Two weeks ago, a diverse crowd of automotive enthusiasts gathered at a Torrance, California lumberyard to gawp and gaze at a collection of incredible machinery, talk shop, and celebrate the history of air-cooled Porsches. The venue choice not only provided a connection to Porsche's air-cooled history, but was necessitated by the growing turnout in …
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Luftgekühlt 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 articleCanepa Is Rebuilding 959s With Almost 800 Horsepower, And No You Didn’t Read That Wrong
As I rounded a corner at Luft5 this Sunday to see a gorgeous deep blue 959 sitting there with gunmetal grey wheels and an interior the shade of Marilyn Monroe's lipstick, I felt like the bottom had fallen out of my brain. I had known it would be there, and I even knew what color the Porsche would be beforehand, but the visual I'd crafted in my head …
Continue to the full articleAn Incredible Gallery Of Awesome Air-cooled Porsches From Luftgekühlt 5
To the readers who could not make it to Torrance, CA for Luft 5, you really missed out. But don't fear, because we have nearly 100 photographs to whet your appetite so you can make plans to attend the event next year. We've just returned from the weekend away in LA ourselves, and while it was an absolute blast to see all of these amazing Porsches, …
Continue to the full articleFINALLY! Luftgekühlt 5 Venue Announced
First we were given the date, then we learned what city Luft 5 would be held in. Today, we finally know where in Torrance, CA all those wonderful air-cooled Porsches will assemble, Ganahl Lumber South Bay. Location Holds Relevance To Porsche History Buffs Recently opened at 2600 Del Amo Blvd in Torrance, CA, the site of Luftgekühlt 5 is …
Continue to the full articleLuftgekühlt 5 Porsche Registration Sells Out in Just 15 Hours Of Ticket Sales
Within 15 hours of registration opening, and before the actual venue has even been announced, Luftgekühlt 5 has filled their rosters and marked all entry tickets as 'sold out'! While we do not know exactly how many Porsches have entered, the answer is sure to be 'a lot'. The show continues to grow with each passing year, and this April, …
Continue to the full articleLuftgekühlt 5 Location Announced
We've known the "when" for months now (April 22, 2018) but "where" Luftgekühlt 5 would take place was anyone's guess. Until tonight. Just a short-time ago we received an email letting us know that Luftgekühlt 5 would be held in the city of Torrance, CA. Still no official word on the exact venue, but if you're planning on flying in for the event, …
Continue to the full articleTake A Look At How The Offroading LuftAuto 2 Was Built
When you get Pat Long, Jeff Zwart, Rod Emory, and Joey Seely of E-motion Engineering to collaborate on a single project, the outcome is bound to be a seriously rad Porsche. In this case, 'LuftAuto 002' is that outcome and it fits the bill to a T. The LuftAuto thing all started with Luftgekuhlt 3 when they built a white Safari-style Carrera to be …
Continue to the full articleSave the Date: Luftgekühlt 5 Announced
Update: March 8, 2018 Luftgekühlt 5 Location announced. We don't yet know where, but we do know when, April 22, 2018. That's the date announced this weekend for Patrick Long and Howie Idelson's much anticipated Luftgekühlt 5. In an email sent to members of their private subscription list, the team at Luftgekühlt said the following, "We’re …
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