Ever wanted to know how to detail a car so that it looks like it has just been driven out of a showroom? Master-Detailer, Daniela Friedl, reveals the secret to achieving the perfect result. Just one glance at Daniela Friedl while she actively detailing cars shows the passion Friedl has for cars. As she slides her cleaning pad over the sides of the Porsche 911, just sufficiently firm enough to eliminate any … [Read more...]
Porsche 996 – The Pivotal 911
Once quite controversial and unloved for long, Porsche 996 911 has now reached a make-it-or-break-it age as a collectible. While the 996 is highly unlikely to reach stardom among the Porsche enthusiast, it's a car that shouldn't be completely written off in the future years, albeit more as a rewarding usable classic than an investment material. Superficially, the 996 is a flawed car as far as 911 goes, but … [Read more...]
Motorsport Legend Hurley Haywood Shares Memories of Racing Career
50 years since his first championship, Hurley Haywood talks about his brilliant career with insight into the role the Brumos brand played. Honoring the 50th anniversary of his initial championship--the 1971 IMSA title Haywood won with teammate Peter Gregg, The Brumos Collections latest installment of "Inside the 59" chats with motorsports legend Hurley Haywood where he shares thoughts of his historic racing … [Read more...]
Rebuilding Following a Tragic Disaster: The Ingram Family Porsche Collection
Some places feel magical, other places carry great historical significance, yet other places seem to hold the promise of a future. If you have ever been fortunate enough to see the Ingram family’s Porsche collection, you will realize that all those elements come into play: it is a magical place that carries historical significance with a promise of a magnificent future ahead. Bob Ingram and his wife, Jeanie, … [Read more...]
Porsche Celebrated in ‘Great Marques’ Class at 2021 London Concours
The 2021 London Concours will celebrate Porsche cars with ultra-rare cars on display spanning from the 1950s to the modern-day, from the Porsche 356 to the 997 GT3 RS 4.0 and the Carrera GT. The London Concours have announced that Porsche is the first of the ‘Great Marques’ classes appearing at the Honourable Artillery Company HQ from June 8-10. The display will be honoring more than 70 years of legendary … [Read more...]
Porsche 953 and Walter Röhrl Unite at an Alpine Playground
For the first time, two Porsche legends of the 1980s rally program, the Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 4x4 Paris-Dakar (953) and Walter Röhrl, have joined together in an extreme alpine playground. The Porsche 953 was constructed in 1984 in anticipation of the Paris-Dakar Rally, a desert terrain event where no Porsche before had encountered the adversities of such extreme heat or terrain. … [Read more...]
Steve McQueen’s Le Mans: A Golden Birthday for a Golden Film
Can it be? Steve McQueen’s motorsport magnum opus movie turns 50 this year. The film Le Mans was released in theaters on June 23, 1971. Certainly a heyday on the world stage of motorsport, most particularly big game sports car and endurance racing. This is the actual 1970 Porsche 911S that Steve McQueen, as Porsche driver Michael Delaney, drove in Le Mans' opening scenes; it was also … [Read more...]
Porsche Carrera GT – The last Analog Hypercar
Let's return to the very dawn of the third millennium and take a moment to remember the Porsche Carrera GT, a proto hypercar of a past so distant yet so close. Now, think of its Italian antipode, the Ferrari Enzo. Both of the sports cars defined the era of ultimate road performance, and both proudly displayed prancing horses on the hood, yet they were completely … [Read more...]
The Porsche 356 Speedster Uniting its Owner with a Veteran Racer
Ron Szasszer’s love for patina drew him towards a well-worn 356 Speedster. Discovering its history fostered a close connection between him and the man who used to race it. Nature has slowly wrestled control over the Marlboro Motor Raceway, with birch trees sprouting from the tarmac, though the grandstands are still mostly intact. The Marlboro Motor Raceway was a venue racing royalty would … [Read more...]
Discover the Incredible History of the GP Ice Race
For more than 20 years, Austria’s frozen Lake Zell has hosted racing festivals in honor of Ferdinand Porsche. And despite the pandemic, the audacious, daredevil tradition carries on, though this year without the crowds. Let's go back and take a look at the history of the GP Ice Race. https://youtu.be/ttch8LY0lWQ 2020 GP Ice Race Highlights Originating from Scandanavia, Skijoring, historically was a mode of … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Open Roads Auction Features 7 Rare, Limited-production Porsches
RM Sotheby’s recently announced the addition of seven rare, limited-production Porsches coming from a single-owner Swiss collection. All the cars on offer are wonderful, low mileage examples, and display a variety of Porsche Exclusive specification highlights and paint-to-sample colors. In the upcoming Online Only: Open Roads, February sale by RM Sotheby’s, the collection will be on offer as a stand-alone … [Read more...]
Steve McQueen and the Racer Harvey Mushman
In a letter dated March 1970, Ferry Porsche congratulated Steve McQueen and his co-driver Peter Revson on their impressive performance at the 12 Hours of Sebring. In the letter, Porsche wrote: “Dear Mr. McQueen, It is a great pleasure to extend my warm congratulations to you on your outstanding performance at the 12 Hours of Sebring. You can imagine how delighted I was that you … [Read more...]
Porsche 986 Boxster: The Porsche You Didn’t Know You Wanted?
Earlier this January, Porsche uncovered a special 25th-anniversary edition celebrating the release of its first modern mid-engined sports car, the Boxster. When it was unveiled in 1996 just before the first thoroughly redefined 911 (the 996), the Porsche 986 Boxster was ill-received by the purists, especially due to cost-cutting techniques employed by Porsche while developing both cars. Yet, when it hit the road, … [Read more...]
Porsche 935 – Sensational Racing Cars That Dominated Global Motorsport
What car looks like a Porsche 911, sounds like a Porsche 911, goes faster than a Porsche 911, but isn’t a Porsche 911? The answer to this not-so-ancient riddle is the Porsche 935. Slant-nosed, as big as a whale and very, oh so very turbocharged - the 935 was the quintessential Porsche race car of the 1970s and a car surpassing its 911 roots by a huge margin. Beyond the 911-like body, the 935 was the first step … [Read more...]
Porsche 962- Awe-Inspiring Endurance Racer of the 80s
The Porsche 962 and 956 generated an everlasting impression in the world of endurance racing, reigning for over a decade across the globe. Not that long ago, but in an all-different era, cigarettes and alcohol went hand-in-hand with some of the fastest, greatest racing machinery ever created. For Formula 1, it was Marlboro, rallying was all about Martini, and endurance racing was marked by Rothmans. Wearing … [Read more...]