Magazine Extras:
This is Classic Porsche magazine, and as such, we usually only point our cameras at air-cooled cars carrying the Stuttgart crest (if kettles are your thing, subscribe to our sister title, 911 & Porsche World, the world’s best-selling monthly Porsche magazine). That said, with renewed interest in the Zuffenhausen ‘land shark’ as a consequence of its forty-fifth trip around the sun — done in the lap of luxury, what with it being a super-opulent V8 grand tourer — we reasoned comparable cost between the last-of-line 928 GTS and the earlier Carrera 3.2 may well present something of a conundrum to prospective purchasers wanting to experience Porsche ownership with a set budget in mind. Air or water? Classic 911 or something entirely different from the Porsche stable? In this issue, we’ve brought together same-coloured examples of both models in the interests of ‘compare and contrast’. Plus, we showcase one of the first Porsches sold in the UK (a sublime 1955 356 Pre-A Cabriolet), a Chamonix 550 Spyder loaded with 356 components, a personalised 964 Carrera 4, and we get the lowdown on camshafts and throttle bodies from industry experts.

Issue Summary:
From fully restored 356 Pre-A Cabriolet to highly modified 964 Carrera 4, the new issue of Classic Porsche presents a veritable feast of air-cooled Stuttgart-crested sports cars.

Top 3 Issue Features:
HEDGING YOUR BETS - Back in 1983, when the Carrera 3.2 was launched, the 911’s future still hung in the balance — only a few years beforehand, Porsche heralded the 928 as the car projected to take the brand into the next century. History, however, tells a different story. In this article, we bring together the Carrera 3.2 and the 928 GTS, two very different Stuttgart-crested sports cars currently available at the same price point.

HIT PARADE - First seen mixing it with drab English metal during the Automobile Association’s celebratory Cavalcade of Motoring in 1955, this recently restored right-hand drive 356 Pre-A Cabriolet was one of the first Porsches sold in the United Kingdom.

PORK PIE - Long-term ownership has seen this 964 Carrera 4 morph from standard to top mod, but how far and fancy should conversions go? We check out the customisation of Francis Castelli's personalised Porsche and put the 3.8-litre Kia-coloured 911 through its paces on Norfolk's twisty B-roads.

Magazine Extras:
This is Classic Porsche magazine, and as such, we usually only point our cameras at air-cooled cars carrying the Stuttgart crest (if kettles are your thing, subscribe to our sister title, 911 & Porsche World, the world’s best-selling monthly Porsche magazine). That said, with renewed interest in the Zuffenhausen ‘l....