Back in 1994, the wildest car you could special order from Porsche had to be the Flachbau 964 Turbo S. A standard 964 3.6-liter Turbo in 1994 would cost you a massive $99,000, but if you wanted the slant nose and funky headlights, it was an additional $60,000 price tag! When adjusted for inflation, that same X85 option in 94 would cost you $104,000 …
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Get Schooled About Porsche’s Special Carrera 2.7 RS
What's the difference between the Sport and Touring models of the 1973 Carrera 2.7 RS? How did Porsche drop over 200 pounds from the RS to get the M471 model down to fighting fit? What's the history of Porsche's special Grand Prix White paint color? Where's the collector market on these incredible examples of Porsche sporting history? What more …
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 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. …
Continue to the full articleRare Porsche 356 America Roadster Scores 3rd In Class At Pebble Beach Concours
It isn't often that a Porsche is invited to roll across the lawn at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. And when one is, it's not likely you'll see another grace the same grass in the same year. Such was the case this year when Road Scholars, the Raleigh-based Porsche restoration specialist shop, was invited to bring a freshly-done …
Continue to the full articleWatch A Porsche 550 Get Its Heart Back
In what universe does an engine being reunited with a chassis warrant such fanfare of triumphant music and beautiful cinematography as part of warrant a high production film? In the world of Porsche, of course. Especially when that engine is a glorious Porsche Fuhrmann four-cam, and the chassis is the 1950s mid-engine giant killer 550 Spyder. …
Continue to the full articleFull Circle: Matt Farah Drives Road Scholars’ 4.2L, 400 HP Cayman GTR
This Cayman is a good reminder of just how long Matt Farah has been reviewing cars on Youtube. Many years ago, when he was still at Garage419, Farah reviewed an earlier build of this same Cayman. Then at Farnbacher Loles, this Cayman was one of the company's "Cayman GTR" builds. Back then the car was powered by the same basic engine, a 911 Carrera …
Continue to the full articleThis is Road Scholars’ 4.2 Cayman GTR
Some Porsches are heady, brutal machines straight from the factory. Cars like the 911 GT2, or the 930 need to be taken by the scruff of the neck and shown who is boss. The Cayman, even track-focused variants like the GTS and GT4, tend to be much more benign. Thanks to their mid-engined layout and more modest powerplants the Cayman tends to be a …
Continue to the full articleThese Are Just 5 Of The Amazing Porsche’s You’ll See at Next Week’s Werks Reunion on Amelia Island
The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is just about upon us. In fact, here on the island, the transports and cars are already arriving at the same time as the auction tents are going up. Things are taking shape and the excitement is building. One of the new events this year is the Porsche Club of America's "Werks Reunion". Since 2014 the event …
Continue to the full article2010 PCA Parade Wrap and Recap
As our coverage of the 2010 PCA Parade comes to an end we want to thank Mobil 1 for the opportunity to, once again, attend the parade and share our experiences with you. This year, Mobil 1 sent three of our writers (Valerie, Christian and Andrew) to cover the TSD Rally and as much of the parade as we could for the benefit of you and all …
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