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Strap on some headphones and manage the volume because we're about to dive into the top five loudest Porsches ever. The latest video comes from Porsche's "Top 5" series as the brand combs through the Porsche Museum to find the models worthy of such a list. The first is the 1978 911 Safari, which has just one rear silencer. Firing up the 3.0-liter engine emits a loud roar, and a sound meter declares the car peaks at 122.9 decibels. For a baseline, 130 dBa is the pain threshold for the human ear. At 122.9 dBa, the rest of the list is downright impressive...and kind of scary. With that said...
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Feel the teal: Porsche Classic restores one-off 1984 911 Carerra 3.2Porsche Classic tackles many restorations, but recently, a special 911 arrived for an overhaul. The car is a 1984 911 Carerra 3.2 and it's truly a one-off sports car. It was originally built for Tilman Brodbeck, who was the executive assistant to Porsche CEO Peter W. Schutz. At the time, Brodbeck...
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Jerry Seinfeld sues dealer that allegedly sold him an inauthentic PorscheThe saga of Jerry Seinfeld's allegedly fake Porsche continues. After the comedian and actor was sued earlier this month by the company that purchased the car from him, Seinfeld has sued the dealership that sold him the car in the first place. The Associated Press reported Monday that Seinfeld filed...
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Ferrari 250 TR tribute car nails the details on Jay Leno's GarageA lack of funds didn't stop this passionate Ferrari fan from owning the 250 Testa Rossa of his dreams. Since actual examples cost a minimum of $30 million, he simply went and built his own. The owner is Peter Giacobbi, and this is his labor of love on a new episode of Jay Leno's Garage: a 1959...
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Brick by brick, build your own Lego 1967 Ford Mustang GTOccasionally, Lego creations don't quite mimic the real thing, but Lego and Ford have nailed it with this 1967 Mustang GT replica. Both companies announced the 1967 Ford Mustang GT as the latest in a series of car-related Lego projects on Friday and fans young and old should find a lot to...
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Buy yourself a Rambo Lambo: 1988 Lamborghini LM002 heading to auctionThe Lamborghini Urus isn't the first SUV from the Italian firm. That distinction goes to the Lamborghini LM002, a rough-and-tough SUV with Countach-like performance and a go-anywhere attitude. For anyone who needs such a vehicle in their life, one is heading to auction. RM Sotheby's consigned this...
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What one Ferrari owner thought would be a simple swap turned out to be an 11-year project that continues today. Grassroots Motorsports forum user Mke detailed his lengthy battle to swap a V-12 engine into his Ferrari 308 GTS, which Road & Track reported this past January. It's not the first time someone has tried to stuff a V-12 into a 308, but this owner's journey is far more interesting and downright incredible. The V-12 came from a junked Ferrari 400i, which the owner thought would be interesting to fit with quad-valve heads from a Testarossa. Right away, he discovered the heads didn't...
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Exploding Lamborghini Miura photo is downright mesmerizingArt comes in all shapes and forms, and today, many consider classic cars as their own kind of art. Yet, this actual piece of artwork depicts an exploding Lamborghini Miura, a stunning design in its own right, and it's mesmerizing. Lamborghini published a video describing how the artwork came to...
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Artcurial hits $47.8 million at Retromobile auctionArtcurial Motorcars completed its three-day Retromobile auction in Paris on Sunday, reporting total sales of $47,804,169, a 31 percent boost compared with the 2018 sale. The Paris-based auction company noted that 10 vehicles sold for record prices. he overall sell-through rate was 76 percent, and...
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1992 Dodge Viper in time-capsule condition for saleThe Dodge Viper left this world in 2017 and we have a feeling that fact has done good things for the cars' values. Case in point, this 1992 Dodge Viper for sale on eBay. However, what's really bound to drive up the price of this car is the fact it was purchased new and has since sat stored in a...
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’51 Studebaker offered with matching pedal carNot only does the Pick of the Day, a 1951 Studebaker Champion Regal Starlight coupe, come with what the seller terms “great history,” it comes with a matching 1951 Giordani Studebaker child’s pedal car. According to the selling dealer, located in Seekonk, Massachusetts, the car is...
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WhatsApp founder offloading minty-fresh collection of PorschesPorsche-philes, prepare your bank accounts. Gooding & Company will oversee an auction of 10 incredible Porsches from WhatsApp founder Jan Koum's collection. Koum says he's out of space and time to take care of these 10 Porsches, and we wonder what kind of cars took precedence over these. The...
