Innehållsförteckning för No. 220 från Total 911

I’m writing this on the way back to the UK from France, where a brilliant weekend was had at the home of endurance racing for Le Mans Classic. The Circuit de la Sarthe is, of course, better known simply as Le Mans, its eight-mile route a cornerstone of racing history. While the main, twice-round-the-clock race still garners a huge following each year, the Classic enables enthusiasts to witness history in motion, with famous machinery returning to race once more on this storied track in northern France. Even better, access to these race cars as they rest in the paddock is easy to come by, and those responsible for creating or racing them are often spotted floating around the paddocks and chatting with excited enthusiasts. It’s a fantastic occasion and one…

There’s a trusted adage in collector circles: if you’re looking for a bankable car then either the first or last ones off the production line are usually the ones to buy. Early cars of any core classic usually demonstrate the purity of the original vision, whereas the run-out models should presumably encompass how the model has evolved to its supposed zenith. The other advantage of almost every final iteration is some kind of special edition. A little extra spec, a few bonus trinkets, or perhaps some unusual styling. Whenever a new model appears on the sales horizon, even manufacturers such as Porsche know that it never hurts to load the outgoing offering with additional kit. The result often makes for the ‘best in breed’ in many notable cases. It could…

Monaco is the Mecca of world luxury. Every year they have premieres of supercars and this year our car will have its premiere here when Prince Albert II unveils the car.” That’s a clever move by Tedson Motors’ Goran Turkic to achieve maximum publicity of the latest 911 restomod to join the market, by putting it in front of the right audience. The concept of this car has been brewing for a number of years, though. “The idea of this car goes way back. I can remember as a five- and six-year-old boy drawing cars and being totally amazed at sports cars, supercars and Formula 1 cars. At age 12 I was drawing cars from BMW, Porsche and Ferrari. I was always looking at how to improve the current cars…

The visual impression of the 911 is supreme. In my eyes it’s a subtly evolving piece of art. I’m especially fond of the Porsche 911T Targa, which is a great way to experience the rush of top-off motoring. At Beverly Hills Car Club I recently acquired for sale a 1972 model in a rare, exquisite colour scheme of Viper green combined with a black interior. This original blue-plate California car had been with the same owner since 1997. It came with a five-speed manual transmission, flat six 2.4-litre engine, four-wheel disc brakes, Fuchs wheels with Dunlop D60 A2 tyres, jack, tool kit, vintage VDO Kienzle clock and a spare tyre. Also included were the owner’s manual booklet, maintenance book with stamps, and service receipt copies totalling over $31,000 dating from…

Circuit de la Sarthe, France The 90th rendition of the world’s most famous 24-hour race proved to be another successful affair for Porsche. The company’s fabled 911 RSR bowed out of competitive action at Le Mans with a 1st place finish in this year’s GTE-Pro class event. The number 91 car, driven by Gianmaria Bruni, Richard Lietz and Frédéric Makowiecki, took the chequered flag with just a 42-second lead, having covered a record 4,769 kilometres in the twice-round-the-clock event.…

A history of Porsche Dear Sir, As a budding young journalist, I’ve documented a brief history of Porsche, if you’d like to publish it? This grand German company was founded in 1948 by a genius named Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. Mr Porsche invented the 356 as the company’s first creation. Due to the engine getting placed in the back of the two-door sports car, this incredible machine – only worth about £40,000 in today’s money when it was launched – would score about 4 out of 5 stars in the handling department. In 1965, Porsche would finally halt the production of the 356 – by now five different variations had been built. It then went on to start its fabled 911 programme, which is still going today! Originally, it was to…

Norway road trip Ask a group of petrolheads where they’d like to go for a weekend of driving utopia, and your likely answers are going to be usual routes along the US West Coast, the south of France, or Scotland’s NC500. Me? I’d head to Norway in a heartbeat. This country of outstanding natural beauty is a Total 911 favourite for its topography and twisty roads. We fell in love with it during our road trip from London to the Arctic Circle in a 991.2 GTS Targa in 2018, and the appeal has never waned. The Nordic sun is beating on our backs once again as we step out at Ålesund airport to be greeted by Ola Kisbaard-Petersen. He’s invited us over for what promises to be a weekend of…

