by Wallace Wyss and David Lawrence Silver - When word filtered out that a 1957 356A Porsche Speedster had sold for $660,000 at auction, it was assumed by many that, ho hum, that had to be one of the rare 4-cam Carrera Speedsters. … [Read more...]
The Strange Romance Between Studebaker & Porsche
November 3, 2016 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Y’know, when my publisher at Enthusiast Books asked me to revive my out-of-print book Porsche 356 Photo Album, I thought hey “How hard could it be?” with only four models, the pre-A, the A, the B and the C. But the more I dig … [Read more...]
The Porsche America Roadster: Think Of It As The Predecessor To The Speedster
October 25, 2016 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - When Porsche first began to import cars to America, they had a very knowledgeable Austrian living in America, Max Hoffman, who tried to direct them to American’s taste and needs. For instance Hoffman imported a Glockner … [Read more...]
Where Is It Now Department? – The Bertone Porsche
October 17, 2016 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Some guys are way ahead of the curve. I’m thinking John von Neumann, around ’65. Now I knew von Neumann, in my photographic memory, from seeing a picture of him in a GI uniform shot back around ’45 with him sitting proudly … [Read more...]
“Butzi’s Baby”: The Porsche 904 GTS
August 9, 2016 By 2 Comments
One car I never considered owning, but I rue that I missed ‘em by Wallace Wyss - One car that really broke the mold for Porsche was the 904. Why? Because first of all the way it was made, a frame but with a sheet metal double box chassis … [Read more...]
The Porsche Gmund Coupe That was Not
July 24, 2016 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - Well, I mean not a coupe for awhile The rarest Porsche road cars are the ones made in an abandoned sawmill in Gmund, Austria in the late 1940s. Most were built as coupes. They had aluminum coachwork, hand hammered out … [Read more...]
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