Within four years of his first motor race, Jochen Rindt had won the Le Mans 24 Hours driving a Ferrari 250 LM for Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team (NART). The Austrian’s rapid rise towards the…
Read MoreAs a consequence of their rugged build quality, outstanding performance and useful rear-engined layout, the Porsche 356 and 911 proved enormously effective rally cars. After the 911 made its…
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 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…
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