Following on from a successful Luft5 back in April, the event is finally heading outside of the boundaries of this country. People flew in to the Southern California show from 48 states, six Canadian provinces, and 22 countries, proving that the show has serious international appeal. Everyone loves aircooled Porsches, no matter where they call …
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Luftgekühlt Teams with Mobil1 to Protect History
Protecting history is challenging. There's no need to be ambiguous, virtually every museum, historical society and living history group struggles. I crewed a working museum ship, and though we sailed thousands of miles and hosted thousands of visitors, funding was always a question. Money doesn't necessarily follow people's interests in any …
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 articleInside the Boxer Engine with Hans Mezger
Hans Mezger is 88 years old, and his career designing engines spans decades. Mezger's hands were in everything from the 1960's Porsche Formula 1 racers to the 911 GT1. His engines remained in 911s through the 997 GT3 4.0 and 997.1 Turbo. It really feels as though everything Porsche produced since is compared to the Mezger flat-sixes. This family of …
Continue to the full articleThe Benton-Built ‘Bahammer’ Is A Daily Driver 912 That Delivers
You can drive something unique and not have to put a mint into it. That's what Kevin Lynch says of his awesome Bahama Yellow 1968 Porsche 912 he affectionately calls "The Bahammer". The stock 90-ish horsepower 1.6-liter flat four has been pumped up quite a bit by Benton Performance in Anaheim, and now features a set of twin-plug cylinder heads, …
Continue to the full articleNorCal Treffen Is The Best Aircooled Show You’ve Never Heard Of!
Following my Saturday trip to the EASY open house, I woke up Sunday morning ready to venture out and see some more cars. Just a few miles NorthEast of the bay is a sleepy little town called Concord. The show, one I've been to before, is called NorCal Treffen, and it is one of the coolest air-cooled shows you've never heard of. This show, like …
Continue to the full articleR Gruppe Treffen Special Report
Earlier this year I met up with a few members of the R Gruppe, and the conversation turned to their annual gathering, known as "Treffen". Treffen is a German verb meaning "to meet", so the name makes sense. I've always been enamored with the R Gruppe ethos, so I asked if it might be alright if I were to attend as a guest. A quick conversation among …
Continue to the full articleWe Spend A Memorable Porsche Weekend In Los Angeles
Every year, the VW/Porsche Toy And Literature Swap Meet weekend gets bigger and bigger. Last year, I decided to drive my way down the spine of California to the swap meet, and it was a nightmare. Between the rain, the 8 hour drive, and the cost of parking, it was decided that it would be better to fly down this year. Besides, by flying, I'm …
Continue to the full articleVideo: EVO Magazine Drives RM Auctions’ Porsche Rally-prepared 911S
This 911S was factory prepared for rally and circuit racing competition. The 911 has a very long history with rally racing, and this is one of the cars that really got that history moving. In 1965 and 1966, nobody was really looking to the 911 to be competitive on race tracks or rally courses, it was bigger, heavier, and less raw than the 356 it …
Continue to the full articleVisiting Patrick Long’s Luftgekühlt With Magnus Walker, Patrick Dempsey And Chad McQueen
What the heck is Luftgekühlt? For starters, that's the German word for "Air Cooled" (pronounced louft-guh-kewlt). In addition it's also the name of the Porsche world's coolest (pun intended) car shows. Last weekend Porsche factory racer (and one of the most dedicated Porsche enthusiasts, might I add) Patrick Long decided to host a gathering of the …
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