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Two Men in a Car from Peking to Paris

September 6, 2010

September 6th is finally here, and two pairs of feet have now departed American soil. In four days time, my friends Steven Harris and Hayden Burvill will start the Peking to Paris Rally in Lola: Steven’s WEVO-prepped Porsche 356 Coupe. Both men are currently en route to China, to prepare for their proper Porsche adventure. [...]

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Hotel California: Howard Dranow and Porsche Friendship

September 4, 2010

I’ve spent the last few days thinking about my great California Porsche feature trips. The times I’ve spent out there have been absolutely magic: great weather, great drives, great cars and, above all, great friends. Friends are key to what classic Porsche, and the Classic Porsche Blog is all about. Sharing proper Porsches with friends [...]

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Stig and the 911 Brotherhood

September 2, 2010

I read a blog post by Andy Wilman, producer of Top Gear today, talking about protecting the worst-kept secret in television: who is The Stig. The thrust of Andy’s argument was that it was important to keep the Stig’s identity under wraps and not let HarperCollins publish The Stig’s autobiography. The law did not agree: [...]

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More Words & Pics Porsche Features

August 29, 2010

If you’re not freelance, bank holiday weekend Sundays are all about taking it easy. If you are freelance, then the only difference between Sunday and any other day is that the post office and some petrol stations are shut. If there’s a job to do, you do it! I got a call the other day, [...]

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Bergmeister R Gruppe Porsche Tour on cover of 911PW

August 28, 2010

911 & Porsche World magazine have put the R Gruppe Bergmeister Tour on the front cover of this month’s issue. This is the news stand version and not the subscriber copies. To say I’m pleased would be an understatement: the Bergmeister was one of the best events yet, so to document it in my first [...]

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Early Targa Bargain at Kundensport

August 26, 2010

When we were out at Ventura for the Porsche parts meet last year, überbuddy Bob Aines introduced Jamie and me to Hans Lapine, son of Tony and a serious Porsche dude in his own right. Hans runs Kundensport, based in LA. He had some totally incredible stuff on his stand, including a 917 in the [...]

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