by Mike Gulett - This is considered the first Porsche car made that eventually led to the Porsche 356 and 911 sports cars. It is up for auction in August 2019 at The RM Sotheby's Auction in Monterey. Could they get $20 million USD? The … [Read more...]
How To Pronounce Porsche
April 19, 2019 By 12 Comments
by Mike - Does it make your ears hurt when you hear someone mispronounce a car name? One of the most popular sports cars in history, Porsche, has suffered from years of having its name mispronounced. This is perpetuated by movies and TV shows … [Read more...]
Porsche Claims Ownership Of One Of My Images
January 5, 2019 By 19 Comments
by Mike - Sometimes it is a pain to be on the leading edge of the digital evolution. Porsche claims, “to be the owner or licensee of related intellectual property” (referring to the image shown here) which is an outrageous claim. It seems that … [Read more...]
Porsche’s Italian Adventure – The Porsche 356 Abarth Carrera GT/L
December 26, 2018 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - The Porsche family were Austrians. They were doing pretty well developing race cars in the early ‘50s, especially the mid-engined Porsche 550 Spyder, but it bothered them that a fellow Austrian, Carlo Abarth, working in Italy, … [Read more...]
Porsche 356 Zagato Carrera Speedster
December 16, 2018 By 3 Comments
by Mike - There is a rare Porsche for sale on Bring a Trailer, where they write, "This is the sixth of nine Carrera Speedsters built by Zagato in 2015 and 2016 using Porsche 356 donor cars." Wallace Wyss wrote here on My Car Quest about … [Read more...]
California Festival Of Speed With Porsches!
April 27, 2018 By 1 Comment
Porsche, Porsche, Porsche - three days of racing in Fontana California Text and photos by Richard Bartholomew - The seventeenth annual California Festival of Speed is a three day rain or shine event that brings together Porsches en … [Read more...]
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