By mid 1977, the 911 had been around for 13 years and Porsche did not expect to be building it for much longer. Instead, the company (which had been under the direction of Ernst Fuhrmann since…
Read MoreMid way through the 1977 Formula 1 season, Renault made a big splash when it entered the championship with a turbocharged car: the RS01. Initially, results were unconvincing. During five…
Read MoreThe 2.7-litre Carrera RS introduced for model year 1973 was Porsche’s first 911-based homologation special and spawned a series of dominant racing variants that annihilated the opposition. Less…
Read MoreFollowing the premature death of his father in 1974, 24 year old Alois Ruf took the reins of his family’s garage in Pfaffenhausen, Bavaria. Alois Ruf Snr. had founded Auto Ruf back in 1939. Initially the…
Read MoreBy the mid-to-late 1980s, Willy Koenig’s tuning and customisation company was at the peak of its power. In a little over ten years, Koenig Specials had gone from a small Munich garage to a plush…
Read MoreAfter Audi became the 1982 World Rally champions with their four-wheel drive Quattro, the writing was on the wall for traditional two-wheel drive machinery. Although Lancia’s trick 037 Group B…
Read MorePorsche originally conceived the 930 (911 Turbo) in order to homologate a pair of new racing cars for 1976: the Group 4 934 and the more highly developed Group 5 935. Compared to Group 4…
Read MoreWhen Porsche introduced the light weight and high performance Carrera RS in late 1972, they expected demand would just about prove sufficient to sell the 500 examples required for…
Read MoreWhen the SC was introduced in September 1977, Porsche expected it to be the final iteration of the much-loved 911. In the 911’s place, Porsche would offer the 928, a front-engined Grand Tourer…
Read MoreAlthough never actually fitted with a turbocharged engine, chassis 9113300157 was the first ‘911 Turbo’ to appear in public. It was built under the watchful eye of Chief Engineer, Helmuth Bott, at the…
Read MoreThe turbocharged 930 produced from early 1975 was Porsche’s flagship 911 and arguably the most capable supercar of its time. Performance-wise, the 930 was on a par with anything Ferrari and…
Read MoreIn early February 1974, Porsche announced they had discontinued their Group 7 racing programme with the 917. Cost had a part to play, but the new company Chairman, Ernst Fuhrmann, also held a…
Read MoreBB was established in 1973 and initially based at an ex-BMW workshop in Frankfurt. The firm’s custom body, paint, engine and interior programmes saw BB quickly establish itself as the premier…
Read MoreAs the Porsche 911’s rivals were mostly larger-engined models, by the early 1970s it was obvious that more power would have to be extracted from the air-cooled Flat-6 engine if it was to remain…
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