Porsche 356
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If you know a bit about old Porsches, then you've heard of the Emory family. Neil Emory is the man responsible for the Outlaw style of old Porsche 356 coupes. Fast forward from the '60s, and his grandson Rod Emory is carrying the torch forward with Emory Motorsports. Rod's company produces perfectly modified versions of these stunningly stylish machines, and he recently paid a visit to Jay Leno's Garage with a pair of pristine Porsches. WATCH: This Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Could Be First With A 9-Second Pass: Video The two cars on hand are both 356s. One is a 1958 Emory Special, while the...
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Original Gmünd Porsche 356 Perspective: VideoPorsche has had a long and complicated history, and the first true Porsche is quite a hard thing to pin down--for some, it's the earliest cars designed by Ferdinand Porsche in the early 20th century. For others, it might be the striking pre-war Type 64 race car, and for others still--including...
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Meet the oldest retail Porsche in the U.S.: 1952 356 Cabriolet
Porsche is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and as part of the festivities the company set out to find the oldest surviving U.S. import. The result? A fantastically restored Strawberry Red 1952 356 Cabriolet. It's not, strictly speaking, the oldest Porsche in the U.S., but it is the oldest car...
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Nicolas Zapata, vintage Ferrari racer, dies in Porsche 356 accident
Racing is a dangerous and occasionally deadly game, but the risk is part of what makes it so exciting. But it's sometimes the open road, not the track, that takes the lives of skilled racing drivers. The death of Nicolas Zapata is one of those cases. Zapata, a native of Mexico, vintage racer, and...
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Porsche 356 at Goodwood Festival of Speed
This video, just uploaded to Porsche's Facebook page last night, gives us a quick primer on the 356 and its history in La Carrera Panamericana, one of the most famous of the classic endurance races. This particular car is one of the five actual cars that raced the 1953 Carrera Panamericana, making...
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From 356 to Panamera: 60 years of Porsche
June 8th marks the 60th anniversary of the homologation and road-approval of the German maker's first sports car, and the first true Porsche prototype, a 356 known internally as 356-001. The culmination of Ferry Porsche's search for the perfect car, the 356 began what would become one of the most...
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