Most Porsche owners know their cars are targets for would be thieves. Thankfully, we have a very vigilant police force on the lookout for these miscreants and they work hard to bring them to justice. Most of the stories we read about this case have a headline of "Stolen Porsche Rams Police Cruiser" or something similar. It's catchy, and gets you to …
Continue to the full articleWhat Would You Pay For This Porsche ‘Yard Find’?
The idea of a "Barn Find" is all the rage. Especially when it comes to Porsche 356s. How many can actually be left? As has been said before, "the barn find/yard find Porsche is more and more rare every year. The joy is the hunt and the hunt becomes more difficult with each unit unearthed". To add to the mystique of the barn/yard find, Porsches …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Spring Start up Steps
UPDATED ON APRIL 16, 2018 Will winter never end? While we avoided all of the "four easters" here in the North East (we were away in Florida for the season), many in our Porsche community weren't so lucky. In fact, just yesterday, on April 15th, it snowed. Our 911s sit in storage awaiting a bit of rain to wash the salt from to road and we can't …
Continue to the full articleFINALLY! Luftgekühlt 5 Venue Announced
First we were given the date, then we learned what city Luft 5 would be held in. Today, we finally know where in Torrance, CA all those wonderful air-cooled Porsches will assemble, Ganahl Lumber South Bay. Location Holds Relevance To Porsche History Buffs Recently opened at 2600 Del Amo Blvd in Torrance, CA, the site of Luftgekühlt 5 is …
Continue to the full articleBill Warner Named As Co-Grand Marshal to Rennsport Reunion VI
Last August Porsche announced Rennsport Reunion VI would be held this coming September. Since then, other than October's announcement that tickets were now on sale, we haven't heard much. Well, we gleaned another tidbit of information last night. Guardians of Porsche Winemaker's Dinner As most of you know, it's the Amelia Island Concours …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars North America Sales by Model: January 2018
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), last week announced January 2018 retail sales of 4,816 vehicles. The Porsche 911 and the Panamera sports sedan drove growth in January. Sales of the 911 model line were up 4.7% versus the same month last year. The Panamera showed strong demand with 610 vehicles sold. Porsche Approved Certified …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars North America Sales by Model: December 2017 and YTD
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA) announced sales of 3,913 vehicles in the month of December. This brings 2017 to a close with 55,420 vehicles sold, a 2.1% increase over last year. "Demand for four-door and two-door Porsche sports cars allowed PCNA to achieve another annual record in 2017, making it the eighth consecutive year of …
Continue to the full articleHere’s Your Chance To Win a Set of Michelin Tires
UPDATE: The deadline to enter this contest has past. We will be notifying winners over the next week and will announce tem here once they've accepted their prizes. Thanks to everyone that participated! Just in time for the holiday season, Michelin is offering readers of FLATSIXES.com the chance to win a set of street tires for your Porsche (or …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars North America Sales by Model: November 2017
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), last week announced November 2017 sales of 5,555 units an all-time monthly record for the region. This representa a 0.8% increase over November 2016. Year-to-date, retail deliveries are up 2.5%. “With 5,555 deliveries, we set a new all-time monthly record. In particular, our two-door sports cars – the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars Canada Sales by Model: November 2017
As Porsche Cars Cananda gets ready to say goodbye to their current CEO and get ready to welcome a new one, they reported their 71st month of consecutive growth. November sales reached a record high of 705 unit. This brings year-to-date deliveries to 7,540 units surpassing last year's total of 7,061 units with the entire month of December …
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