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Porsche 917/10 Prototype

Ben Branch January 17, 2017
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Rare

The Porsche 917 is one of the most successful racing cars of all time, in fact some automotive historians go so far as to call…

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Barn Find: 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster

Ben Branch October 1, 2016
  • Cars
  • Porsche
  • Rare

The Porsche 356 Speedster was developed at the request of influential automobile importer Max Hoffman, who saw a gap in the US market for…

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1963 APAL-Porsche 1600GT

Ben Branch September 29, 2016
  • Cars
  • Porsche
  • Rare

The APAL-Porsche 1600GT is a rare Belgian-built sports car from the 1960s that used a VW Beetle floorpan, a Porsche 356 engine (Type 616/7),…

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Dutch Police 1989 Porsche 911 Targa

Ben Branch September 24, 2016
  • Cars
  • Porsche
  • Rare
  • Retro

The Rijkspolitie was the Netherlands’ state police from 1945 until 1996, unusually they favoured Porsches for their patrol and response vehicles, although they did…

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Porsche 597 Jagdwagen 4×4

Ben Branch August 24, 2016
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Porsche
  • Rare

The Porsche 597 Jagdwagen is a 4×4 developed by the German marque in 1953 as a prototype for tender to the German Army, as…

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Automotive Art: After The Race

Ben Branch August 4, 2016
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Porsche
  • Racing

After The Race is a Belgian project that takes iconic car parts, like Porsche 911 hoods, and turns them into canvases displaying the racing…

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1978 Porsche 930

Ben Branch July 15, 2016
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche

Porsche initially undertook development of the 911 Turbo as a homologation model so they could take part in Group 4 racing – the rules…

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Porsche 356B Roadster

Ben Branch June 16, 2016
  • Cars
  • Porsche
  • Rare

The Porsche 356B was the third generation of the iconic 356 model – Porsche’s first production car and the vehicle that would set their…

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1970 – A Year To Remember: John Wyer’s Gulf Porsche Team

Ben Branch May 22, 2016
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Le Mans
  • Porsche
  • Racing

A Year To Remember is a half hour documentary covering the exploits of John Wyer’s Gulf Porsche Team. It’s an extraordinary look into the…

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Documentary: Porsche – Made By Hand

Ben Branch April 24, 2016
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Porsche

Made By Hand is a documentary commissioned by Porsche in the 1950s to showcase their 356 model, the film follows the production of the…

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1966 Porsche 911 ‘SWB’ Rally Car

Ben Branch March 16, 2016
  • Cars
  • German
  • Porsche
  • Rally

The Porsche 911 is famous for countless things, but there are many who are unaware of the model’s early rallying dominance in some of…

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Porsche 911 Speedster

Ben Branch December 25, 2015
  • Cars
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Porsche

The Porsche 911 Speedster was the second production Porsche to wear the Speedster badge, following on from its hugely successful predecessor from 30 years prior…

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