Back in 2013 Jay Leno acquired a '63 Porsche 356 Carrera 2 and wanted to know its past ownership history. During his search for the car's provenance he learned that John Willhoit (of Willhoit Restoration) was a past owner and the man responsible for its restoration. Jay decided to have John on his show, Jay Leno's Garage, and since then the two …
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Emory Motorsports On Jay Leno’s Garage
Back in April, FLATSIXES.com contributor Alex Baghdassarian caught up with Rod Emory at the L.A. Lit and Toy Show. Over the course of his interview Alex was able to pull out a number of details regarding Rod's history, the history of Emory motorsport and the start of the 356 Outlaw movement that we hadn't heard before. So, we were pleasantly …
Continue to the full articleListen to the Cacophony Created by the Porsche 918 as it Switches from All Electric to Gas Power
In the video below, Jay Leno interviews Frank Walliser (Head of the Porsche 918 Spyder project) at the Quail Lodge on the Monterey Peninsula. Walliser walks Jay through the new super sports hybrid that Porsche says will act as the "gene pool" for its sports cars of the future. While I'm not a huge fan of Jay's interviewing style (I think he was …
Continue to the full articleJohn Willhoit of Willhoit Restoration on Jay Leno’s Garage
Jay recently acquired a 1963 Porsche 356 Carrera 2 and decided to track down its previous owner. Upon making a few calls he found out that the person he bought it from, purchased it from the John Willhoit (of Willhoit Restorations) who previously owned it and restored it. In the video below John revisits the 356 for the first time since 1977 and …
Continue to the full articleWould You Buy A Cheap Porsche and Then Immediately Take it on a 2700 Mile Road Trip?
That's what Yoav Gilad did after purposefully purchasing the least expensive, but road worthy classic Porche he could find. His idea was to buy a Porsche specifically to travel from California to Amelia Island, Florida for the Concours and 50 Years of the Porsche 911 Celebration. When asked about his intentions for the trip Yoav said, "Basically, …
Continue to the full articleMagnus Walker’s 1972 Porsche 911 STR Explained
Magnus is back on Jay Leno's Garage with one of his newer creations; what he calls a 1972 911 STR. While most of you might know an STR as a Porsche Rally car, Maguns explains the STR moniker on his Porsche and what makes it different in this interview with Jay. Other Porsche Blog Posts You Will Enjoy We Finally Got to Meet Magnus and …
Continue to the full articleWatch Magnus Walker and His 1971 911T on Jay Leno’s Garage
On a recent episode of Jay Leno's Garage "Urban Outlaw" Magnus Walker stopped by to talk about his love of Porsche and this particular 1971 911T. Perhaps, even better, Magnus gives a back room tour of his Porsche workshop in downtown LA. For more on Magnus, his Porsches and Urban Outlaw check out his site at http://magnuswalker911.com/. …
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