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Car-Carrier Loaded With Vintage Porsches Hit by Train

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There's just no way to get around it, Porsches and trains don't seem to mix well. Wednesday's train wreck in Dillenberg Germany brought out a lot of emotion in the online Porsche community. Seeing the finished product of our beloved brand strewn all over the tracks is enough to turn your stomach. However, as most of the pictures in yesterday's …

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Porsche Profits on Volkswagen Position

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Earlier this year, it was reported that Porsche expected their profit to significantly exceed revenue. Yes, you read that correctly. Porsche will recognize more money in profit than they did in turnover or sales. How is this possible you ask? Quite simple actually. The shrewd investment made by Porsche in Volkswagen is paying dividends beyond …

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New Porsche Museum Poised for On-Time Opening

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In a statement released earlier this week, Porsche notes that construction on their highly anticipated new museum continues to progress rapidly. Previous reports suggest the museum will be ready to open by the end of December 2008 with a public opening slated for the beginning of February. 80 vehicles have been comprehensively restored As …

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Train Wreck Damages at Least 20 Porsche 997s

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Anyone waiting on the delivery of a new Porsche 997? It's possible a few of you might end up waiting just a little while longer! Early this morning two heavily loaded freight trains collided just outside of Dillenberg, Germany (about 30 miles north west of Frankfurt.) While the cause of the accident is not yet known, one of the trains was …

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Porsche Sales Decline in North America

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No, it's not as bad as this image represents, I just liked it better than your typical bar chart or graph that normally represents falling profits. As reported over the weekend, even Porsche isn’t immune to the impact of the current global economic crisis. As their latest sales numbers report, Porsche’s October delivery numbers in North America …

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Porsche to Halt Production

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I bet that headline grabs your attention. I know it worked on me. However, after reading the full report I realized that while not without financial implications, it's no where near as serious as the headline editors over at TheAge.com.au would have you believe. According to their reports Porsche plans to extend their normal holiday break by an …

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The Picasso of Porsche Pumpkins

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Earlier in the month I showcased my attempt at carving the likeness of a Porsche into the face of a Pumpkin. Like most things, the results looked much better in low-light. After experiencing first hand the difficulty in getting my Porsche to glow I thought of offering up a challenge to anyone who could do better. All I asked was for you to carve …

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The Rarest Porsche you Never Heard Of!

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I like to consider myself a Porschefile. What’s that you ask? I define it as someone who is knowledgeable about the brand with a good handle on the cars offered, the company history and most things Porsche related. I know I’m not a Porsche expert, not yet anyway (not compared to guys like Pete Zimmerman, Bruce Anderson and Sam Cabiglio.) Even …

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