Benton Performance has long been a cornerstone of the southern California Porsche community. When I moved west, John Benton was the first person in the business I shook hands with. Of course I'd known him through various Porsche forums, and his sterling reputation as the guy with the hottest 912 in the world (maybe true) and some incredible driving …
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Our Porsche 912E Gets Its Full Suspension Overhaul After A Pile Of Problems
Whenever you're doing a task for the first time, it is bound to take several times longer due to a lack of experience with procedure and form. That was definitely the case here with our 1976 Porsche 912E suspension overhaul. We ran into some serious issues in the disassembly process but we expected the re-assembly to go a bit smoother. We were very …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches For Sale This Week: Volume 142
We've been compiling some amazing Porsche models on the internet for over five years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing examples pop up now and again. This week we're ramping up for the 912 Rendezvous on September 11! For that reason, we're spending this week focusing on the four-cylinder 911. Hopefully you've enjoyed our "curated" look at …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches For Sale This Week: Volume 132
We've been compiling some amazing Porsche models on the internet for over five years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing examples pop up now and again. This week we're looking at Porsche models without any real theme or driving force, we just like them. There's a little something for everyone. Hopefully you've enjoyed our "curated" look at …
Continue to the full articleNew Shoes For Your Classic Porsche Can Make All The Difference
So I have this Talbot Yellow 1976 Porsche 912E that I drive a lot. It doesn't get mentioned much here, because it hasn't needed much work, it isn't much of a project car, and I just keep driving it. I have owned this car for just a tick over 2 years, and I take it on long road trips all over the country, racking up over 30,000 miles of in that …
Continue to the full articleThe 2018 Porsche 912 West Coast Rendezvous Was A Celebration Of Four-Cylinder Enjoyment
Over a decade ago, the first 912 Rendezvous was held in the tiny German-style town of Solvang, California. That first crew of 912 owners decided on Solvang because the organizers didn't think the average 912 would be capable of a drive any further north from Los Angeles. Back then the 912 Registry barely existed as a group, it was just a ragtag …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay: Volume 117
We've been compiling some amazing Porsche models on eBay for three years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing examples pop up now and again. This week we're focusing on a grab bag of Porsche models from over the years, including track prepped examples, project cars, and tuner models. Hopefully you've enjoyed our curated look at the Porsche …
Continue to the full articleLuftgekühlt 5 Was a Spectacle of Color
Porsche provides color charts for their classic models on their website. While most of the documents provide the RoW color codes, I find them very useful for determining original color combinations. It's helpful to know that Aubergine wasn't available in '75, or that 936-Silbermet took a break in the early 1980s. Of course, it's impossible to keep …
Continue to the full articleThe Joys And Stresses Of An Air-cooled Breakdown
Stranded at the side of the road is never a good feeling, especially when you're dealing with an unfamiliar and seemingly phantom electrical problem. I've driven my 1976 912E about 25,000 miles since I purchased it in August of 2016, and it's been absolutely faultless in all that time. It's a little finicky sometimes, but has never left me …
Continue to the full articleThe Last EASY Cars & Coffee Was The Best One Yet
I didn't take time to count, but this might be the largest gathering of Porsches I've seen in one place since Luftgekühlt. EASY has been a staple of the Porsche community for literally decades, and now it's time for shop owner Jim Breazeale to hang up his hat. This area of Emeryville, CA has exploded in recent years, and so to have the building …
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