The first time we saw Wilco Machiels' Porsche Dioramas we were so blown away with the detail and quality that we ended up buying one for ourselves (he did give us a break in price because of all the traffic we sent him, but it was still expensive). Since then, we follow his work and visit his web-site frequently to see if there's anything new. …
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Is Malte Dorowski the King of all Lego Porsche Creators?
As long time readers of PorschePurist you're familiar with Malte's Lego Porsche racing liveries and you've seen his incredibly detailed Lego Porsche 911 GT3 RSR dressed in Flying Lizard Motorsport colors. Well in just the past few months he's put out three new creations that, in my mind, cement his status as the King of all Porsche Lego creators. …
Continue to the full articleDid the World’s Fastest Porsche 928 Break Its Own Record?
When Carl Fausett and team arrived at Bonneville this year in an attempt to break the world record they set last year, they were met by a course that was quite literally below water. A heavy rain had poured on the area the Saturday before leaving large and deep pools of salt infused water. Imagine driving your beloved Porsche through salt …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Spyder Official Nürburgring Lap Times
In a note on their facebook page yesterday (and then today in an official press release posted below) Porsche announced official lap times for the Porsche 918 Spyder. According to the post, "Sometimes, words cannot describe a feeling. But in this case, a simple figure can. Location: Nürburgring, Nordschleife. Car: Porsche 918 Spyder. Lap time: 7 …
Continue to the full articleIf You Could Customize Your Porsche Any Way You Wanted, What Would You Do?
Buying a Porsche puts you into fairly lofty group right from the get go. However, if you're looking for super exclusivity you need to customize. Porsche's Exclusive Center is the place where dreams come true for many Porsche owners who aren't satisfied with what's available as a standard option. Want to wrap leather around your AC vents? How …
Continue to the full articleExperience What it’s Like to be Trackside During the 2012 ALMS at VIR
Last month we showed you a video that went a long way toward capturing what it was like to experience the ALMS race at Road America. Over the course of 27 minutes our friends at Drive walked us around the track to see what goes on before and during a race from both a spectator and a participants point of view. The video below is their next …
Continue to the full articleDemand for New Boxster Pushes Production to Volkswagen
In July of 2010 Porsche announced a long-term agreement between the Board of Management and the Group Works Council to secure its production capacity. Included in the agreement is a provision to "draw on the production capacities of the Volkswagen corporation" should vehicle production reach capacity in Zuffenhausen. Well, that's exactly what …
Continue to the full articleListen to the Incredible Sounds from These Porsche Rally Cars
Filmed in full 1080p HD these extremely loud Porsches were racing in the 2012 Rally Ronde Gomitolo di Lana (I'm assuming in Italy?). The video description identifies these Porsches as 964 Rally specials. I wonder how the Rally Porsche from "Built from Ebay" sounds in person. If it's anything like those in the video below, it only reinforces how …
Continue to the full articleVideo: ALMS Team Owners and Racers React to the News about the ALMS/Grand-Am Merger
Leo Parente on "ShakeDown" from our friends over at Drive visit the American Le Mans Series race at VIR to speak with team owners and race car drivers to get their reaction to three basic questions about the impending ALMS/Grand-Am merger. 1. What was your first reaction when you heard the news? 2. What's the best thing that could come from this …
Continue to the full articleSomeone Got a Hell of a Deal! This “Built From eBay” Porsche Sold Super Cheap.
At the beginning of August we told you about the online competition that challenged four garages to buy a vehicle on eBay Motors and then modify it into a purpose built customized car using only part they found on eBay. If it's not abundantly clear, this competition was obviously sponsored by, wait for it, eBay. One of the teams (Team …
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