Before a trademark dispute with Peugeot created one of motoring's most iconic badges, Porsche produced 82 901s. These cars were primarily treated as pre-production cars, and were reportedly not officially sold. Despite this, several have found their way into private hands. Alois Ruf owns number #037, and Ruf restored #018 for a private customer. …
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Track Attack: How Does A 1972 911 Hot Rod Compare To A 918 Spyder?
In the summer of 2014 we showed you Motor Trend's video review of the 918 Spyder at Willow Springs raceway in Southern California. In that video, pro-driver Randy Pobst laid down a 1 minute 23.5 second lap, which was the fastest lap ever on that track for a production car. What they didn't show in that video is that they also had a 50th Anniversary …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Carving Canyons In Longhoods With Nicolas Hunziker and Chad McQueen
There are very few experiences in the world that are more fun than a romp through the canyons with a good friend in vintage 911s. A pair of R Gruppe cars driven by a pair of reasonably capable drivers, one bright orange 2.2 liter 250-ish horsepower ST clone driven by none other than Chad McQueen, and one little "white mouse", the personal "Sports …
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 …
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