Street Racer: A 930 Turbo Redefined
Having the time and money to see a project through to completion is one thing, but it’s the vision behind it – whether it be set in stone from the very outset, or evolved during the build – that more...
View ArticleAddicted To Speed In Finland
We’d heard rumours about Finland. Apparently people are ‘pretty into’ cars there – but we didn’t know it would be this good… A few weeks ago, Speedhunter’s EIC Pedey and I hopped on a plane to Helsinki...
View ArticleA 930 Turbo Inspired By Moby Dick
So it’s only fitting that I kick off our 2017 idlers Games coverage (we’ve got plenty on the way) with such a car – an ode to the legendary 930-based 935, Porsche’s factory racer that was built for...
View ArticleIt’s 1986 and you have $500,000
Another option would be 40 Mercury Cougars or 70 Ford Mustangs, but I don’t think you’d even want one of either in 1986. So how about a dozen brand new Ferraris? No, the right thing to do would be to...
View ArticleThe Original Widowmaker
With that in mind, I always seem to be battling my own perceptions of which model is the best, or most significant, or truly iconic amongst the sea of options and trim packages offered in such a...
View ArticleHans Mezger’s Engineering Highlights
Sadly, on June 10th, 2020 at the age of 90, Hans Mezger passed away. In his wake, however, is a legacy of iconic road cars and noteworthy competition machines for us to remember him by. Here are a...
View ArticleWhen A Genuine Porsche 930 Turbo Slantnose Isn’t Enough…
The Porsche 930 Turbo ‘Flachbau’ – more commonly known as the Slantnose – is an extremely special car in stock form. But when you have one worked to the hilt, it’s something else. The idea of a...
View ArticleTrack-Spec, Street-Driven: A 600hp Twin-Turbo Porsche 912
While I can appreciate a perfectly restored classic, I’ve always preferred the more radical approach of taking something quite normal and turning it into something really special. The owner of this...
View ArticleOnes Man’s Mission To Create His Perfect Porsche Supercar
“One of the many goals I had with my Porsche 930 was to create my version of a supercar. This is why one of my favorite points is the exterior.” When Yuki, the owner of this 1981 Porsche 930 Turbo,...
View ArticleA 930 Turbo Flachbau With A Porsche Test Driver’s Touch
You’re exposed to some amazing machines on a daily basis, but it’s an extra special one when a white, right-hand drive 930 Turbo comes through with the M505 ‘Flachbau’ option ticked. The ‘flatnose’...
View Article30 Years Perfecting A Porsche 930 Turbo
Well, Osamu Ebizuka has spent the past three decades building his ultimate version of the 911 that captured his heart as a teenager. During the late-1970s supercar boom, when Osamu-san was still in...
View ArticleRWB Baphomet: Drive With The Devil
Yup, that same aesthetic which otherwise had you ousted at school is now the latest TikTok trend. And if that doesn’t make you feel horribly old and out of touch, your birth year must start with a...
View ArticleRWB Before The Fame: The M’s Machine Works 930 Turbo
It is not a stretch to say that Mike Garrett’s series was among the first – if not perhaps the very first – set of English language features on Nakai-san and his work with Porsche cars. Even in 2008,...
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