Porsche had originally planned a production run of 1500 Carrera GTs but, owing to relatively subdued demand in a post dot-com boom era, just 1270 were produced between 2004 and 2005…

During 1973, the Martini-backed Porsche works team ran 911 Carrera RSRs that became ever more extreme as they were developed away from production-based Group 4 trim towards out-and-out…

We do love a “one-of-one” order here at Supercar Nostalgia and, in that vein, going under the hammer at Iconic Auctioneers’ Stoneleigh Park sale in Warwickshire on February 21st is a really…

At Supercar Nostalgia, we are firm believers in the preservation of automotive history and, for this reason, the only Resto Mods you’ll ever see here are vehicles that incorporate a couple of discrete…

In early 2005, renowned Porsche tuner Ruf announced the availability of a Kompressor Kit for normally aspirated 996 and 997 Carrera-type 911s. At its heart, the Ruf Kompressor Kit featured an…

Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of many cars that have gone through Porsche’s Exclusive programme is just how unimaginative most of the customers were at the point of order: leather…

By far the most successful racing car of the Group 5 era was Porsche’s iconic 935. Having been reserved for works use in 1976, customer cars began to come on stream for 1977, at which point the…

With the introduction of Porsche’s new water-cooled 911 (the 996), the firm’s hot normally aspirated driver-focused line previously known as the Carrera RS assumed a new GT3 moniker…

Unlike a good portion of super high end sports cars from the modern era which look as though they have been styled by a child, Porsche’s 918 Spyder combined F1-rivalling performance with a…

Although Porsche’s early water-cooled GT-badged models were relatively discrete in terms of aerodynamic appendages, some of the more recent GT2s and GT3s have begun to incorporate the…

Of the ultra high end track-only specials that have been released in the last few years, out favourite here at Supercar Nostalgia is the epic Porsche 935/19. Conceived as a modern homage to the…

In terms of aesthetic appeal, there was one clear winner from the famous McLaren P1, Ferrari LaFerrari and Porsche 918 battle of the 2010s and that car was the product from Stuttgart. With its…

The 996 famously broke with existing 911 convention on account of its water-cooled engine and bigger bodyshell. Prior to this, the 911 had always utilised an air-cooled motor and a bodyshell that…

Having made its debut during the early part of 1999, Porsche’s 996-based 911 GT3 R, along with its subsequent RS replacement, became the dominant force in the junior categories of a revitalised GT…

By combining the hardcore, rear-drive nature of the normally aspirated GT3 with the forced induction grunt and widebody chassis of the Turbo, the resultant GT2 became the ultimate expression of a 911…

After a two-and-a-half year absence, Porsche re-introduced the GT3 with a second generation 996-based variant at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2003. Porsche had conceived the original GT3…

When Porsche unveiled the 996 type 911 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1997, it marked the biggest raft of changes yet seen to the firm’s Flat 6-powered icon. Since going into production…

Once Porsche had launched the 996-based GT3 homologation special at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1999, the company set about building an even more extreme turbocharged version that…

Having been among the most consistent advocates of turbo technology for approaching three decades, by the late 1990s Porsche had produced forced induction 911s on a trio of different…

For the 1998 one-make Supercup championship, Porsche introduced a new 996-based racer dubbed the 911 GT3 Cup. The original road-going 996-type 911 had been launched in rear-wheel…

When Porsche introduced the 911 in 1964, the company gambled that a bigger, more expensive six cylinder model would offer broader market appeal than the four cylinder 356. The decision…

Despite having been around during the super tuner era of spectacular body kits and elaborate electronics, Alois Ruf chose a different path for his company that eschewed flashiness in favour of…

At the Detroit Motor Show in January 1993, Porsche unveiled a stunning mock-up of a mid-engined two-seat Roadster dubbed the Boxster Studie. Public and media reaction to the car was…

Inspired by a pair of Audi concept cars in late 1991 (the Quattro Spyder and Avus), Porsche decided to create a design study for a new two-seat Roadster: the Boxster. After the Boxster…

The 911 Turbo (930) was Porsche’s first series production model to rival top flight machinery from Ferrari and Lamborghini. In a performance sense, the 930 could match the Ferrari BB and…