With everything gained by a factory-perfect restoration something inescapable is lost. With age, the cumulative effects of regular use build up on every car. Whether they're scuffs over the scuttle from loading luggage, or pock-marks accrued from entering in Le Mans, a car's wear is part of its history. Porsche themselves still display the 1987 Le …
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This ROCS Restomod 911 Is The Antithesis Of Singer
If, as the the saying goes, the devil is in the details, then this 1977 Porsche 911S is positively satanic. Every inch of this Porsche is festooned with details you would never notice if it wasn't pointed out. In the same way that Singer re-imagines every single component of their customized 911s for ultimate perfection, New Jersey shop ROCS has …
Continue to the full articleStored for 42 Years: 1958 356A Super Speedster Garage Find
Barn find cars always break my heart a little, and I say this as someone who had one. My 356 lived in a barn for almost as long as this one. Unlike this car's long-term owner, who believed the patina would deter thieves, my car simply suffered at the hands Northeastern weather and salt. Like the car below, which was originally owned by LA disc …
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