If you read my earlier review of White Racers from Zuffenhausen, then you know I'm a fan of Karl Ludvigsen's work; especially his Porsche related books and photography. Apparently, and not surprisingly, I'm not alone in my assessment. In a glittering ceremony at the Royal Automobile Club in London, on the 18th of last month, three of the twenty …
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So, Whatcha Get? Any Good Porsche Stuff?
I know, I know. Christmas is about more than gifts and goodies. But let's face it, this site is all about Porsche; so spill it. Did you get anything good? I did! :-) Porsche Artwork I'm a big fan of illustrations, especially Porsche ones. Fortunately for me, my wife ("Pepper Girl") was kind enough to contact Paul Chenard (the artist who …
Continue to the full articleMerry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope all of you have a wonderful day with family and friends and that a few of you are lucky enough to find a new Porsche waiting in the driveway. :-) Related Posts Merry Christmas Everyone Interview with Randy Leffingwell …
Continue to the full articleBook Review: White Racers from Zuffenhausen by Karl Ludvigsen
Written by automotive and Porsche expert Karl Ludvigsen, White Racers from Zuffenhausen: Porsche 904, 906, 907, 908, 910 provides the reader with a graphical and written overview of the 900 series sports-racing cars. Carefully chosen pictures from the author’s own library present an extensive, black and white, first hand pictorial panorama and …
Continue to the full articleSuggestions for Modifying a 1977 Porsche 911s
Update: a number of you have been arriving to this page after searching Google for tips on "Porsche 911 CIS Modifications". While we have done some work to our '73 911T with CIS, we are by no means experts. However, we wanted to point you to a book that might help you in your research. How to Rebuild and Modify Porsche 911 Engines 1965-1989. …
Continue to the full articleAdrian Streather’s Porsche 996 The Essential Companion
If a book's quality was to be judged on weight and heft alone, then Adrian Streather's Porsche 996 The Essential Companion would win most contests quite handily. With a shipping weight just over 5 and 1/2 lbs this book offers 640 pages of technical and anecdotal insight into identifying, authenticating, purchasing maintaining and optimizing the …
Continue to the full articleWin your Choice of a Porsche Related Book
A couple of weeks ago I posted an interview I had with Randy Leffingwell. Randy, as many of you know, is a Porsche author and photographer who has a number of well-received Porsche books to his credit. Shortly after that post, I was contacted directly by Motorbooks (the publisher of Randy's most recent book) thanking me for my review. In …
Continue to the full articleHappy 60th Birthday Porsche!
Yesterday, June 8th, marked the 60th anniversary for our beloved Marque. Porsche, as a company, has been in the automotive business much longer than 60 years. Prior to building his own cars all of Porsche's work had been for other manufacturers and brands (Porsche is credited with the development of the VW Beetle and the Mercedes Type S among …
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FlatSixes and its partners may earn a commission if you purchase a product through one of our links. Learn More Porsche Buyer's Guides can be Very Useful If you're thinking about purchasing a Porsche you want to do as much research as possible. One of the best ways to get intimately familiar with your potential new Porsche is to read through one …
Continue to the full articleMerry Christmas Everyone!
Well, I had a pre-written entry all set to post automatically, but not sure what happened to it. I just got home from all the festivities and realized that no post had ever gone up today. Technology is a wonderful thing; it always does what you tell it to do, never what you want it to do! Anyway, very nice day today (but secretly glad it is …
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