No. 244

Total 911

The world’s finest Porsche magazine

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Future PLC Quay House, The Ambury Bath, BA1 1UA, UK Editorial Editor-at-large Lee Sibley lee.sibley@futurenet.comArt Editor Jamie Schildhauer Operations Editor Cliff Hope Contributors Mike Bickell, Andy Brookes, James Bullen, Alisdair Cusick, Phil
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Update
The Porsche specialist has debuted its first 911 Targa, which combines a carbon-fibre chassis with a 403bhp 4.0-litre flat six The latest bespoke Porsche 911 from Theon Design has been revealed. Based on a 964 Carrera 2 and codenamed GBR003, it was b
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Total 911 Opening Shot
With a silent, cavernous valley in front of them, two drivers pull over to admire the view, the silence only broken by metallic pinging from the cooling exhaust systems of both 911s at rest beside them. This is Ireland in all its majesty: you can rea
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Views
Dear Sir, I thought I’d write in and share something with you, because as time goes on things get forgotten. Your magazine is probably the best way to distribute this knowledge, so that it’s seen by as many relevant people as possible. I hope you can
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Welcome
Is it just me, or are impact-bumper 911s looking better than ever? The first major revision to the 911’s appearance was made in 1973 for MY1974, incorporating those quirky, chunky bumpers with rubber side-bellows that could withstand impacts of up to
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Spotted
We’ve a bit of a confession to make. While a good deal of our time here at Spotted is spent looking for interesting 911s for sale, we often get distracted by other Porsche and, if we’re coming completely clean, other marques. It was one such moment t
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A History Of The IMPACT BUMPER 911
After the giddy heights of the 1973 Carrera 2.7 RS, Porsche entered the following year on much shakier ground. The oil crisis was deepening, sales had plunged by 40 per cent, and the US had introduced stringent new safety and emissions legislation. H
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Lightweight Special
Had I been a car journalist 36 years ago, I’d probably have sat on this same pinstriped seat. I would have travelled to Porsche GB’s new office in Calcot, near Reading – where its headquarters remains today – left my Austin Metro in the car park and
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Fast Road Legends Five Decades Later
It’s a crisp spring morning in south Wales: the sun is bright, the roads are dry. This westerly part of Britain is blessed with the sort of twisty roads a petrolhead will often dream about, and better yet, traffic on them is fairly light at this time
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911 Sc
The SC was introduced in 1978 as Porsche simplified its 911 offering from two to one model. The range now comprised the 911 SC, 930 Turbo and the two newly introduced transaxle cars: the entry-level 924 and the flagship 928. Visually, the SC was almo
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The Forgotten RS
“Wir planen den Bau von 20 Fahrzeugen des types 911 SC, 3.0 liter, in einer erleichten version die speziell für den rallye und Rennsport,” was the note a handful of favoured Porsche customers would have received in June 1983. Roughly translated, it r
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Luck Of The Irish
If you had to choose a destination for one last, glorious driving adventure, where would you go? It’s an absorbing proposition that many will find tough to answer, but in the time such a topic will have raged through a WhatsApp chat or been discussed
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Brian Redman
Total 911: How did racing start for you? Brian Redman: It started because my maternal grandfather passed away and he had this mop-making business. Only two men worked in it, but we made mops for [chemical company] ICI Nobel in Birmingham. The mops we
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Living the Legend
Atlanta, USA Model 997.2 CARRERA GTSYear 2011Acquired 2013Model 992 GT3Year 2022Acquired 2022Model 991.1 CARRERA GTSYear 2016Acquired 2020 In the exclusive world of the Porsche 911 special editions, the 2011 Speedster plays a starring role in the 99
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Premier Porsche
Full specs, ratings and market values of every Porsche 911 model from 1963 to 2024 can be found starting on page 84 Looking for a new 911? The classifieds from our independent specialist partners are the first place where you should start your search
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Data File
911s in the data file are organised in rows according to release date, beginning with the very first model in 1964. Many models were available in Coupe, Targa and Cabriolet forms, with the option of automatic transmission. Here, data has been provide
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Next Issue
We reveal how Porsche’s individualisation programme takes your ownership experience to the next level How the 911’s timeless silhouette has housed more and more tech Sharpen your driving skill-set and enhance your 911 thrills First look at Shark Werk
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Porsche Moment
For the 12 Hours of Sebring in March 1970, the ranks of Porsche featured an entry from Solar Productions, co-driven by the man himself. Steve McQueen was reportedly using Sebring to acclimatise himself for his forthcoming film on the 24 Hours of Le M

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