expand its …
Continue to the full articlePolitics Prevent Porsche’s Participation At 1980 Indy 500
(Editor's note: This weekend the world celebrates the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500. Years ago we ran three features on major Porsche efforts at Indianapolis, and we're re-running them today. While Porsche has had varying degrees of success at The Speedway in years gone by, we remain hopeful that one day the company will again expand its …
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