1969 Porsche 917K In 1969 it was make-or-break time for Porsche. After over a decade of dominating small-bore racing, the...
1964 Porsche 904 GTS Resplendent in its red and white Scuderia Filipinetti livery, 904 #079 looks lean and lithe and...
The very first Porsche spanned the Second World War like a bridge over troubled waters, from peacetime to peacetime. It was created by Dr. Ing. h.c. Ferdinand Porsche and a handful of his close associates in 1937-38 and, despite the hideous wartime destruction, is still alive and well today, a...
For this special Porsche issue it was only right to interview the man who, in real terms, helped to put...
While this news has been somewhat eclipsed by the virtual implosion of the U.S. auto industry, after more than a...
I guess genius rather than hero is the correct way to describe Ferdinand Porsche, whose cars mobilized humanity and provided employment for tens of thousands. Let’s settle for heroic genius, which is what you might call a man whose cars put over 21 million families on the road and have...
Contrary to what many may believe, the first time I drove a Porsche 917 was when I first sat in...
In 1981, I set up my own team to do the Indy 500. I bought a McLaren M24 Cosworth and...
For two consecutive years—1969 and 1970—Porsche won the World Manufacturers Championship. Brian Redman was an important part of the teams, and his teammate was always Jo Siffert. In 1969, they drove 908/1s and 908/2s for the factory. In 1970, John Wyer’s Gulf team ran the Porsche effort in 917Ks and...
Porsche assembled a massive armada of 917s for its attack on Le Mans in 1970, its sole intent overall victory....
August 2009 The German Grand Prix; Nürburgring, August 1, 1954. A field of Porsche 356s approach the South Curve complex after the start of their support race. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203)...
Jerry Titus Frank Biela Photo: Stefan Warter 1 George Follmer drives a Ford-powered Lotus 70 to victory in the L&M...
The under-2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included racing...
Pete Lyons The little Speedster stared out the dealership’s window like a puppy, its big eyes pleading mournfully: Won’t you...
August 2009 Porsche: Excellence Was Expected By Karl Ludvigsen As highlighted throughout this issue, the importance of Porsche to the...
Since there exists a convoluted historical precedent for such a move, let’s go Web surfing to Germany by way of South America. There, courtesy of a band of faithful Argentinean enthusiasts, we find this month’s featured site that is, for the moment anyway, devoted primarily to Porsche’s fabulous 917. Unless...
Charlie Kolb passed away June 15 at the age of age 85. The lanky Kolb, who played minor league baseball...
The 2009 edition of Italy’s Mille Miglia Storica attracted its usual mixed bag of royalty, politicians, motor racing icons, and...
Porsche has ambitious plans for the 36th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on August 14-16, 2009. In addition to many very exciting vintage offerings on loan from the Porsche Museum in Germany, Porsche will introduce the 2010 Porsche Panamera to North America. “This year’s...
Every car competing in the 59th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, August 16th, 2009 boasts a distinct story, a...
When you first meet Walt MacKay, you are struck by what a quiet, modest man he is. Currently, he runs...
July 2009 The Rodriguez Brothers By Carlos Eduardo Jalife-Villalón In the early 1950s, two young Mexican brothers, Pedro and Ricardo Rodriguez began racing motorcycles. Their father, Don Pedro, was a reasonably affluent entrepreneur who badly wanted his young sons to carve a name for themselves in motor sport. While still...
June 22, 1934 was not only one of the most important days in the early corporate history of the Company...
Aston Martin entered the1959 sports car season targeting just a single race, Le Mans, but walked away the deserving winner...
Tall, handsome, and charming, Roy Salvadori was everything Hollywood ever wanted a racing driver to be. He was a ’50s–’60s swashbuckler and would not have looked out of place swinging down from the rigging of a man o’ war, sword in hand, instead of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Fantasy perhaps, but...
With no fewer than 32 world championship victories to his credit, Jochen Mass is one of the most successful sports...
The Porsche Museum is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 914 model series with a rare special exhibit on display...
This is a little-known story, but the real father of Riverside Raceway was Jim Peterson. I thought this would be a good time to tell it, because the new Riverside International Raceway Museum is having a “Legends of Riverside” celebration on March 27-29. It might be appropriate to include at...
