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There’s A Rare Porsche 550A Prototype “Le Mans” Werks Coupe For Sale

Jon Branch August 11, 2023
Porsche 550A Prototype 'Le Mans'
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With the passing of his father Dr. Ferdinand Porsche in 1950, Ferry Porsche, though still grieving, took up the leadership of Porsche and proceeded to build it into a sports car manufacturer second to…

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This Is The Only Glöckler-Porsche 356 Carrera 1500 Coupe Ever Built

Ben Branch July 14, 2021
Glöckler-Porsche 356 Carrera 1500 Coupe
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This is the only Glöckler-Porsche 356 Carrera 1500 that was ever made, it’s a hand-built car sitting on a Porsche 356 platform and powered by the celebrated Ernst Fuhrmann-designed four-cam “vertical shaft” flat-four Porsche…

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Porsche 924 Carrera GTR – 1 Of 17 Factory-Built Examples

Ben Branch April 29, 2021
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 13
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The Porsche 924 Carrera GTR is remembered today as the ultimate iteration of the 924 thanks to its turbocharged inline-four cylinder engine that was turning out 375 bhp in race trim – enough to…

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For Sale: A Rebuilt Porsche 911 E 2.4 MFI Engine – 180 hp

Ben Branch November 14, 2020
Porsche 911 2.4 MFI Engine
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  This is a complete Porsche 911 E 2.4 litre MFI engine that has been rebuilt by Mittelmotor GmbH Bochum Porsche Motorentechnik in Germany. Whereas the original 911 E MFI engine produced 165 hp this…

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The Unusual Porsche 911 SC 3.1 – The Car With The Secret Engine Option

Ben Branch November 10, 2020
Porsche 911 SC 3.1 1
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  Those who are familiar with the history of the Porsche 911 are often unfamiliar of two or three special models that largely remain secret – the Porsche 911 SC 3.1 is often one…

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Silodrome’s First Film: The 320 bhp Rennsport Porsche 911 ST

Ben Branch October 22, 2020
Rennsport 911 ST Cover
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  This is Silodrome’s first film and we’re really proud of it, please consider giving it a thumbs up on YouTube by clicking here, we’d also love it if you subscribed to the channel. We’ll…

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Documentary: Porsche 356 – Made by Hand – Featuring Ferdinand “Ferry” Porsche

Ben Branch October 11, 2020
Documentary Porsche 356 Made by Hand
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  This documentary was created to showcase the engineering that went into each new Porsche in the 1960s, it was specifically made for the American audience as a way to introduce Porsche to many…

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Documentary: “27” – A 1953 Porsche 356 America Coupe Reunited Its 93-Year-Old Original Owner

Ben Branch September 27, 2020
Porsche 356 Film
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  “27” is a wonderful 8 minute film about a unique Porsche 356 America coupe and its history with its first owners in 1953 – Gordon and Lois Sheldon. The story of the Sheldons…

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The Porsche MOMO 356 RSR Outlaw by Emory Is For Sale

Ben Branch August 3, 2020
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The Porsche MOMO 356 RSR Outlaw by Rod Emory and his team is one of the fastest street-legal Porsche 356s anywhere in the world. That said, although the car is officially titled as a…

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For Sale: A Porsche 911 RS MFI Type 911/83 Engine – Some Assembly Required

Ben Branch July 11, 2020
Porsche 911 RS Type 911-83 Engine
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  This is a Porsche 911 RS MFI Type 911/83 engine, as you can tell it’s in need of some assembly but once all put together and running it’ll be capable of 210 hp,…

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The Mezger 16 by INK – Porsche’s Unraced 917 Prototype Engine – A Flat-16 Producing 750 BHP

Ben Branch July 9, 2020
Porsche 917 Flat-16 Engine Prototype Back
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  The Mezger 16 was a prototype engine created by one of Porsche’s most important engineers – Hans Mezger. Mezger developed a flat-16 cylinder engine with a displacement of 6.6 litres and 750 bhp…

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There’s A Porsche 928 V8 Engine For Sale On eBay – $3,499.99 USD

Ben Branch June 27, 2020
Porsche 928 V8 Engine
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  This is a Porsche 928 V8, it’s from a 1988 S4 which means it has double overhead cams, four valves per cylinder, a capacity of 5.0 litres and it produces 316 hp. It also benefits from…

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