I've got something of a confession to make. Despite being an all-out movie buff, a Porsche fanatic, and a co-founder of Radwood, the festival that celebrates all things 80s and 90s automotive, I've never seen the early-career Tom Cruise vehicle Risky Business. I can't explain why, really, I just haven't ever gotten around to it. By all accounts …
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911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25: Porsche sends off the 991 chassis with a limited edition bang
We all thought the last variants of the 991 generation 911 had already rolled out as the 992 chassis has been on the market for quite some time now, but it appears Porsche is rolling the old faithful on for another few months with this last 30-unit run of a special edition race-track-only model. Built as a celebration of Manthey Racing's 25th …
Continue to the full articleLe Mans 24 vs. Le Mans the movie: The real Porsche 917
One of the most significant and recognizable race cars of all time is the Porsche 917. Not only was the 917 the car that brought Porsche it's first overall win at Le Mans, but it was made famous by Steve McQueen who piloted one in the movie “Le Mans”. There are countless articles, posts, books, and movies about the 917 and “Le Mans”, so no …
Continue to the full articleHere’s Your Chance To Buy James Dean’s Cursed 550 Spyder Transmission [Updated]
(Editor's Note: The transaxle from James Dean's 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder sold for $382,000 by the time the auction ended. The auction is now closed.) Famed Hollywood star and amateur racer James Dean once had a 550 Spyder. That car no longer exists, but some of the parts for it have been documented and preserved since then. One of the only pieces …
Continue to the full articleHere’s Your Chance To Buy The Most Iconic Porsche Of All Time
When you're collecting Porsches, it's life. Everything before or after is just waiting. Coming this August to RM Sotheby's Monterey auction is arguably the most iconic Porsche racing car of all time, heck you could argue this is the single most iconic racing car period. Porsche has won more Le Mans 24s than any other company, the 917 was the car …
Continue to the full articlePolitics Prevent Porsche’s Participation At 1980 Indy 500
(Editor's note: This weekend the world celebrates the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500. Years ago we ran three features on major Porsche efforts at Indianapolis, and we're re-running them today. While Porsche has had varying degrees of success at The Speedway in years gone by, we remain hopeful that one day the company will again expand its …
Continue to the full articlePorsche-Themed ‘Checkpoint Redline’ Pinball Machine Makes All Of Your Rad Dreams Come True
The key's on the left, but the plunger is still on the right. This extremely rare Checkpoint Redline pinball cabinet, built in 1991 by Data East, is one of those pieces of Porsche ephemera that every p-car fanatic really needs for their totally rad collection. It's not easy to find one of these in working order, and while this example has been …
Continue to the full articleGooding & Co. Is Selling This Impossibly Orange $1M Porsche 968
This week famed auction Gooding & Co. is launching an online listing to coincide with the incredible Amelia Island Concours. While Gooding traditionally has a physical presence at the concours weekend, it decided that it would be best to avoid indoor in-person shouting while the coronavirus pandemic still rages around the world. Aside from the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Is Celebrating 20 Years In China With This Special Edition 911 Turbo S
Before you get too wound up about how this new special-edition 911 Turbo S won't be available in the U.S. market, don't worry even a little bit. Aside from five special throwback colors, some special badges, and a cool 20th anniversary graphic package, this is just a regular 911 Turbo S underneath. It's just an appearance package. Admittedly that …
Continue to the full articleFlatSixes Isn’t Afraid Of Change
The Porsche of today would be unrecognizable to the Porsche of the mid-1990s. Back then the company was in dire straits, struggling to sell 10,000 cars annually here in the U.S. market. In 2020, despite a pandemic, Porsche shifted nearly 60,000 new cars and almost 30,000 certified pre-owned models. It did all of this while delivering its first of …
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