It was just last week I was having a debate with a friend about setting the parking brake in our 993. He argued that it wasn't necessary and that simply keeping it in gear (on anything but the steepest of hills) was all that is needed. I let him know he was entitled to his opinion, but I felt better setting the hand brake, even on flat surfaces. …
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Will These Steve McQueen/Le Mans Memorabilia Items Set New Records?
It seems like collectors can't go wrong with anything once owned, touched or glanced at by Steve McQueen. I'm sure your remember Steve McQueen's Porsche 911S selling for $1.375 million last year at the RM auction in Monterey. What about the driving suit that McQueen's character Delaney wore during the film? When it sold for $984,000 Hemmings …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Car Thief Gives New Meaning to the term, “Drive it Like You Stole It”.
At some point last Thursday night a group of thieves planned and executed a coordinated attack on a used car dealer in Salem, NH. Their take? A Mercedes Benz, a Land Rover and a 2003 Porsche 911 Cabriolet. At this point, there's nothing really strange about the crime. Thieves steal cars all the time. What they don't usually do is rub it in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Knows How to Throw A Party!
Porsche knows how to throw a party, especially when they have some exciting new cars to show off. On the eve of the NEW York Auto Show, the Big Apple welcomed Porsche’s top execs from both PCNA and PMNA as the company debuted the all-new Boxster and Cayenne Diesel to a packed house of lucky journalists and VIPs at a lavish downtown party. …
Continue to the full articleWe’re in New York for the North American Debut of the new Boxster and the Cayenne Diesel.
The New York International Auto Show doesn't open to the public until a sneak preview on April 6th. However, members of the press get two days (April 4th and 5th) to walk the floors and attend all the premiers and previews. PorschePurist is in NY as of tonight, at an event hosted by Porsche, for a sneak preview of the North American debut of the …
Continue to the full article“Like” Falken Tire on Facebook and Enter for a Chance to Win a New Porsche 911
Some companies use social media well (Porsche for instance), some not so great. Falken Tire is quickly becoming one of those who do it right. Earlier last week Falken launched a YouTube video announcing a contest on their facebook page. The contest rules were/are simple. Visit the Falken Tire facebook page and click on the "ENTER HERE" …
Continue to the full articleAmelia Island Concours D’Elegance 2012
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance should be on the bucket list for any Porsche fan. 2012 was an exceptionally good year as it featured the "Cars of Vic Elford" which of course were mostly Porsches. The event kicked off with Vic driving a Seinfeld owned Porsche 908/3 onto the field and officially opening the two day event. More than …
Continue to the full articleWe Learn the Udder Truth About the Sebring Cows
Almost every sport has its own group of "SuperFans" and the USCC is no different. In fact, if you've attended the 12 Hours of Sebring any time in the last 20 years then there's a good chance you've seen some beer drinking cows walking around on their hind legs. No, it's not the hot humid air and yes, you might have had too much to drink, but that …
Continue to the full article11 World Records Set at Gooding Auctions. All of Them Porsches
As the Gooding and Company auction gets underway Friday morning it appeares as if the heat and humidity is sucking the life, and the will to spend money, out of the bidders. The first lot for sale, a 1912 Ford Model T Speedster, sells for just $22,000 (before the 10% buyers premium); barely 50% of its predicted low-end estimate of $40,000. Things …
Continue to the full articleLive Results and Pictures from the Drendel Family Porsche Collection Auction and Amelia Island Concours
FlatSixes.com spent the afternoon previewing the Drendel Family Collection in the Gooding auction tents on the Omni Plantation property (just up the road from the main event at the Ritz Carlton). Below is a short gallery of some unedited pictures from today's preview. There was a fairly good turnout for the preview so we're expecting a lot of …
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