One day after the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours had seen all previous records broken, the FIA announced a three-litre engine limit would be imposed on top flight Group 6 Prototypes from 1968. The drastic…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche’s competition programme was mainly focused on Sports Protoypes during the mid 1960s, a modest campaign with the newly launched 911 was embarked upon beginning in 1965.
Read MoreWhen Porsche started production of the 911 in August 1964, it was significantly more expensive than the 356 and initially only came as a Coupe. An early prototype had been dispatched to Karmann for…
Read MoreTo complement the wild Gullwing-doored W198 300 SL, Mercedes-Benz offered a less expensive two-seat Convertible for touring and utility use. Whereas the advanced 300 SL was arguably the…
Read MoreBy the mid 1950s, two-seat roadsters were so popular that Mercedes-Benz set about creating an open top version of the 300 SL as soon as the original Gullwing coupe had gone into production.
Read MoreIn July 1963, production of the much-loved 356 entered its final stage. The appropriately titled 356 C was manufactured until September 1965, by which time the now legendary 911 had been in…
Read MoreSince its 1948 introduction, the Porsche 356 had proved a runaway success. Ferry Porsche had originally anticipated a production run of 500 would satisfy demand but, by late 1959, over 30,000…
Read MorePorsche’s first 21 years as an auto manufacturer had seen the firm grow at an exponential rate. From the trickle of hand-built Volkswagen-based 356s that emerged out of a cramped converted sawmill…
Read MoreIn its first three years of production, Porsche sold nearly 13,000 examples of their expensive new 911. The 911 effectively replaced the much-loved 356 and continued Porsche’s inexorable move…
Read MoreAfter 911 production got underway in August 1964, Porsche were keen to garner some extra publicity for their important new car. Given the firm’s long-standing and successful motor sport…
Read MoreDuring a production run that lasted from 1948 to 1965, the 356 helped Porsche become established as arguably the world’s premier manufacturer of small displacement performance cars. The brand…
Read MoreWhen Mercedes-Benz unveiled their mid-engined C111-I at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1969, it garnered massive attention and interested parties began lining up to buy one.
Read MoreThe USA was overwhelmingly Porsche’s largest export market and, although the World Sportscar Championship visited three times a year (Daytona, Sebring and Watkins Glen), most American fans…
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