Porsche's 959 is an icon of the brand's history. For many enthusiasts, this is the car that made Porsche a serious contender in the world of supercars. Forget the competition victories, the Le Mans domination of the era, or the decades of on-track prowess. No, Porsche wasn't truly a Ferrari-like take-on-the-world sports car manufacturer until the …
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Hans Mezger died before his 911 restoration was finished, so his son finished it in his memory
Oliver Mezger has a long familial history with this particular Porsche 911. When he was just a boy laying in bed while his father Hans worked late, the car was a lullaby to let young Oliver know that his father had arrived home from a long day of making Porsches go faster, and he was free to fade into the depths of slumber. The family's house was …
Continue to the full articlePorsche gave this 962 a perfectly exact restoration
Porsche has always been a racing company that happens to build cars for the street. It has earned its reputation as a reliable and dynamic sports car from decades winning sports car competition. Perhaps no car is more connected to Porsche's reputation than the iconic 962, which along with its 956 cousins won hundreds of races in the 1980s and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Santa Clarita built the perfect 356 Speedster from an old barn find race car
Porsche Santa Clarita is one of the newest Porsche dealers in the U.S. and it is eager to prove itself as among the most well-equipped places for your vintage Porsche to receive everything it needs. As part of the Galpin family of dealerships, the company is well versed in the art of subtle customization, restoration, and resto-modding. One only …
Continue to the full articleNewly Restored Brake Calipers From PMB Performance Make A Huge Difference
My 1976 Porsche 912E is a few years older than I am, and as such it deserves a little rest and relaxation lately. It's lived a long hard life with a lot of abuse. My goal over the next few posts on the car are to get it back into mechanically tip top condition. The body is perhaps in need of some serious help, but for now that's going to have to …
Continue to the full articleDriving the Ultimate Pushrod 356, the SC/GT
Porsche nomenclature can be confusing. In the world of 356s, the Carreras were the top of the heap. The lightweight quad-cam Carreras and Carrera 2s were the GT3s of their day; they were deeply specialized, performance-first machines. Today, however, the Carrera name denotes the bottom of the 911 hierarchy. The SC/GT fit somewhere between the …
Continue to the full articleReviving Hans Mezger’s Personal 911S
Per Michael Eiden, the current owner of this red 911S; “The previous owner was really desperate. He had the body of the car restored and also replaced the side panels with the corresponding spare parts. But when assembling it, nothing fitted together again – it was like it was jinxed.” But the reason the bodywork wouldn't fit back together wasn't …
Continue to the full articleRestoring a 911 Turbo on a 1/64 Scale Budget
Restoring an early Porsche 911 Turbo is an expensive venture. Parts can be expensive, paint is costly, and the value of the cars today makes even minor modifications something worth lengthy consideration. This example, introduced in 1979, avoids most of the pitfalls of Porsche restoration. With just a handful of parts to consider (only six of which …
Continue to the full articleThis Rusty 911 Has Been Given A New Opportunity To Bring Happiness To The World
Sometimes we have to play the hand we're dealt in life. This 1972 Porsche 911S Targa was destined from birth to head over to Japan and sit unused for decades. It's a sad existence, but if it had not been subjected to hardships, it wouldn't be living the life it has now. Alan Drayson of Canford Classics in the UK found this JDM 911S under a lean-to …
Continue to the full articleReviving A 356 America Roadster For Pebble Beach Concours Is No Simple Task
Over 4200 hours of work went into restoring this car for the Pebble Beach concours. Astonishingly, Road Scholars managed to get this car ready for the event in just 7 months from start to finish. In order to get the car ready, the America Roadster needed to be stripped down to bare nothing in order to be rebuilt up to as-original specification. …
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