UPDATE: it might be April Fools Day, but this is no Joke! Tickets for Luftgekühkt 2017 are on sale as of today. This year, Patrick and Howie are featuring a designated parking area for air-cooled Porsches. Spaces are limited, on a first come, first served basis and limited to pre-1998 air-cooled Porsches only. Please make sure your car fits these …
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NorCal Treffen Is The Best Aircooled Show You’ve Never Heard Of!
Following my Saturday trip to the EASY open house, I woke up Sunday morning ready to venture out and see some more cars. Just a few miles NorthEast of the bay is a sleepy little town called Concord. The show, one I've been to before, is called NorCal Treffen, and it is one of the coolest air-cooled shows you've never heard of. This show, like …
Continue to the full articleThis Is How A Safari Porsche 911 Is Meant To Be Driven
911s have been successfully winning Rallys since the '60s. However, only recently has the idea of converting a modern, road-going 911 to an off-road, rally aping 911 really gone main stream. I'm not sure who to give credit to for its current popularity, but Leh Keen's creations have garnered a lot of attention as has the 'LuftAuto Safari 911' …
Continue to the full articleVote For Luftgekühlt To Be Named The Best Car Show In America!
In a reader poll held by the USA Today, our favorite aircooled Porsche show has been nominated and voted into the top ten (sitting at #8 as I write this) car shows in America. Facing competition from the Italian eggheads voting for 'Concourso Italiano', and the hot rodder baby boomers voting for 'Back to the 50s' or 'Woodward Dream Cruise', and the …
Continue to the full articleCheck out the Luftgekühlt YouTube Channel
By now if you're a Porsche fan and you're not familiar with Patrick Long and Howie Idelson's Luftgekühlt get together there's something wrong. If you need a refresher on the flavor of the show or what it's all about you can see our coverage of the first three events listed below: Photos and interviews from the inaugural Luftgekühlt Photos …
Continue to the full articleWe Attend Luftgekühlt, And Still Can’t Believe It Was Real
Simply "Air Cooled" in the common tongue, Luftgekühlt is one of those shows that just has to be seen to be believed. If you say it fast enough, the final syllable rolls from 'kyoolt' lazily into 'cult', and I'm not convinced that's not what this event really is at its core. We Porsche folk are really embroiled in the 'cult' of the brand, and we …
Continue to the full article70 Beautiful, Hi-Res Pictures From Luftgekühlt 3
As most of you know, this past weekend was the 3rd gathering known as Luftgekühlt. The brainchild of Patrick Long and Howie Idelson, the event is quickly becoming one of the best and most interesting Porsche specific shows in the world. When I arrived at the show, just before 8:00 am, I was talking with Chad McQueen as we walked into where the …
Continue to the full articleWatch #LuftAuto Bring Big Money For Charity
Yesterday we attended Luftgekühlt and it was one of the best Porsche events we've ever been to. We'll discuss more about the event later this week, and include a whole bunch of photos for your enjoyment. For now, we're focusing on #LuftAuto and the RM Sotheby's auction that took place during the event at high noon. [Editor's Note: The auction of …
Continue to the full articleSave The Date: 3rd Annual Luftgekühlt Announced
Last Thursday at Deus Ex Mechanica, in Venice California, during a gathering of early supporters for Patrick Long and Howie Idelson's Luftgekühlt, it was announced that the 3rd annual show will take place on April 10, 2016 "at a very special location in downtown LA". While the venue remains to be revealed, you can rest assured it will be set up as …
Continue to the full article30+ Pictures From Patrick Long’s Luftgekühlt II
Last Sunday, Porsche fans were treated to one of the greatest displays of air-cooled models of the iconic brand, from very early 356's to 993's and variants in between. For the second time in less than six months, Porsche factory racer Patrick Long, and his partner Howie Idelson, organized "Luftgekühlt" II (it's the German word for air-cooled, …
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