Innholdsfortegnelse for May - June 2023 i Classic Porsche

During the weeks leading up to publication of the magazine you’re holding in your hands, I was fortunate enough to fly to the USA and spend a few days in the company of Vivian Campbell, guitarist with rock juggernaut, Def Leppard. Following the purchase of a 964 Carrera 2 in the early 1990s, he became a diehard Porschephile and has the collection of Stuttgart-crested cars to prove it. As launch of the band’s new album, Drastic Symphonies, fast approaches, we discussed his long and fruitful relationship with Porsches. Having been bowled over by the road-handling abilities of the aforementioned 964, he hasn’t looked back and counts two outstanding 356s among his current fast fleet, which also includes a stunning Aga Blue 1967 911 S. All three cars have been wonderfully…

A aargh! It’s not just the sound a traditional pirate utters. In the case of a Porsche, the R suffix can stand for Porsche’s first factory competition 911, the wonderful and exotic 911 R from 1967. Or, of course, it can be R for rat-look. As appearances go, this classic short-wheelbase 912 certainly exudes a scruffy, punkish charm. So, a bit of each, then. Let’s find out how it came to this. Back in 2018, Ryan Polson was living in Southern California. He was in the market for a Porsche and decided he wanted a classic, long-bonnet 911. “I really like the 1967 cars,” he tells us. “It’s pretty much the best year for a short-wheelbase model.” Mind made up, but then comes the reality check. “The goal, obviously, was…

CARRERA 3.2 The ultimate air-cooled 911? Now there’s an endlessly debatable question. How about simplifying it? Perhaps we should be asking what the ultimate real-world air-cooled 911 is? In an instant, we’ve lost the exotica and the unobtainable. What we’re left with is the basic four generations of air-cooled 911: the A to F model line-up (1963-1973), G-series cars (1974-1989), the 964 (1989-1993) and, finally, the air-cooled era’s last hurrah, taking the form of the 993 (1994-1998). That’s quite a list. Best we refine it further still. There is, you see, a sweet spot. In fact, it’s the G-spot, because today, G-series models represent the classic 911 in its broadest and most usable sense. It’s where the majority of 911 junkies congregate, to take advantage of a (largely) plentiful supply…

The perfect bespoke Porsche? Clearly, there’s no such thing. One enthusiast’s feast is another’s light snack, after all. Customising a car is a purely personal endeavour, which is the whole beauty of the 911 restomod vibe. Certainly, there are trends, influences and influencers. Porsche purists can be a bit sniffy about the whole scene, but we say any high-minded certainties you might have regarding 911 restomods are quite hard to maintain once you’ve witnessed — or better still, experienced — what a good one is all about. A good one? Well, there are many, but in this instance, we’re making a return visit to Rindt Vehicle Design’s Windsor workshop to drive the company’s latest creation. As barometers go, Rindt is right up there. The company carries out every aspect of…

During a time when feedback from an automotive manufacturer’s clients played an equally important role in the development of its cars as input from the engineers building them, the 356’s evolution was rapid, with model variants arriving annually to meet the demands and expectations of sales teams and Porsche’s growing customer base. Of course, 356 no.1 set the blueprint for what was to follow after Ferry Porsche presented the compact, mid-engined, two-seater roadster as the first product of the fledgling company bearing his family name. And yet, during the firm’s early, formative years, when new markets were opened and fresh models were created to appease small, but discerning and important groups of customers, Porsche managed to keep control of its product development strategy. Engines received more power, disc brakes were…

COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION OF ORDER BACK ISSUES AT bit.ly/issuescp RUF AUTOMOBILE TO OPEN NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FLORIDA Legendary manufacturer, RUF Automobile, has announced a new North American outpost (rufnorthamerica.com), located at The Concours Club in Miami, Florida. Set to open this summer, the facility will serve as RUF’s main North American import and distribution hub and will provide vehicle sales, service, parts, track driving experiences and will host private events. Conveniently located within the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, the new RUF headquarters will fully utilise everything The Concours Club has to offer for visiting clients, including allowing them to experience RUF vehicles on track (by appointment only). The Concours Club is an automotive country club providing its members with luxury resort-style amenities, including a driving circuit…

We’ve all been there. You nip out to buy a 997 GT3 and you come home with a Chartreuse-finished RSR-lookalike 911 Turbo (930). Months of market research, stalking, test driving and patient anticipation in search of one of Porsche’s finest GT road racers, all wiped out on a whim. A classic case of heart ruling head? Maybe love at first sight?! Of course, such emotion doesn’t always end well, particularly when the attraction is only skin deep. In this instance, however, we can lend support to Steve Miller’s impulse buy. In fact, we have history with this particular 930 — back in 2018, it deservedly featured on the cover of our sister title, 911 & Porsche World. “One of the finest hot-rod builds we’ve had the pleasure to experience,” was…