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Classic Porsche News & Ferdinand Mag Preview

April 30, 2012

Got a few quick updates for you, and a heads up on some forthcoming content in Ferdinand Porsche Magazine. The Tuthill Porsche 3.4-litre dog ‘box rally 911 won its first event at the weekend. Recently featured in a Chris Harris ‘Drive’ video, the silver and yellow Almeras Porsche-style car will be featured in Ferdinand, along [...]

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Drendel Porsche Collection Sells Tomorrow

March 8, 2012

The legendary Drendel Family Collection of important Porsche road and racing cars goes to auction tomorrow at Gooding’s Amelia Island event. Likely the finest private collection of its kind, Matthew Drendel’s incredible assemblage includes some of my favourite machinery. Covering almost 25 years of Stuttgart’s heritage between 1973 and 1997, ten of the eighteen cars [...]

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Cure for a Crap Day: Porsche Guy Paul Newman

February 17, 2012

I’m sure you’re all enjoying 2012 as much as I am. As we like to be prepared (just in case), here’s a cure for when things go wrong. It’s motor racing’s Daddy Cool and King of Good Deeds, Paul Leonard Newman, with favourite mechanic Kevin Jeannette and a 917. Print it off and stick it [...]

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Seinfeld, Porsche and Idiot Paparazzi

February 7, 2012

Found this funny little video of Jerry being chased by a paparazzo. I know these guys probably make a few quid but what a way to do it! “Is that a ’67?” reminds me of running my old Varmint SC in California. Because it had no A/C and the windows were down all the time, [...]

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Blogging is Life: Fun iPhone Poetry

January 8, 2012

I grew up working for the family business: a small chain of music shops in Ireland. The company was eventually closed by recession, but it was great fun while we had it. One of my favourite things about the shops was escaping the women and working with the men of the family; in particular my [...]

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Steve McQueen Le Mans Race Suit sells for $1M

December 29, 2011

MSN Cars UK reports that “a set of overalls worn by Steve McQueen during the filming of the 1971 film Le Mans has just sold at auction for $984,000. The staggering sum is more than three times the original reserve price set for the Nomex overalls, and equates to £628,000 in British money. Embroidered with [...]

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