Excitement is building for the inaugural celebration of the air-cooled Porsche automobile, and tribute to the man responsible for first importing Porsches to the U.S.; Max Hoffman. The venue kicks off at 8AM on Sunday, October 1st at the historic Max Hoffman Center Estate. Over 200 air-cooled Porsches from around the country will be on display …
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Here’s Your Chance To Own Carl Sagan’s 914, “Phobos”!
For the space-uninitiated, Phobos is the name of the larger of Mars' two moon-like satellites. Phobos is relatively light as moons go, it orbits very close to Mars with a tighter turning radius, and it carries a lot of speed through that turning circle, as it orbits Mars about once every 8 hours. So it would make sense that Carl Sagan would name …
Continue to the full articleWatch Akira Nakai As He Builds RWB “Brooklyn” Live on YouTube
If you haven't been following the progression of TheDrive.com, you really should be. They are a general interest automobile news, reviews, and stories site that was recently introduced to the Time.com family of sites. They've hired some really interesting writers and are genuinely trying to bring the fight to sites like Jalopnik and Autoblog for …
Continue to the full articleLow Mileage 918 Spyder For Sale. Affordable but Needs Work
It would seem that 918 Spyder #830 has come into some dire straits lately, as it has recently shown up for auction on copart.com in less-than-pristine condition, and with a repair estimate stretching into the several hundred thousands of dollars. The odometer on the car reads a scant 92 miles, and something tells me those were 92 of the hardest …
Continue to the full articleJanis Joplin’s 356 SC Cabriolet Sells Significantly Over Estimate In RM Sotheby’s New York Sale
A couple of months ago, when we first heard tell that this Porsche would be sold at auction, we brought you the news with an auction preview of RM Sotheby's "Driven by Disruption" event. This is no normal 356, to be fair, and it certainly commands a presence with its wild "history of the universe" mural paint scheme. This car is all about history, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 60 Year Celebration Continues with a History Lesson
With last year's introduction of the Panamera and the huge Porsche presence at the Rolex Monterey Historic races, Porsche was really just gearing up for things to come. This year's Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring had Porsche celebrating the 50th anniversary of their first win by Hanns Herrmann, the induction of Hurley Haywood into the Sebring Hall of …
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