Akira Nakai's always had a wandering eye for the air-cooled 911, but before he'd laid a hand on a Porsche, he had an affinity for the Toyota Corolla. After a decade spent building and drifting AE86 Corollas, Nakai not only started his own racing team, Rough World, but had started developing a distinct style as a craftsman. By taking what he learned …
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Here’s How Magnus Walker Created An “Art Car” The Old Fashioned Way
Everyone loves a good art car, right? But not all of us have the artistic eye to draw it out ourselves and make it happen. There aren't many 993s in this gorgeous shade of Miami Blau, so it wouldn't be too smart of Magnus Walker to lay down paint over this all-original beauty. Thankfully these days vinyl wrap has gotten to the point that it can …
Continue to the full articleGasp In Awe As This 600-HP 993 GT2 Evo Barks Around Spa-Francorchamps
Looking at the massive center-lock BBS wheels underneath those riveted wheel arches makes one giddy. With its widened track and complete absence of amenities, the GT2 Evo oozes unmistakable purpose—a sort of purpose which borders on crude. That's part of the charm of this old-fashioned brute. The 993 spent a relatively short span of time on the …
Continue to the full articleThis 577-HP 993 “GT2” is Not for the Faint of Heart
After building a couple air-cooled RSR lookalikes, Frank Cassidy found he was struggling to keep up with the modern GT-series Porsches on track days. As he frequents Silverstone, a fast circuit which rewards the powerful cars, Cassidy decided to try his hand at building something turbocharged. Cassidy, a fan of the air-cooled cars, chose a 993 …
Continue to the full articleThis RWB Meet in Tokyo Attracts a Few Heavy Hitters
Long drags of a cigarette, a few casual sips from the vending machine-supplied coffee, and endless eye candy can keep an attendee buzzing until the wee hours at meets like these. Rauh Welt Begriff is now world famous, but perhaps the greatest gatherings of their widebodied Porsches can be seen in Tokyo at meets like this. The characteristic …
Continue to the full articleManthey Tuned Porsche 993 RSR Blitzes Around Nurburgring GP Circuit
One of just forty-five 993 RSRs in existence, this 3.8-liter monster is a rare sight. Despite the small numbers, those curvaceous haunches, massive tires, and snorkels in the rear make you wonder why this model is not as well known. Perhaps this example deserves some special attention, since it's Olaf Manthey's very first racing car. A little …
Continue to the full articleA Windshield Installation That Costs As Much as a Boxster S: Making Your Own 993 Speedster
The trouble with limited-run Porsche models is there simply aren't enough to go around, and the 993 Speedster is among the most extreme cases. When Porsche launched a 911-based Speedster in 1989, they initially built 800. When they re-launched the Speedster with the 964 generation in 1994 they made just 936. When the 993 came around, things were …
Continue to the full articleThe Devil Is In The Details Of This Custom 993 Speedster
Porsche officially built just one 993-generation 911 Speedster. On the occasion of Butzi Porsche's 60th birthday in 1995, the company presented him with a one-off tiptronic Speedster on 17" wheels. Longtime Porsche customer Jerry Seinfeld commissioned the Sonderwunsch program to build him a silver widebody Speedster as well, starting from a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 993 Carrera RS Is Like A GT3 Before The GT3 Existed
Porsche's GT range, at least as we understand it today, began with the 993 GT2. That rear-wheel drive, 444 horsepower, aggressively flared monster was the first use of the GT moniker on a modern Porsche. However, the car that came to define the GT line, the GT3, has much more in common with this car; the Carrera RS. Though it does not share the GT …
Continue to the full articleLeh Keen Thrashes A Screaming 993 RSR Around Daytona
I might be the odd man out here, but until I watched this footage, I always felt the 991 GT3 RS had the most glorious exhaust note in the entire 911 family. I was wrong. This sonorous 993 RSR is piloted by none other than Leh Keen, whose exploits are well known here. The lanky ace dons his red and white helmet before stuffing himself into …
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