Porsche boxster 986

The persistent (and ultimately unfounded) rumours that cabriolets would be banned in the USA in the aftermath of Ralph Nader’s landmark 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed crops up in the story of virtually

Porsche is extending the life of its combustion-engined 718 Boxster and Cayman with new “top” versions – and they could be fitted with the 911’s flat six. The major change, announced by CEO Oliver Blu

Where even to start? To all intents and purposes, this is nothing special. A white (well, Light Ivory) 1968 911 E. Beautifully restored, yes, but beautifully restoring Porsche 911s has been a ‘thing’

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John Simister gets under the skin of six classics that are now officially ‘historic’

Whoever decided that drivers should have either practicality or performance clearly lacked vision. For much of its existence the estate car or stationwagon was just a practical workhorse. Aside from o