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PORSCHE 996 911

for an affordable entry-point into the Porsche brand would have gravitated towards Stuttgart’s range of frontengined coupes. Or, for those demanding an engine behind them, an early at the back, an old 911. Early in the last decade, however, the air-cooled Porsche market exploded, and what was once ‘just a cheap old 911’ suddenly became a globally prized classic. On the other side of the fence, more modern water-cooled 911s still demand a costly outlay, especially when you start looking at more specialised variants. With 70 years of history to explore, is there still

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