What could the 356 have evolved into had Porsche kept developing it? Rod Emory, a man whose life has revolved around Porsches and hot rodding in all its various forms, wanted to find out. His creation, the 356 RSR, is his idea of what a racy, widebodied, turbocharged and very focused 356 racing car would've been. Imagine an early 1970s 911 RSR, but …
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Rod Emory’s Pipe Dream Became Reality In This Twin Turbo 356 Monster
If you are anything like me, you have a ridiculously ambitious idea for your project car and what you want it to be like when it's "done". For many of us, a project will never truly be done, but for someone with the fabrication and mechanical skills, a full shop of tools, an intelligent and diligent staff, and an appropriate budget to finish the …
Continue to the full articleThe Story of the 1957 Emory Outlaw Speedster
About two years ago I had the pleasure of sitting down for dinner with Rod Emory. Over the mutli-course meal provided by our friends at Michelin, I had the opportunity to listen at length to a bona-fide Porsche legend. Rod turned out to be soft-spoken and unfailingly modest. His calm manner seemingly only built in furor when discussing clever …
Continue to the full articleRod Emory Is Extraordinarily Passionate About Porsche
If you don't know who Rod Emory is by now, where have you been for the last decade? From a long line of hot rodders and custom car builders, Emory has been keeping the family name in the Porsche game after going out on his own adventure in SoCal. In a way, his modifications to 356s in the original Outlaw frame of mind gives those cars a second life …
Continue to the full articleThe Behind-The-Scenes Story Of The Restoration Of 356SL ‘063’
By this point, you've probably heard enough and seen enough about the Le Mans-winning 356SL that was shown at Pebble Beach in 2016 you could probably recite its history from memory. It won its class at Le Mans in 1951, and 66 years later it's been returned to the exact state it was just before the Tricolore flag fell to start the race. In between, …
Continue to the full articleRide Onboard This Ex-Targa Florio Porsche 908/3 For A Lap Of Sonoma Raceway
The Porsche world's favorite potato-chip-magnate-turned-vintage-racer, Cameron Healy, is among the coolest people in the world, and he has a serious love of Porsche. He's been working with Rod Emory on a number of projects recently, including the full restoration of Porsche's 1951 Le Mans-winning 356SL and subsequent preparation for the Pebble …
Continue to the full articleWhat We Learned About Rod Emory’s 356RSR Project At SEMA
Originally sketched out by Rod Emory way back in 2012, the 356 RSR Outlaw has been a project that he's wanted to build for quite a while. When Henrique Cisneros, owner of Momo, spotted the sketch in Rod's archives, he knew that it had to be built. From the word go, Henrique and Rod have been collaborating on this wild monster of a hot rod 356. The …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsches Of SEMA: Day 1 Photo Gallery
For anyone who has never been to the Specialty Equipment Manufacturer's Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, it is a massive array of everything you could possibly think to see in the automotive industry. Cars from all over the industry are built and displayed specifically for this week-long event. We were in the thick of it to sort the awesome …
Continue to the full articleParts Obsolete and Attending the Emory Porsche Campout
This year Porsche owners and enthusiasts knew they were in for a treat. The fabled Emory Campout was being brought back and it would be better than ever. Fast forward to July 14th and hundreds of Porsches had made their way, from as far away as Florida, to McMinville Oregon and the Porsche paradise that is Parts Obsolete. The first day was …
Continue to the full articleThe Emory Porsche Campout, an Inside Look
YouTube video descriptions seldom get it so right- Sometimes it is also about the destination. In a Porsche, every trip has something special, because the vehicle itself is a good traveling companion. When the journey ends in Oregon with a few hundred of your new best friends, however, the destination takes precedence. For those of us who couldn't …
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