When Porsche added a turbocharged 911 to its range in early 1975, the firm finally had a model that was a genuine alternative to the likes of a Ferrari BB or Lamborghini Countach. However, while the…
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 MoreDuring the late 1950s, Porsche’s ultimate properly appointed road car was a 356 Carrera GS de Luxe. As its name suggested it combined the radical four-cam Carrera engine with a luxuriously equipped…
Read MoreHaving relied upon various iterations of the company’s fabled straight six engine for previous M5s, BMW’s new E39-based Motorsport saloon incorporated an all-alloy five-litre V8 that developed a…
Read MoreAlthough the red hot late 1980s collector car market saw an unprecedented number of new Porsches squirrelled away for investment / preservation, the rarely seen 911 3.2 Carrera Club Sport…
Read MoreWhen Porsche began offering the 911 Carrera Coupe in Club Sport trim during late 1987, most customers couldn’t understand why, for precisely the same price, they wouldn’t just purchase the…
Read MoreFollowing the Black Monday stock market crash in October 1987, speculators and investors piled into alternative asset classes, one of which was high end collector cars. As a consequence…
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