It's been nearly 60 years since 24-year old James Dean met his demise on a lonely stretch of Route 466 in Cholame, California. The violent crash forever linked the young Hollywood star with the car he was driving: a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder. Designed primarily as a racecar, Porsche built 90-550 Spyders from 1953-56. The car achieved …
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The Stolen “Million-Mile” Porsche Has Been Found! Here’s How it Happened.
Back in June, Petrolicous (one of our favorite sites) featured Guy Newmark's Porsche 356; a 1964 356C driven daily with nearly 1,000,000 miles. Yes, that's right, six zeros. Well, according to a post on Rennlist someone stole the Porsche from his garage this past Friday night in San Pedro, CA. How You Can Help It's not like this is a …
Continue to the full articleVic Elford Explains Balance in the Around the World Porsche 911
Vic Elford, 1967 European Rally Champion and former F1 driver discusses the importance of balance while driving the "Around the World 911" on the PCH at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Vic Elford on the Balance of the 911 In the early days people said you couldn't drive a 911 quickly because there's all the weight at the back where …
Continue to the full articleMagnus Walker’s STR II Sells for Nearly Twice the Original Estimate
In late July we broke the news that Magnus Walker would be offering his beloved 1972 911 T known as "STR II" for sale during the Gooding & Company auction in Pebble Beach. When the Porsche was first listed by Gooding it was shown as being sold with no reserve and had a pre-auction estimate of $125,000 to $150,000. Some thought selling without a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 917K Flat-12 Pure Engine Sound – In Action on Track
Not quite sure where we were in June that we missed this video when it first came out, but boy am I glad I found it now. Recorded at Monza Circuit during the "1000 km Challenge" race revival, a 3 hours race in which race cars from 1960 to 1970 compete, this 1969 Porsche 917 (chassis # 025) sounds off quite nicely. Powered by a 4.5 liter Flat-12 …
Continue to the full articleVideo: How to Perform Paint Chip Repair on Your Porsche
Larry from AMMO introduced us to his recently purchased Porsche 964 when he walked us through the steps of performing a Porsche pre-purchase inspection. Since then we've learned how to perform paintless dent repair on Porsches and how Porsche wheels are repaired and refinished. Today, Larry walks us through the process of performing paint chip …
Continue to the full articleThe DP Motorsport Project 911 Sleeper 3.2
Design and Plastik, those are the two pillars built to hold the success of DP Motorsport, in addition to the namesake of the company. As early as 1976, DP Motorsport was designing and producing glass reinforced plastic (GRP or “fiberglass) panels for the Porsche 911 platform. Working in racing for several seasons, the DP lightweight panels were a …
Continue to the full articleHere’s How You Can Participate in Porsche’s Celebration at the Monterey Automotive Week
In the event you're not one of the lucky ones traveling to Monterey, CA this week, there are still plenty of ways to stay up-to-date and involved with all things Porsche including the ongoing celebration of the Porsche 911's 50th birtday. FLATSIXES.com is in Monterey and we'll be tweeting pictures and info from the auctions, the concours and the …
Continue to the full article2016 Porsche Club of America Porsche Parade Venue Announced
I know what you're thinking, the 2013 Parade just wrapped up and there are two more Parades to go (Monterey, CA in 2014 and French Lick, IN in 2015) before you could even start thinking about 2016. Well, we're thinking about it now! Earlier today we learned, via a friend we made this past winter at the Porsche Winter Driving Experience in …
Continue to the full articleThe New Porsche 911 Turbo is a Shape Changer Thanks to Active Aerodynamics
Obviously, the physics involved in optimum aerodynamics are fairly complicated. Maybe that's why Porsche's narrator talks to us so slowly in this video. Regardless, by the time you're done you should fully understand the concept of 'Active Aerodynamics' and how it helps the new Porsche 911 Turbo grab the ground harder than any of it's predecessors. …
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