We've been compiling some amazing Porsche models on eBay for nearly three years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. This week we're focusing on subsets of Porsche enthusiasm with a tribute, a safari car, an art car, an outlaw, and a 'Sports Purpose' build. Hopefully you've enjoyed our curated look at the Porsche …
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What Would You Pay For This Porsche ‘Yard Find’?
The idea of a "Barn Find" is all the rage. Especially when it comes to Porsche 356s. How many can actually be left? As has been said before, "the barn find/yard find Porsche is more and more rare every year. The joy is the hunt and the hunt becomes more difficult with each unit unearthed". To add to the mystique of the barn/yard find, Porsches …
Continue to the full articleThis 911 Carrera RSR 3.8 takes “Barn Find” to a Whole New Level
During the Second World War the RAF reportedly buried a squadron of still-crated Supermarine Spitfires in Burma. These planes have never been found, and many consider them to be more myth than reality. Though numerous Spitfires exist, none remain in as-delivered condition. Finds like the lost squadron are exceedingly rare, and they're a unique …
Continue to the full articleStored for 42 Years: 1958 356A Super Speedster Garage Find
Barn find cars always break my heart a little, and I say this as someone who had one. My 356 lived in a barn for almost as long as this one. Unlike this car's long-term owner, who believed the patina would deter thieves, my car simply suffered at the hands Northeastern weather and salt. Like the car below, which was originally owned by LA disc …
Continue to the full articleThe Power of Preservation: Auctions America and the $665k 356 Speedster
Well preserved, unrestored cars are continually gaining traction in the collector market. Concours events and auctions are increasingly catering to preservation-class cars, and the market is pushing the price point of Porsches like this higher and higher. Auctions America pushed survivor 356 prices through the roof this past weekend, with this 1957 …
Continue to the full articleThe 20 Best Porsches We Saw In Monterey
We literally saw thousands of Porsches this weekend in Monterey. It was a case of overload, for sure. Everywhere you looked, there was something rare and amazing. It's hard not to get distracted by all of the myriad goings on and happenings. We managed to narrow our Porsche picks down to just twenty, so here they are, our favorite Porsches that we …
Continue to the full articleDriving A Porsche 356 On Roads Usually Reserved For Off-Road Equipped SUVs
4-Wheelers and road aficionados in the So Cal area are most likely familiar with Burns Canyon Road (otherwise known as FSR #2N02). It's 20 miles of overland trail running from Pioneertown, CA into Baldwin Lake that provides access to many of the other off-road trails in the Big Bear area. A trip along #2N02 takes you from the low-desert high up …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week: Volume 35
We've been compiling the best Porsche models on eBay for over a year now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. There is some great new stuff every two weeks, so check back often. We've tracked down five more exciting Porsches for you nice people to purchase today, including a trio of open topped beauties; a 68 911L …
Continue to the full articleThis Porsche 356 Is Meant To Get Lost In
In today's world of stratospheric price levels for air-cooled Porsches its becoming increasingly rare to find unrestored and unmolested examples. While there are definitely exceptions, an overwhelming majority of those that you do find spent a better part of their life as garage queens, undriven and admired from afar. Matt Hummel's 356 is the …
Continue to the full articleWatch as The Paint on This Barn Find Porsche 912 is Brought Back to Life
A few weeks back a friend of mine texts me a photo. It's a Porsche 912 in a garage that was basically put away and forgotten about 23 years ago. The property was being sold and my friend was contacted since he's into old cars. He took one look at the car and bought it, then he texted me a photo. I asked him to hold off doing anything to the car …
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