If you want to drive a 911 often, one that combines the visceral personality of a classic with modern power, handling and comfort there’s one number to consider: “993.” That is, of course, Porsche’s model designation for the last of the air-cooled Elevens.
Not to be cliche, but you really can get your kicks on Route 66; apart from its historical significance, the abandoned super-highway harbors vast stretches of lightly-patroled pavement, perfect for a more liberal application of the accelerator.
This Saturday, February 13th is the 12th annual “Cars for the Cure” auto show. This sprawling event has over 150 super cars, exotics and highly-tuned GTs hedging the streets of the Colonial TownPark in Lake Mary, Florida.
Lauded by critics when new, the 1971-1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 seems somewhat misunderstood in the collector world. Was it a 2+2? A softer Daytona sibling? It was neither. The GTC/4 was its own car, and, according to those who drive them, a wonderful driving machine.
Cancel your plans for Saturday February 13th unless, of course, you’re already intending on attending the 12th annual Cars on 5th in Naples, Florida. Almost 50,000 enthusiasts flock to 5th Avenue South every year to indulge in a shared passion for Ferraris.
In case your French is a little rusty, this year’s Bonhams auction in Paris is located at the Grand Palais and promises a docket filled with offerings from the greatest marques in the world. Maybe the name is a little wordy, but that doesn’t take away from the quality vehicles on consignment.
This year’s Salon Retromobile Exhibition is a five day event composed of a sprawling auto show and three of the most prestigious auctions of automobiles and automobilia. With over 500 cars on display spread out over 46,000 square feet of event space at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre in Paris.
Maserati would issue its mid-engine supercar, the 1971 Bora, four years after the Miura went into production. Production continued until 1978. Amazingly, four decades later, you can lease any of those Italian masterpieces through Premier Financial Services with the ease and transparency of its Simple Lease.
It should be celebrated as one of the greatest GT coupes of all time. It could be held up as the blueprint for a modern GT coupe. Instead, it is sometimes brushed off, even by some marque loyalists, as the product of brand misdirection. It is the 1978-1995 Porsche 928
