The 944 and the 951 (that's the turbo version of the 944 to the uninitiated) proved to be an excellent car for Porsche and its customers. So much so that in 1987 the factory race facility in Weissach built approximately 192 “Turbo Cup” cars designed to be raced around the world. These Posches were raced in Canada (Rothman Porsche Turbo Cup), in …
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Will These Steve McQueen/Le Mans Memorabilia Items Set New Records?
It seems like collectors can't go wrong with anything once owned, touched or glanced at by Steve McQueen. I'm sure your remember Steve McQueen's Porsche 911S selling for $1.375 million last year at the RM auction in Monterey. What about the driving suit that McQueen's character Delaney wore during the film? When it sold for $984,000 Hemmings …
Continue to the full articleAmelia Island Concours D’Elegance 2012
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance should be on the bucket list for any Porsche fan. 2012 was an exceptionally good year as it featured the "Cars of Vic Elford" which of course were mostly Porsches. The event kicked off with Vic driving a Seinfeld owned Porsche 908/3 onto the field and officially opening the two day event. More than …
Continue to the full article“Bad Boys” Porsche, a 1997 GT1 and 16 Other Rare Porsche Turbos For Sale
In November of 2010 the Porsche community tragically lost a friend and patron with the untimely passing of Matt Drendel. At only 35 years of age Matt was known throughout the Porsche world as a man with a generous spirit and the curator of an incredible collection of rare and exciting road and racing Porsches. Drendel Family Porsche …
Continue to the full articleIs this Porsche 928 the “Holy Grail” of Collectability?
There's no question that $109,500 is a high asking price for Porsche 928. However, this isn't any ordinary 928. It's a 1994 GTS and a pretty special one at that. You see, the Porsche 928 GTS is already a rare Porsche in its own right. While the numbers vary from source to source, most agree that for the 3 years the 928 GTS came into the US only …
Continue to the full articleSeinfeld Joins Norbert Singer as Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV Grand Marshal
Porsche announced today the addition of a co-Grand Marshal for Rennsport Reunion IV in the form Jerry Seinfeld. Perhaps the most well known and prolific Porsche collector in the world. Seinfeld, who will bring a number of his most-prized cars to Rennsport, was honored to be named to share the Grand Marshal duties with Singer. "Norbert …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 356 Turned into the Ultimate Car-BQ
Take one 1962 Porsche 356, add a 32" flat screen, blue ray, 8 speakers, retractable table, seating for 4, propane cooking grill and a whole bunch of time, imagination and other accessories and you end up with the ultimate gift for the Porsche owner who has everything. Even better, this Porsche BBQ comes on its own trailer for you to take …
Continue to the full articlePictures and Story about the 2011 PCA Parade from a First Time Attendee
If Vince Granieri's name sounds familiar that's because he's a frequent commenter here on PorschePurist and his son Andrew has been contributing articles for the last three years. In fact, after hearing all about Andrew's trip to Parade last year, and reading the coverage we've provided along the way, Vince was inspired to drive his 997 C4S the …
Continue to the full article$3 Bucks Gives You a Chance to Win 2 Porsches and a Driving Lesson From Hurley Haywood
What exactly does $3 bucks buy you these days? Not a hell of a lot, that's for sure. Depending on where you are in the country, it might put 3/4 of a gallon of gas in your Porsche. Or, you could get these fun little stickers. How about a Porsche Matchbox car? Anyway, you get the idea. $3 just doesn't buy a hell of a lot. It Does …
Continue to the full articleJerry Seinfeld’s 2004 Porsche Carrera GT is For Sale
Another car from the collection of celebrity Porschephile Jerry Seinfeld is up for sale. While the advertisement for this 2004 Carrera GT at Canepa Design simply says "celebrity owned", a brief perusal of the pictures included with the listing provide a fairly obvious paper trail proving this Porsche's provenance. Will Celebrity Provenance …
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