Classic Porsche
LIFE BEGINS AT FIFTY
Though not widely known, and despite being in production for a relatively short period of time, the Carrera 3.0 is a significant sports car, taking lessons Porsche learned in developing the Carrera RS 2.7 and 911 Turbo (930) and readying them for an...
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WELCOME ABOARD
More than at any other time during Classic Porsche’s history, we’re showcasing a colossal variety of Porsches spanning the manufacturer’s fifty years of air-cooled sports cars. From completely standard vehicles to bonkers-spec beasts highly...
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GOLD STANDARD
RUF AUTOMOBILE ● 914/6 GT ● JORDAN RACING TEAM 911SWB2.0 ● HUSCHKE VON HANSTEIN ● WASTEGATES CARRERA 3.0 TARGA ● FLAT-TWELVE ● LA LIT SHOW
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CARRERA 3.2
964 RS EVOCATION ● 914 RESTOMOD ● 911 S 2.0 EARLY 911TARGA ● KAMM 912 C ● 959 S PROTOTYPE MERCEDES-BENZ 500E ● ROMETSCH BEESKOW
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ROLL OUT THE RED
964 CARRERA 4 ● RESTORED 912 ● VIC ELFORD 911SC RS ● JOCHEN MASS ● 930 TAKES ON 991 TURBO EISENBRANDT ● CARRERA 3.2 SUPERSPORT ● 907
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FRESH AIRS AND GRACES
Considering the colossal success of the 356 Cabriolet, not to mention sports cars being defined by al fresco motoring throughout automotive history, it seems impossible to consider the 911 line-up without a convertible. Even so, Porsche waited twenty...
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DIAMOND IN THE RUF
1979 911SC CONVERTED TO 3.4-LITRE MONSTER PACKING A 300BHP PUNCH
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DREAM COME TRUE
Regular readers will know we were recently blessed to have Goodwood Motor Circuit to ourselves in order to test some of the rarest air-cooled Porsches in existence — a genuine works 914/6 GT and the first right-hand drive 356 Carrera GS were among the...
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DIFFERENT STORY
Not long before this issue of Classic Porsche went to print, I pitched one of those ‘ask me anything’ invitations in my Instagram stories (follow me @furrsfleet). As anticipated, most of the questions from my followers revolved around my job, with...
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THE NEXT CHAPTER
Barely believable. Yep, it’s the January-february 2025 issue of Classic Porsche, meaning another year of showcasing the finest air-cooled sports cars has been and gone. And what a year it has been. We’ve enjoyed a string of key anniversaries, not least...
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AGENT ORANGE
356 SUPER 90 OUTLAW ● 916 EVOCATION BRANITZKI AND BOHN ● SIX YEARS AT GMÜND 993 CARRERA ● 718 W-RS ● 356 CARRERA 2
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
This special bookazine-style issue of Classic Porsche celebrates the last two generations of air-cooled 911, namely the 964 and 993, models currently enjoying their thirtieth and thirty-fifth anniversaries respectively. For years, these superb...
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RIDING THE ROADSTER
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...
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ORIGINAL CHARACTER
Glorious Goodwood. Granted, this is a well-worn reference used to describe the worldfamous Chichester estate’s five-day horse racing festival, but to be honest, any event or visit to Goodwood can be considered ‘glorious’. Consider, then, how lucky I...
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LEGACY OF A LIFETIME
As editor of not one, but two Porsche magazines, and as the former editor of two further Porsche titles, the question I’m asked more than any other concerns the sourcing of feature cars. “How on earth do you find them?” is the general line of enquiry....
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