UPDATE: There are links to the results of each of the other auction houses at the end of this post! RM Sothebys was the clear winner in overall sales this weekend on Amelia Island with a total of $70.9MM to go under the hammer. Of that, 8.9% or nearly $6.3MM came from our favorite marque, Porsche. Top Porsche sales for RM Sothebys included …
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Ferdinand Piech Said to be Losing Board Seat at Porsche SE
Ferdinand Piech, former VW Chairman is reported to be losing his board seat at Porsche SE according to a report in Bild am Sonntag. In case you're not familiar, Porsche SE is the company that the Porsche and Piech families keep their holdings in Europe's largest carmaker. At the annual meeting on May 30th Porsche SE's shareholders will vote …
Continue to the full articleBonhams’ 2017 Amelia Island Porsche Auction Results
UPDATE: There are links to the results of each of the other auction houses at the end of this post! The twelve Porsches offered by Bonhams this year were all road cars, and primarily consist of early air-cooled cars. With no less than four 356s and two 1960s 911s available, Bonhams' offerings were, on the whole, the earliest of the three auction …
Continue to the full articleGooding & Company’s 2017 Amelia Island Porsche Auction Results
UPDATE: There are links to the results of each of the other auction houses at the end of this post! While Gooding & Company's sell through rate on their Porsche lots was only 68%, Porsches as a total percentage of all Gooding sales for the weekend were nearly 44%. The star of the entire show was clearly this 1988 GT1 Strassenversion that …
Continue to the full articlePorsche recalls 18,000 Macans and a small number of 911s and 718s over safety concerns
From a story on CarComplaints.com it appears that Porsche recently issued new recalls for the Macan, 911 and 718's airbags, and 911 and 718 windshields. The 911 and 718 airbag recall appears to be similar to the previous airbag recall which affected a slightly smaller number of cars. The Macan recall is caused by faulty pressure pads in the …
Continue to the full articleThe Last Turn – Reflections on Strange Things
I had a birthday this past week, one of those somewhat rare ones that comes every ten years and ends with a zero. I enjoyed it thoroughly, but it did cause me to eventually muse on the strange idea that I am older than the oldest, most vintage Porsche car. That has always been true, of course, but for some reason it seems stranger now, probably …
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Continue to the full articlePorsche Considers These To Be Their Top 5 On Track Milestones
Porsche has a long and storied history in the world of international sports car racing, perhaps one of the most impressive on any modern day car manufacturer. Porsche's racing heritage begins in 1948 when chassis No. 1 wasn't even 5-weeks old. Herbert Kaes, Ferdinand Porsche's nephew, drove the now famous Porsche in its first race (the first race …
Continue to the full articleThe New RUF CTR: Thirty Years of Progress?
In 1987 the fastest car in the world didn't come from Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche. Though it looked like a Porsche, RUF's status as a manufacturer made the original CTR Yellowbird a model in its own right. Capable of 213 miles per hour at Nardo (officially, unofficially it could go even faster), the Yellowbird was an astonishing performer. Far …
Continue to the full articleGenius on Wheels: Porsche Honors Walter Röhrl at 70.
Walter Röhrl began driving with Porsche nearly as soon as he could do so legally. Though not yet a professional driver, young Walter began driving with a Porsche 356B 1600 making just 75 horsepower- after he sourced an engine. This engineless 356 was just the beginning of Röhrl's remarkable career. To honor the man Niki Lauda called a "Genius on …
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