Two 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 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 MoreTo celebrate the remarkable feat of having produced 250,000 911s over a 25 year period, Porsche created a limited edition Commemorative model during the 1988 model year. Configured to the…
Read MoreHaving bought back production rights to the 924 (a car it had originally begun to develop for the Volkswagen Audi Group), Porsche subsequently created a significantly enhanced forced induction…
Read MoreDuring the 1988 model year, Porsche introduced new performance-oriented Club Sport variants of its 911 Carrera Coupe and 928 S4. In both cases, a little of the usual comfort and practicality were…
Read MoreAs a consequence of its superior specification and a legion of customer cars to support the Rothmans-backed factory team, the Porsche 956 proved almost unbeatable during Group C’s…
Read MoreBetween the late 1970s and mid 1980s, DP Motorsport in Cologne run by Ekkehard Zimmerman did a roaring trade creating some of the most iconic custom Porsches to emerge during the golden super…
Read MoreFollowing in the footsteps of Renault-Alpine which had organised its own ‘one-make’ racing series for several years, 1986 saw Porsche join the fray with its 944 Turbo Cup Championship. The idea of…
Read MoreAlthough 20th century sports car racing saw frequent periods of domination by some truly great automobiles, perhaps the most sustained era of supremacy by an out-and-out prototype was that of…
Read MoreWithin weeks of the flat-nosed 935 racing car making its Mugello debut in March 1976, customers began to commission road-going replicas from the likes of Kremer and DP. Porsche finally got in…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche ultimately sold more than the 200 959s that would have been required for Group B homologation, the project ended up costing an exorbitant sum – rumoured to have been well into…
Read MoreUnlike most other firms that sprung up during the late 20th century super tuner era, Ruf Automobile elected to focus on engineering excellence as opposed the kind of flamboyant over styling that…
Read MoreAlthough Porsche was initially reluctant to offer a 935-style Flachbau front end on the 911 Turbo, the brisk conversion business being done outside official corridors convinced them to make such…
Read MoreBetween 1983 and 1989 Porsche produced several iterations of the 3.2-litre 911 Carrera which have come to be regarded as all-time classics. Among the most sought after are the super lightweight…
Read MoreThree years after the original 911 Turbo was given its official debut, Porsche released an uprated variant at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1977. Most significantly, this latest iteration of the…
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