Every year around Halloween the most intense car builds in the world gather to capture attention at the Specialty Equipment Manufacturing Association convention—or SEMA—in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada. Each time SEMA happens, the builds get bigger and wilder and start from a more bizarre premise. We've seen lots of crazy engine swaps into Porsches, but …
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This Subaru-Powered 550 Spyder Replica Is Sketchy Fast
The S-Klub out of southern California have created what is possibly the most in-your-face 550 Spyder clone ever. With a JDM-sourced Subaru EJ207 turbocharged flat-four engine, this mad machine makes well over 300 horsepower. One look and it's pretty obvious that this isn't a 'real' Porsche 550 Spyder, but it has its own modernized style juxtaposed …
Continue to the full articleIs Subaru’s BRZ the spiritual successor to Porsche’s iconic 944?
Despite our name, Flatsixes loves transaxle Porsches. Between Bradley and myself, we currently own four 944s and 924s. Project 944 GTS, (which will have an update soon, by the way) is among my favorite cars I've ever owned. Barring often extremely cheap early Boxsters, it's hard to beat the 944's smile per dollar ratio. That said, the newest 944s …
Continue to the full articleAustralian Valet Driver Accidentally Parks Porsche 911 Underneath Subaru
Sydney, Australia's central business district was abuzz with safety crews in the aftermath of this bizarre crash on Thursday morning just after 8AM. A valet at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Sydney ran into some trouble moving this 997 Carrera 2 Cabriolet around the lot, and slammed it into the back of a Subaru XV crossover. The rear bumper of the …
Continue to the full articleThis Guy Built A 917/10 Using A 1:18 Scale Model As A Reference
While building something like a Porsche 917 from scratch using only a scale model might seem a little scary to some, it didn't stop this guy. Neither, apparently, did the lack of funds or knowledge to finish it. Found on eBay earlier this week by the folks over at BAT, it's for sale with no reserve other than the $40k starting bid. …
Continue to the full article330hp Subaru-Powered 1959 356 Convertible D Open Road Racer
There are two large scale car companies in the world that have chosen to embrace the 180 degree flat layout engines; Porsche and Subaru. Where Porsche has placed their flat engines in the back, Subaru has stuck them up in front of their sedans and wagons for years. The flat layout offers a sound unlike any other, as the exhaust pulses tend to be …
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