Magazine Extras:
Classic Porsches have long been held in high regard as cars engineered to withstand the rigours of action on all terrain, often for days on end. In this issue, we look at true survivors being tested to the limit. Leading the charge is a pair of modified 356 As, one set to tackle this year's Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, the other fresh from its punishing 356-mile trek across the Antarctic. We also uncover the story behind the unique Porsche-Behra, built for one of Porsche's most successful racing drivers (and based on the legendary 718 RSK). Plus, we examine Ferdinand Porsche's career at Daimler, where he successfully implemented technical and engineering changes to develop race-winning Mercedes motorsport machines, record-breaking aero engines and advanced military vehicles. In the present, we take a trip down memory lane with Le Mans hero and former Porsche works driver, Vern Schuppan, and we check out three extraordinary air-cooled 911s: two very different 3.2-litre Carreras and an ST tribute based on a humble 911 T.
Issue Summary:
Featuring an exclusive interview with Le Mans winner, Vern Schuppan, this issue of Classic Porsche gets the lowdown on the Australian speed merchant's career as a Porsche works racing driver.
Top 3 Features:
IMITATION GAME - Mike Flannery's Carrera RS 2.7 evocation makes use of Carrera 3.2 mechanicals and a raft of wide-ranging improvements to be even better than the real thing.
TOP DRIVER FROM DOWN UNDER - Vern Schuppan is one of the most successful Porsche racing drivers of all time, a fact confirmed by his win for the works team at Le Mans, a competition he has contested no fewer than sixteen times, including many outings in Porsche prototypes, prompting him to develop a street-legal evolution of the 962. In this exclusive interview for Classic Porsche, however, Richard Holdsworth discovers there’s much more to this awesome Aussie’s racing career than spells at Sarthe.
ICE, ICE BABY - Just before this issue of Classic Porsche went to print, Renée Brinkerhoff took her beloved 356 A to new extremes by completing a long-held ambition of covering 356 miles across the Antarctic. We tag along for the ride and discover how this extraordinary trip unfolded.
Magazine Extras:
Classic Porsches have long been held in high regard as cars engineered to withstand the rigours of action on all terrain, often for days on end. In this issue, we look at true survivors being tested to the limit. Leading the charge is a pair of modified 356 As, one set to tackle this year's....