Innehållsförteckning för September 2024 från Classic Porsche

Blazing sunshine, toasty temperatures and factor 50 at the ready. Yep, after grey, damp months of what seemed like premature autumn, summer is finally upon us. And with holiday season now in full swing, it made perfect sense to celebrate with a topless glamour model. Okay, get your mind out of the gutter — I am, of course, referring to the gorgeous 356 B T5 Roadster gracing the cover of this month’s issue of Classic Porsche. Another super-rare Stuttgartcrested speed machine tried and tested during our private track day at Goodwood Motor Circuit (yes, I’m still pinching myself), this open-topped air-cooled classic is a seldom seen model, sitting somewhere between the 356 Speedster and Cabriolet. What makes this particular Roadster even rarer, however, is the fact it is one of…

SUBSCRIBE TO Classic PORSCHE SEE PAGE 108 FOR DETAILS Oil’s function in providing lubrication between moving metal surfaces is well known, but it also performs an important role in cooling, moving heat away from the hottest parts of an operating engine. As we discovered during our recent visit to meet Anders Hildebrand, Managing Director of Anglo American Oil Company, engine oil has also become a key component in the battle to reduce emissions and increase fuel economy, as well as to increase the amount of time between service intervals. Consequently, the demands placed on engine oil from modern motoring are very different to the requirements of engine oil in the past, leading to more complex blends and a change to the make-up of even the highest-profile oil products, regardless of whether their…

LE MANS 1982 SUBSCRIBE TO Classic PORSCHE SEE PAGE 108 FOR DETAILS Legendary Porsche motorsport engineer Norbert Singer reflects on that astonishing day at Circuit de la Sarthe. “We made the booking five months and three days beforehand and knew we’d pay a heavy penalty if we didn’t make the date.” This was the eminently practical consideration which led to the first test of Porsche’s then new Type 956 Group C race car on Circuit Paul Ricard near Marseilles on 31st March 1982, a year and a quarter after the FISA racing authority published its new rules for the World Endurance Championship. Points, it was announced, would be awarded to both makes and drivers. Porsche was an obvious candidate for participation. Early in 1981, company motorsport executive, Jürgen Barth, urged his chiefs…

Are the Porsche’s charms irresistible? It is, perhaps, too early to form a judgement, for a new example — a roadster 1600 S with twelve thousand miles — has been with us only a fortnight. My wife’s enthusiasm is no less than my own. You drive the car with your fingertips, the gearbox is like velvet. It spins effortlessly up to three figures, with plenty in hand, sticks to the road and stops. The finish and attention to detail, even down to the instruction book, inspire a confidence bringing home all too forcibly the shortcomings of many British manufacturers. I wouldn’t be surprised if this motor isn’t the whole answer. Not our words, but those from a 1961 issue of Motor Sport magazine. Specifically, LR Hiscock’s regular slot, entitled Cars…

There was much for Porsche enthusiasts to celebrate at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, which took place shortly before this issue of Classic Porsche went to press. Singer Vehicle Design wowed the thronging masses with a demonstration of its reimagining of turbocharged 911s, while the highly anticipated Supercar Paddock impressed with a variety of Stuttgart-crested sports cars. Porsche itself used the event as a means to showcase the brand-new 911 (second-generation 992) and the all-electric Macan, which featured as part of what Porsche Cars Great Britain billed as ‘Porsche House’, essentially the brand’s central exhibition feature. So far, so, er, conventional. Yes, even Singer’s 964-based reimagining of 911s is hardly the stuff of surprise at what has become one of the world’s most celebrated automotive events in recent years.…

COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION OF Classic PORSCHE ORDER BACK ISSUES AT bit.ly/issuescp DVLA REVIEW AWAITS APPROVAL FROM NEW LABOUR GOVERNMENT MINISTERS The top-to-bottom Cabinet Office-led inquiry into the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and its fitness for purpose has concluded, but the recent change of UK government means approval for publication is pending. The report, which launched last July, is now finalised, as confirmed by The Department for Transport (DfT) Review Team to the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC). The review includes many recommendations, each now awaiting approval. In short, the review assesses whether the DVLA is up to the job asked of it. Four pillars were set by the Cabinet Office: efficiency, efficacy, accountability and governance. FBHVC applied considerable pressure to government over a range of…

The humble fuel filler cap has never been the hottest automotive accessory. Most of us only remove, replace and think about this usually humdrum component on the petrol station forecourt, leaving the part to blend into bodywork for the hundreds of miles in between. Not Jonny Ruddock. Owner of automotive and sporting restorations outfit, Carmeleon Classic, and a quarter-century stalwart of the paint and bodywork industry, he transformed the filler system of this Carrera RS 2.7 replica into a work of art. Evoking the ground-breaking 1967 911 R and Singerstyled restomods at his client’s request, he’s fabricated a swan neck filler pipe that places the cap up high and dead centre in the car’s fibreglass bonnet. The crimped satin black circle ties itself into the matching wheel centres, grille edging…