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The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York has a new exhibition piece: a 1965 Fiat 500. Fiat highlighted the car's induction in a Monday announcement, and the mini car is on display as part of a new exhibit called "The Value of Good Design." The chosen pieces aim to tell the story of industrial design, and the classic Fiat connects themes found in other pieces in the collection. The original Fiat 500 was designed by Dante Giacosa and introduced in 1957 as Italy's attempt at an affordable car for post-war Europe. The 500 quickly became a roaring success, and the Museum of Modern Art acquired...
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An Aero Car, a Viper, and Elvis' Continental all part of 178-car museum auctionFor the Tupelo Automobile Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi, these are unfortunate times. Yet for car collectors, this is a chance to own some pretty extraordinary cars. According to a Hemmings report last December, Bonhams will host a no-reserve sale for the 178 museum-owned lots currently part of the...
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The bull runs again: FIA president receives restored Lamborghini Miura SVPolo Storico has done it again. Lamborghini's internal restoration division presented its latest work at the classic car show Rétromobile in Paris, France last Wednesday: a 1972 Miura SV. The car has a pretty special owner, too: Jean Todt, current FIA president. Todt received his car on...
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Honda nearly left VTEC out of the original Acura NSXThe original Acura NSX has obtained a legendary status among enthusiasts, but it almost went to production without its famed variable valve timing & lift electronic control. Yes, VTEC. Acura celebrated 30 years since the original NS-X concept debuted at the 1989 Chicago Auto Show on Wednesday...
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Aston Martin's new department keeps retired racers on the trackRather than parking them for good, Aston Martin has established a new department that aims to keep its retired race cars on the track. The British firm on Thursday announced Aston Martin Heritage Racing, which brings all of its historic motorsport activity under the one roof. The main feature is...
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Life before Supra: Toyota's Gazoo Racing restored a 1966 Sports 800 and it's awesomeToyota will always be synonymous with the Supra name, but even before the Supra was a twinkle in some engineer's eye, there was the Sports 800. Toyota's Gazoo Racing motorsports division undertook the task of restoring this Sports 800 because it holds a special place in Toyota racing...
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Decades kept them apart, but today, three 1969 Ford Shelby GT500 convertible prototypes are among each other's company again. In mid-January, Ford Performance detailed the endless pursuit for documentation that led to the discovery of the three cars, and it's nothing short of painstakingly impressive. The story begins rather nonchalantly: two men, George Huisman and Ed Meyer, spoke of a GT500 convertible that had been discovered in Detroit at a Shelby concours show in French Lick, Indiana This piqued the interest of three other men by the names of Tony King, and two brothers, Jason and Scott...
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Chris Harris has a "man moment" in one of the greatest car collections on earthFor any car buff born into Generation X, or perhaps even some Millennials, the collection is this video is motoring nirvana. Chris Harris of "Top Gear" visited the RM Sotheby's "Youngtimers" collection where he absolutely geeked out on camera as he dove into the rows of incredible cars from the...
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Jerry Seinfeld sued for allegedly selling fake PorscheJerry Seinfeld is famous for his affinity for Porsches, but it seems even he may have been caught out by a less-than-authentic example—if a lawsuit filed against him proves genuine. Seinfeld was sued on Friday by a company based in the Channel Islands called Fica Frio, which at a 2016 auction...
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Porsche 914 50th anniversary mostly just being ignoredPorsche celebrates two half-century anniversaries at the extreme ends of the spectrum this year, that of the all-conquering 917 endurance racer that transformed the Le Mans 24-hour spectacle, and that of the innovative but controversial 914 entry-level sports car. While the 917 has been lauded and...
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1964 1/2 Ford Mustang: 100 Cars That MatterAlso-rans and wannabes would come and go, and some remain today, including the Chevrolet Camaro. But the Ford Mustang is the original pony car—a car that would define an entire segment in the years to come. The story began with Lee Iacocca, who championed a new kind of personal-luxury car...
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This car museum is a three-ring attractionThe Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus earned its title as “The Greatest Show on Earth,” in part, because it provided not one, not two, but three rings of entertainment under its big top. You might say the same thing about the Sarasota Classic Car Museum, which is located in...
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