Lee Sibley Poole, UK @9werks 9WERKS TV 9WERKS Radio Model 996.1 CARRERA Year 1998 Acquired JANUARY 2019 This month I learned that there are two types of enthusiast when it comes to watching your own car on a dyno run. There are those who get a kick out of seeing their pride and joy screaming to the redline on the quest for a power reading. And then there are those who wince at the same sight, in much the same way you would if your favourite pub was being razed to the ground in front of your own eyes. It was Mike Harding of Harding Auto Services in Woking who told me about these two types of enthusiast. He’s met a lot of them over the years when strapping their…

A 911, clearly being driven with commitment, tackles one of the 127 corners of the Freiburg to Schauinsland hill climb. But this isn’t just any one of the many 911s that contested the Schauinsland climb until competitive events stopped after 1972. The driver is the Swabian, Eberhard Mahle, and in this 1966 photograph he’s well on the way to winning the European GT Hill Climb Championship and also the 911’s first international triumph. The irony is that if Huschke von Hanstein had prevailed, Eberhard wouldn’t have had a 911 to compete in. Scion of what is today the German car parts manufacturer Mahle GmbH, Eberhard was by the mid-1960s a highly experienced racer. He’d competed in Alfa Romeos, winning the German GT championship in 1957, and again with a Volvo…

Porsche reveals next Le Mans contender The Porsche hybrid LMDh-spec prototype has broken cover, and two Porsche 963 cars will tackle the world’s greatest endurance series in 2023 Porsche has taken the wraps off its next Le Mans contender. The Porsche 963 follows in the tyre tracks of the iconic 956 and 962, and will compete in the new LMDh category for hybrid prototypes from 2023. Revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in late June where it performed a demonstration run up the 1.1-mile hill, the new car is set to be fielded by Porsche Penske Motorsport – the outfit responsible for the brand’s FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IWSA) vehicles. The 680hp racer, finished in the timeless Porsche motor racing colours of white,…

The glimmer of sunshine occasionally peeking out from behind the clouds in the UK means it’s Speedster season, and we’ve found a stunning example on our monthly trawl through interesting 911s on sale. It was originally ordered by Jack Tordoff, the owner of UK dealer group JCT600. Jack’s colour choice of Dark Forest Green metallic meant he had to wait until the end of the Speedster production run, and this made it one of the very last 3.2 Speedsters ever built. Its three five-digit codes on the production sticker highlights that it spent time in Porsche’s special request department. The C16 UK car’s colour wasn’t Jack’s only requirement. The interior is finished in Linen leather with Charcoal beading, there are Sage carpets and – unusually – heated Sports seats. It’s…

HISTORY AND TECH The 993 moved the 911 Turbo game on considerably, and not before time. Essentially, the 1974 formula of large single turbocharger and rear drive had continued practically unchanged for two decades, even if the 964 variants could claim a redesigned chassis. Porsche was well aware of this and a major redesign of the 911 Turbo had been planned, using much of the technology of the 959. However, this model – which should have been the 965 – fell victim to a lack of resources as the company became increasingly impoverished by the collapse of the dollar. Five years later, the situation was improving. Though still only breaking even, the horizon for Porsche appeared distinctly brighter. The latest 911 had been widely acclaimed and the reception of the…

INSIDE THE 2022 I’m in the Falken Motorsports pit garage at the Nürburgring 24 Hours just after midnight, and I ask Porsche pro driver Klaus Bachler what advice he’d give me if I were about to race in my first ever Nürburgring 24 Hours. “You should always respect the Nordschleife, because even after 1,000 laps you still find situations you’ve never experienced before,” says the 30-year-old Austrian, speaking over race cars that rumble down the pitlane. “It’s such a long, difficult race, so you must focus on being competitive but also finishing. I’ve seen so many strong cars that you almost assume will win, but then they make one mistake and they’re gone. You have to be on the limit all the time to be competitive, but you mustn’t be…

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