CARRERA 2.7 BOOK NOW SHIPPING
Disclaimer: I was credited for supplying studio photos for this 400 page landmark book. OK, it’s amazing.
Category: Porsche Blog
AS NICE AS PIE 356
Congrats to Michael Copperthite and his 1953 356 vintage race car just published in a feature I completed for the great guys at Road Scholars.
Michael found his Porsche pre-A 356 on eBay. It looked a mess, but something about the poorly painted coupe appealed to him. It was 95% complete, had seatbelts out of a P-51 Mustang fighter, and a rally clock out of a B-24 Liberator bomber. Continue reading “”
WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP GOES TO PORSCHE
By winning the Shanghai WEC event today, Porsche achieved a total of 308 points, putting the manufacturer beyond the reach of Audi (238 points) and Toyota (137 points) with one race to go. This overall win is Porsche’s 13th world title as a constructor in endurance racing. Continue reading “”
THANK YOU
Wow, 1,000 views of “Roger’s Ride” in three days. Thanks to all of you for your gracious comments. I’m truly humbled by the reception this film has received. With every view it brings Roger back to life for me. Continue reading “”
ROGER GRAGO VIDEO NOW ONLINE
ROGER’S RIDE
One of the things you can’t take with you when you pass on is your story. Roger Grago left us with so many great stories, because he made a difference in other people’s lives. This film, “Roger’s Ride”, attempts to provide some of the ways in how he touched so many. The members of DKP and R Gruppe know what I’m talking about. Continue reading “”
SEARCHING FOR SALT
Thanks to everyone for your amazing support over the past two weeks. It’s been an incredible trip.
Also, congrats to Tom Woodford and his streamliner Porsche 911 just published in a story I covered on the disappearing salt flats at Bonneville Speedway. Continue reading “”
RENNSPORT WEEKEND UPDATE
Finally up for air after a mind-blowing weekend in Monterey, CA. Thanks to my editors Pete Stout and Randy Leffingwell for their guidance on the amazing stories I was assigned. It was especially wonderful meeting the staff of PCA Panorama Magazine at the top of “The Corkscrew” Sunday afternoon. Continue reading “”
JEFF ZWART INTERVIEW IN EXCELLENCE
Zwart has been a hero of mine since I bought the November ’87 issue of American Photographer off the newsstand with his car photo on the cover. Even now, his images in that magazine are amazing. Continue reading “”
911 AND TOAD HALL
In the fall of 1971, 25 year-old Michael Keyser of Toad Hall Motor Racing ordered a 2.5-liter Light Yellow 911 “ST†sport purposes Porsche from the factory. In December, Keyser traveled from the USA to the Sports Department in Stuttgart where he met with Jürgen Barth, who was the same age and from a well-known racing family. Continue reading “”
CARRERA 2.7 BOOK AVAILABLE NEXT MONTH
“Serious automotive enthusiasts consider Porsche’s 1973 Carrera 2.7 RS to be the archetypical 911. The cars are light, responsive, purposeful and the type 911/83 mechanically fuel injected engine delivers scintillating performance. Over the last 40 years the 2.7 RS has been covered in dozens of books and articles. Yet its successor – a car with the identical engine and similar DNA – remains either unknown or misunderstood even by long-time Porsche enthusiasts.”
ROGER GRAGO FILM TO DEBUT NEXT MONTH
My film editor, Nick Roveda, and I are putting the final touches on a 26 minute documentary. It’s a tribute to our dear friend Roger Grago who gave so much to the California hot rod car clubs of DKP and R Gruppe. Roger passed away from brain cancer in December. This short film that I directed and shot will debut during Rennsport Reunion next month in Monterey. I’ll post again once this video is available online.
BEVEES
The current issue of Porsche Club of America’s Panorama Magazine, August 2015, includes my photo coverage of “Bevees” – Bev Gould’s 1970 911 E Porsche Targa. Ada Lee Halofsky wrote the wonderful text. Continue reading “”
RENNSPORT REUNION V
Days of vintage racing, concours on the ave and on the grass, gatherings at the Baja Cantina, and auctions in town. As the annual Monterey Motorsports Reunion wraps up this weekend in CA, it’s time to start looking forward to the next classic car event focused on Porsche at the same locale next month. Continue reading “”
TIME MACHINE
It was a pleasure getting to know Bob Heintz and his 1955 Pre-A Porsche 356. Bob restored this rare “Continental” model to perfection in its original Jade Green Metallic paint. It’s a gem that has gone on to win numerous concours. Continue reading “”
PORSCHE TO FOCUS MORE ON WEIGHT?
An end to the horsepowers wars? Sounds good to me. The latest supercars are so powerful (and heavy) that when a novice driver exceeds the limits of adhesion bad things happen… fast. Hopefully the next GT3 will incorporate answers to these questions. Continue reading “”
WHEELS OF FORTUNE
Road Scholars Magazine just published an article I put together with the help of several Porsche vintage wheel experts.
Included is an overview of rare early Porsche road rims: the first 356 wheels, Spyder lightwieghts, Rudge Knock-offs, Carrera GT wheels, 1967 911S 4.5s, 911 R rims, Mahle Magnesium wheels, and 911 and RSR versions. Continue reading “”