Porsche’s 911 Turbo, internal code 930, paved the way for two forced induction racing cars that debuted in 1976: the Group 4 934 and Group 5 935. In Group 4, only relatively light modifications…
Read MoreChassis 9305700022 was the last of Porsche’s pre-production 911 Turbos. Originally configured in Black with Brown upholstery and Sports seats, the car was registered S-CE 1919 and served as a…
Read MoreBetween the 1950s and 1990s, members of the Korps Rijkspolitie, the Dutch National Police responsible for the nation's highways, were issued a variety of open top Porsche patrol cars; 356…
Read MoreBetween 1967 and 1969, Porsche commissioned three transporters from Mercedes-Benz based on the O317 platform. During the years that followed, this handsome trio traversed Europe, initially…
Read MorePorsche most famously came a cropper with regard to trademark law when, in late 1964, the German firm was forced to re-brand its 901 as the 911 because Peugeot had already registered three digit…
Read MoreKremer Racing’s 1974 campaign focused primarily on two of the latest specification 911 RSRs which the Cologne outfit built up from naked Porsche-supplied bodyshells. Together, chassis 004…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche produced a batch of 20 Group B 911 SCs that wore the Renn Sport moniker in 1984, the 964-based RS launched in early 1991 marked a return to the street for this iconic sobriquet after…
Read MoreThe 1970s were an era of bold expression: fashion, furniture, music, design, and, in this case, car colors. Birch Green, an almost fluorescent hue, was developed more than 50 years ago, specifically for the 911 RSR.
Read MoreTwo of the most famous Flachbau 930s were commissioned by key members from the McLaren F1 team that ran Porsche’s TAG-branded engines with such great success between mid 1983 and 1987.
Read MoreAfter the 935/78 ‘Moby Dick’-inspired K3 that, in 1979, became the first production-based car to win at Le Mans during the post World War 2 era, Kremer created the even more radical K4 of which just…
Read MoreFive months after the production-ready 911 Turbo (930) was unveiled at the 1974 Frankfurt Motor Show, Porsche displayed their new range-topping model at the ‘75 Geneva Salon which was widely…
Read MoreDuring the 1973 season, renowned American industrialist and race team owner, Roger Penske, began to develop plans for a one make series that would pitch the world’s top Formula 1, NASCAR and…
Read MoreSomewhat surprisingly given the red hot nature of the late 1980s collector car market, Porsche only built 29 copies of the formidable 959 Sport between 1987 and ‘89. Conceived to take the 959…
Read MoreHaving reserved the 956 strictly for works use during the model’s maiden season (1982), Porsche began to offer customer copies for 1983. The following year, a further updated iteration was supplied…
Read MoreAt the 1979 Le Mans 24 Hours, victory went to a production-based car as opposed to a purpose-built prototype for the first time in the post World War 2 era. That vehicle was a works Kremer K3 derived…
Read MoreChassis 9306700159 was one of two 934s supplied to Cologne-based property magnate and team owner, Georg Loos. Since starting to race seriously in 1968, Loos had campaigned an array of…
Read MoreAs Porsche had refused to sell customer copies of the brand new 935 for the 1976 season, the renowned Kremer Racing outfit in Cologne assembled their own 935-style Group 5 car using a…
Read MorePorsche’s thinking behind the 911 Carrera RS which it launched in late 1972 was to pave the way for the most extreme Group 4 competition car possible (the Carrera RSR). Having largely focused its…
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