I attend our monthly Porsche club's dinner/meeting on a regular basis because I love Porsches and other Porsche owners. Lately, I've noticed a change in membership. Living in South Florida in the 90’s, Porsche meetings were much different than they are today. Most of the conversation revolved around our next planned track day and what …
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Peter Gregg Prepared: 1973 Porsche 911S
From the founders of the company to modern racing drivers like Mark Weber, the history of Porsche is filled with larger than life personalities. This particular 911S has been graced by several of them over the course of its life. According to legendary American racing driver Hurley Haywood this car was one of the first five cars modified by Peter …
Continue to the full articleR-Gruppe Backdate: The Stealth G-Series
There is an old VW Beetle ad from the mid 1960s which shows a Beetle with multi-colored body panels. The text of the ad goes on to explain that one fender is from a '58, an other from a '64, and the hood and door are from '59 and '62 Beetle respectively. VW was very proud to be fashion-immune, and as such parts were easy to find. As the 911 stemmed …
Continue to the full articleFamily Affair: A Trio of 993 GT2s from Down Under
The whole idea of "N+1" implies a problem with an unattainable solution. I collect antique cameras, and will never have enough eyes or hands to use them all simultaneously, but somehow I always want more and struggle to find time for all of them. My dad has six motorcycles. Being merely mortal he has but one set of hands and feet, but still finds …
Continue to the full articleThe All-Rounder: A 1976 911 For Street and Track
Some cars are designed from the outset to be all things to all people. This is not one of those cars. By design a sports car is very seldom capable of being all things to all people, but that doesn't mean that one can't be a multi-purpose tool. Australian FLATSIXES.com-reader David Anderson's 1976 911 is one such multi-purpose tool. A very capable …
Continue to the full article500 HP 1988 Porsche Turbo Black Beauty
Looking for a 930 Turbo but the neck snapping turbo lag of the stock motor just isn't enough? You might consider this 500 hp example. With over $120k invested the number of modifications on this Porsche are almost too many to list. Full specs and pictures are below. If you're interested, let me know by commenting or using the contact page and …
Continue to the full articleUsed Porsches Wanted and UnWanted
For the past few months I have written a post titled "Reader's Rides". This generally consisted of cars that readers of FlatSixes.com wanted to show-off or in most cases were looking to sell. Today, I'd like to change things up a bit. As the site continues to grow and the number of monthly readers has eclipsed the 12,000 mark I thought it might …
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