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Like a shimmering trophy in Zuffenhausen’s stuffed cabinet of silverware, the Speedster designation is a glistening jewel in the Porsche crown. Marking arguably the purest incarnations of the manufacturer’s most famous sports machines, the short windscreen, lightweight legends first slipped into the Stuttgart brand’s output almost seven decades ago.
In this issue of Classic Porsche, we chart the Speedster story, from the 356 America Roadster, through to each of the legendary Porsche products to wear the famous badge, including the Carrera 3.2 Speedster.
Along the way, we spend time with a 356 replica powered by a 911 flat-six, plus we showcase a street-legal Carrera RS 3.0 replica, a beautifully restored 1962 356 B T6 coupe, CarBone's 911 T 'Queen' project and tell the story of the one-off Porsche-powered Paxton Phoenix
In between, we take time out to visit the headquarters of producer, JP Group, parent company of famous Porsche parts producer, Dansk, and explain the technology behind VarioRam, Porsche's patented variable intake system, which debuted on the 993 Carrera RS.
Issue Summary:
In this issue, we chart the Speedster story, from the 356 America Roadster, through to each of the legendary Porsche products to wear the famous badge, including the Carrera 3.2 Speedster.
Top 3 Issue Features:
OUR FAVOURITE TIPPLE - Air-cooled Porsche restoration specialist, Mike Champion, was so fascinated by the Jägermeister liveried 934 and Carrera RSRs prominent in the 1970s and 1980s, he created his own version: a road-legal RSR.
PERFECT ISOLATION - Starting life as a 1962 356 B T6 coupe, this beautifully restored air-cooled classic is now packing bespoke body styling and a 1.9-litre flat-four pumping out 157bhp and 141lb-ft torque thanks to extensive modification during the height of the pandemic.
BEFORE SPEEDSTERS - The first Porsche to be built expressly for racing was the America Roadster, of which sixteen were produced between 1952 and 1953. One of the most charismatic of all Porsches, this elusive model provided a blueprint for the Speedsters to come. Karl Ludvigsen revisits the origins of this enigmatic Porsche.
