Porsche 1966 912 on 2040-cars
Long Beach, California, United States
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This car was purchased as a full restoration project in mind, but priorities have changed and I must list it...
This 1966 Porsche 3 Gauge Short Wheel Base (VIN# 352725 Engine# 745748, 5-speed) was the 754th car delivered in the calendar year of '66 from the Porsche Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen factory as opposed to the Karmann factory in Osnabruck. Originally a Black license plate (WMDxxx) California car delivered with the uncommon color of Aga Blue(#6608,a dark blue). The original engine is fitted with Dellortos, turns over, but have not tried to start or drive without going through the fuel system. The Interior was done with non-original upholstery and carpets. The Front Bumper is included, but I never got the Rear Bumper. Horn Button(not pictured)is included. Solid Original Floors! Rear wheelwells have been flared, not added,and I'm told they could be reworked back to original. It has the typical rust in the battery area and will need replacement of a Front Suspension Repair Panel($150,Not Included). 2 small holes in each corner at the bottom of rear windshield. The Jack Spurs are Solid, able to lift the car with the Porsche Jack. The paint around them from the numerous, earlier paint applications is flakey, not Rusty. This is an honest, nothing hidden, solid '66 Early 3-Gauge Porsche car to restore ! I will assist Buyer in transporting to the Shipper if the sale is not local. If you are the successful bidder in this reserve auction, a $500.00 PayPal deposit will be required within 48 hours. Full payment is expected within a week and the car will be released when your payment instrument, other than cash, clears. |
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Porsche ready to pick itself up after Le Mans failure
Mon, 23 Jun 2014It's safe to say that things for Porsche didn't go quite as well at Le Mans this year as it might have hoped. After a sixteen-year gap, the winningest manufacturer in endurance racing history returned to the Circuit de la Sarthe this year hoping maybe not for outright victory in its first time back, but definitely a strong finish on which it could build on for next year. All the while it undoubtedly hoped its 911s would hold their own in the GT classes.
Unfortunately for Porsche, neither happened. After racing around the clock, and despite actually leading the festivities for some time, the best its 919 Hybrid could manage was an eleventh-place finish, lagging lamentably behind not only the other LMP1s (like the race-winning Audi) but also a handful of LMP2s. Meanwhile the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am titles went to the factory-backed teams of its arch-rivals Ferrari and Aston Martin, respectively.
Not a stellar result, in other words, but Porsche is taking it all in stride - accepting that it has a ways to go while congratulating its vanquishing rivals in the video below. It's good sportsmanship if we've ever seen it. Next year's race starts now.
Porsche 918 Spyder with Weissach package does 0-62 mph in 2.6 seconds
Mon, 18 Nov 2013Porsche marketers are having a field day with the 918 Spyder after some last-minute tuning improved the car's performance. They now say that it's so fast it's already beaten itself. Let us explain: Using a Weissach package-equipped 918 as an example (which reduces the plug-in hybrid supercar's weight through the deletion of some interior items, more generous use of carbon fiber and magnesium wheels), the car's previous official 0-62 miles-per-hour time of 2.8 seconds has been cut to 2.6. Additionally, 0-124 mph takes 7.2 seconds and 0-186 mph is dispatched in 19.9 seconds, times that were reduced by half a second and 2.1 seconds, respectively.
In all-electric mode, a non-Weissach pack 918 does 0-62 mph in 6.2 seconds (with the package, 6.1 seconds), down from 6.9 seconds. Efficiency is also improved thanks to the final tuning. The New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) rating of a Weissach pack-equipped car equates to 94 miles per gallon, up three mpg compared to before. That's pretty good for a car with 887 horsepower!
Check out the press release below for more details on how Porsche's final tuning measures improved its flagship supercar.
The mid-engine Porsche backstory
Thu, 09 Oct 2014As an automaker's identity evolves over years, its signature becomes defined by any number of factors - heritage (Mercedes-Benz), image (Lamborghini), or market share (Toyota). In the case of Porsche, it was an engineering quirk that forged the German company's most enduring character trait.
Porsche would not have survived - let alone, thrived - in today's saturated landscape had it not been for the 911, and that slope-tailed sports car wouldn't have sprung to life without its predecessor, the 356. While phenomenal success of those rear-engine icons built the company, forays into the mid-engine configuration have played a significant part in establishing the brand's identity.
The Mid-Engine Prototype Of Ferry Porsche's Dreams