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Your 2017 Monterey Porsche Auction Preview
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE 2017 MONTEREY PORSCHE AUCTION RESULTS, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO BE REDIRECTED. GOODING & CO. Gooding brings a collection of top-shelf offerings to Monterey this year, and among their crop are two gems which will turn every single head which passes them. Both iconic racing cars of decades gone by, this remarkable pair …
Continue to the full articleAstounding Automotive Archaeology Uncovers Porsche’s First Le Mans Winner
In 1950, at the Paris Auto Show, the organizers of the 24 hours of Le Mans invited the Porsche family to enter a car in the 1951 race. Porsche accepted and decided to use one of their left over aluminum bodied Gmünd Coupes as their entry. In fact, they prepped four cars for testing with the intent to enter two cars in the 1951 race. The two …
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 …
Continue to the full articleGooding & Co. Bringing Ex-Siffert Gulf 917K from “Le Mans” To Pebble Beach Auction
UPDATE: 7/28/2014 This Porsche has been withdrawn from the sale. Right now we don't have any additional details. While we did reach out to Gooding, they simply told us, "The car has been withdrawn from the sale. Gooding & Company does not comment on property withdrawn from our auctions." We'll let you know if we can get additional …
Continue to the full articleVic Elford Explains Balance in the Around the World Porsche 911
Vic Elford, 1967 European Rally Champion and former F1 driver discusses the importance of balance while driving the "Around the World 911" on the PCH at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Vic Elford on the Balance of the 911 In the early days people said you couldn't drive a 911 quickly because there's all the weight at the back where …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Bringing the 918 Spyder, 50th Anniversary Edition 911 and Others to Monterey
Porsche is continuing to celebrate the 50th birthday of its 911 sports car at the 63rd annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance with static and dynamic displays of new and historic models. From Aug. 14 – 18, a special, limited edition 50th Anniversary Porsche 911 will be showcased alongside rare Porsche road and racing cars. The upcoming 918 …
Continue to the full articleMagnus Walker’s STR II for Sale at Gooding’s Pebble Beach Auction
UPDATE: For more info check out Magnus Walkers car for sale. Last night, in-front of a huge crowd, history was made when the gavel fell on Magnus' STR II for the final time. With a selling price of $275,000 this Porsche went nearly 2x the original estimates (as we predicted in our original post below). What's even more interesting is who bought …
Continue to the full articleVideo Recap of Porsche’s Participation in Monterey
While this first video starts off a little slow, it does have it all; a compilation of all the other videos below. So, if you watch just one, this is it. However, I would highly recommend you take a look at each of them. Even though some of the footage repeats from video to video it is minimal and there are some amazing cars and shots included …
Continue to the full articleWhat Does Porsche have that’s Bigger and Faster than the Panamera?
I'll give you a hint, it has wings and a much bigger trunk... If it wasn't official before, it certainly is now; The Porsche Panamera is on its way to the US. While not officially on sale until later this year, the first large batch of Panameras is making its way stateside for the official debut at the Rolex Monterey Historics and other venues …
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