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My ’89 Carrera is up for sale simply because I have no more room and have purchased another vehicle. I purchased this vehicle in 2010 from a broker in Connecticut who was representing a collector. Since my ownership, the vehicle has had annual oil service, state inspections, and has run flawlessly. Vehicle came with a considerable amount of documented service history which I will pass onto winning bidder. With the exception of a crack in the dashboard (photo attached) there are no dents, scrapes dings or any other defects with this vehicle. Vehicle does exhibit normal wear, and is being sold “as is”.

I had planned to convert car to the “yellowbird” look and installed the rear bumper. I abandoned the project and never installed the front bumper. I have the front bumper and the original rear bumper with side skirts that I will include with the sale of vehicle.

The Carfax report shows an accident in 2008. I investigated the incident, and discussed it with the mechanical shop that performed most of the repairs and service on the vehicle. They assured me it was a minor incident related to another vehicle sliding on ice at slow speed into the car. As this establishment enjoys a very good reputation, I have no doubt it was indeed as they have stated.

Furthermore, when I had the vehicle repainted, the accident area in question was discovered, and it appeared to be no more than maybe 2x4 inches in area. Paint refresh was performed by a local custom shop known for their attention to detail and they enjoy an outstanding reputation. All trim was removed, car was wet sanded, and all visible jambs, bonnet and engine bay were painted. Look at the pictures and you can see the quality of their work.

Upgrades to vehicle include the turbo tie-rods, turbo front valance, fog lights, stainless steel sport muffler, Pioneer AM/FM/CD, Polk speakers, Sirius and Ipod connection. Tires are Toyo Proxis with 80 percent tread life remaining, with the larger 9 x 16 wheels on the back.

Car has a certificate of Authenticity from Porsche.

This car is the real deal, no stories, no excuses.

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The 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona: What we learned, what we saw

Tue, 28 Jan 2014

Two days after the flag dropped on the 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona, people are still trying to figure out what it might portend for the rest of the season. In 24 hours, two minutes and 24 seconds, 695 laps were completed by the car that crossed the line first. During that time, 67 cars began the race, 18 of them retired. There was that accident, and a red flag. There were supposedly slower classes beating supposedly faster classes. There were 16 caution periods, including that yellow flag. And then there was The Decision. And Then The Uproar. And then The Reversal.
There was also some pretty good racing, so let's have one last look at the weekend. Oh, and there was that 1964 Ferrari 250 GTO Series II...
If you want to skip the reading bits and go to the photos, there's a high-res gallery of 158 images above and a couple more below. Enjoy.

Jack Olsen built one Porsche to do it all

Wed, 23 Jan 2013

Jack Olsen has built himself a lair called the 12-Gauge Garage, and inside that garage he built a lairy Porsche 911 nicknamed Black Beauty II. Although it looks like one of Stuttgart's models from the sixties or seventies, it is actually four decades of 911 gubbins from 1965 to 2000 thrown under one shell: the lightweight body is from 1972, the transaxle from 1977, the brakes from a 1986 Turbo, the engine from 1995, for example. It weighs 2,400 pounds and it's got 272 horsepower to get it going, but it's still a pure Porsche, Olsen saying, "If you stop thinking about what you're doing, it will remind you in very abrupt ways."
Olsen said the real point has been to have one car that does it all, so he does everything in his 911 from neighborhood runs to 7-11 to track racing - he loads the aero bits in the car and bolts them on trackside. And he says he'll never stop tweaking the suspension.
You can watch and hear the rest in Olsen's words in the video below.

World Car of the Year finalists announced

Fri, 07 Mar 2014

To say the 2014 Geneva Motor Show was packed full of news is an understatement as big as the show's home at the Palexpo convention center. Despite everything that we were able to cover during this year's show, there's still more coming out of Switzerland, including the announcement of the finalists for the 2014 World Car of the Year Awards.
We reported on the original list of finalists over three weeks ago, and now, that initial list has been pared down to three finalists for each of the five awards. The finalists were announced at a press conference by frequent Autoblog contributor and co-chair of the awards, Matt Davis (above).
The finalists for the overall title of 2014 World Car of the Year are the Audi A3, the BMW 4 Series and the Mazda3. The World Luxury Car of the Year will be either the Bentley Flying Spur, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class or the Land Rover Range Rover Sport, while the Performance Car of the Year will be awarded to the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the Ferrari 458 Speciale or the Porsche 911 GT3 (which, um, yeah...).

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