Police and Fire were called to an East London neighborhood after two men were seen setting an air-cooled Porsche on fire. No word yet on why these criminal decided to vandalize the Porsche. Fortunately, a neighbor's security camera caught the two on video and local police at least have something to work with. The owner of the Porsche was …
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Tuned Porsche 993 Catches Fire At New York Auto Show
A performance-tuned 993 did its best 'Katniss Everdeen' impression today when it literally went up in flames. The Porsche was being moved around the basement of the Javitts Center in preparation for the "Dub Garage" show taking place this weekend when the incident occurred. Eyewitnesses have stated that they heard a loud *bang* and a flame shot up …
Continue to the full article“Ohh, The Humanity!” Watch A Porsche 911 Turbo S Burn To The Ground
Sometimes you're in the right place at the right time. Such was the case with Robert "Mefi Bob" Radke of MEFIburn.com when he went on what he thought was a routine trip to Costco last week. As he came out of the store, and walked toward his car, he smelled smoke and noticed a small crowd around another car a few rows downwind of where he had …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Issues Their Largest Recall Ever
Earlier this month we told you about Porsche's smallest recall when they called in a total of two (2) Cayennes for a few screws not tightened to the proper torque setting. This time we have word of a recall affecting nearly 13,500 vehicles worldwide in order to fix a faulty seal that could allow fuel to evaporate. Why such a big recall vs. the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Destroyed In Gas Station Fire
Earlier tonight the number of possible Porsche 918 Sypders on the road looks to be reduced by one. According to the limited information we have available at this point, most of it from Twitter and Instagram, the Porsche world lost its first E-hybrid supercar to a fueling fire of unknown origins. 918 Spyder on fire at Caledon Esso Gas Station …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 964 Consumed By Fire In Tampa Parking Lot
This past week has seen a rash of classic and tuned Porsches destroyed by fire or accident. Today comes word of yet another air-cooled Porsche lost to a fire of unknown origins. The 1991 Porsche 964 in the video below appears to have suffered an engine fire. With no extinguisher handy, the fire can be seen spreading to the point where it engulfs …
Continue to the full articleSacramento Shop Burns, Destroying World’s Most Original 911 RSR
Late last Friday night into early Saturday morning, the facilities of PM Motorsports at the corner of 34th and Stockton streets in Sacramento, California suffered significant fire damage. The fire, thankfully, did not injure or kill any humans, though it did take the lives of some significant collector Porsches that were housed inside when the …
Continue to the full articleLightning Strike Garage Fire Claims Enthusiast’s Beloved 914
Aaron Gower, a Porsche enthusiast in Hickory, North Carolina, is mourning the passing of his beloved 914 [with thanks to Frank Barrett for his skills as an editor]. They say you have a better chance of being struck by lightning than you do of winning the lottery, but they never say anything about your car being struck by lightning. If Aaron can …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Issues Voluntary Recall Of All 991 GT3s Worldwide
If you own and drive a Porsche 911 GT3 (991 version), or know someone who does, read this and stop driving your Porsche now! After a rash of engine fires with unknown causes in as many as five 2014 GT3s (only two have been confirmed at this point), Porsche is recommending that all 2014 911 GT3 owners stop driving their vehicles until they can be …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Porsche GT3 RSR Catch Fire During A Pit Stop
During Sunday's World Endurance Championship, at Circuit of the Americas, Team Manthey's 911 GT3 RSR had a problem in the pits when a a spark thrown off from a tire change ignited some spilled fuel on the ground. Fortunately, the pit crews train for incidents like this and the fire was quickly extinguished. Unfortunately, it meant that …
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