This year in Monterey, there was some good and some less than good. We saw quite a few cars go unsold, but there were a number that met or exceeded their high estimate price. Some high-dollar Porsche lots were among those unsold, including the 550 Spyder, GT2 Evo, and both 962s. The 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Homologation car was withdrawn prior to the …
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Our Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week: Volume 63
We've been compiling some amazing Porsche models on eBay for almost two years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. In all that time, we've published these every other week. Well, enough of you have spoken up that we're going to try a weekly format, with two of us picking selections, so check back often. I'm fresh …
Continue to the full articlePair Of Bisimoto Prepped Porsches Selling At Mecum Monterey
A couple of weeks ago, we showed you all of the Porsche lots that will be selling during Monterey Car Week next week. There's right around 100 Porsches on the peninsula that you can choose from. We've selected a couple to highlight here, as they're a bit special. You see, these two were both built by the same famed tuning company, and are both …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures From Laguna Seca
Four races into the season and the Porsche 911 RSR has four podiums to show for it. One on the top stpe and the most recent on the third. At this past weekend's race at Laguna Seca, outright Le Mans winner Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Frédéric Makowiecki (France) scored third place on Sunday. Their sister car, driven by defending IMSA GT …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long Demonstrates How Technique Is More Important Than Horsepower
One of the best parts of visiting last weekend's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is getting the chance to see so many rare, historic and frighteningly expensive Porsches on the track, battling hard. Porsche factory drive Patrick Long was asked by the owner of a 1975 Porsche 3.0 Carrera RSR to pilot the Porsche during one of the races. …
Continue to the full articleMichelin Showcases All Porsche GT Cars Together For The First Time
For the first time in one spot, all 4 models of the Porsche GT are displayed together. Check out Gunnar Jeannette and Johnny Valencia visiting Porsche Werks! Michelin is OEM on the 1996 911 GT1, the 996 GT2, 997 GT3, and the Cayman GT4. If you're having trouble viewing the embedded video above, you can watch it here on Michelin's Facebook …
Continue to the full articleThe World-Class Porsche 2015 Monterey Auction Preview
The major auctions in Monterey have slowly become the world standard for collector cars. Every year, more records are set during the Monterey car week auctions than any other, and this year will doubtless be more of the same. Some of the world's best cars are converging on the California coast in attempts to find new owners. Millions of dollars …
Continue to the full articleDriving The Cars Of ‘Porsche Unexpected’ With Magnus Walker And Patrick Long
The folks at e-garage always seems to be able to produce some excellent video, and this one, shot earlier this year in Monterey, California with Pat Long and Magnus Walker, is no exception. The Ingram collection brought out some of their most famous 911s, including a 911R, and Magnus' ST/R that they bought at Monterey in 2013. The video, however, …
Continue to the full articleSet Your DVR. Fox Sports 1 To Broadcast Rolex Monterey Reunion Special
Getting out to the Monterey peninsula for car week in August should be on the bucket list for most Porsche enthusiast. The Porsche specific events are plentiful and the historic racing is something that must be seen to be appreciated. However, we realize that for a lot of people getting to the event just isn't going to happen, whatever the …
Continue to the full article2014 Monterey Porsche Auction Results
Well, the Monterey auctions have come and gone, and I have to say I wasn't really blown away by the numbers Porsche lots brought this time around, and only one lot really surprised me. There were certainly a few bargains had by savvy buyers, and some of the weekend's biggest Porsche lots were either "No Sales", or "No Shows". There were only a …
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