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Porsche Archive
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Curbside Classic: 1969 Porsche 912 – The Economical 911
Posted on September 10, 2025 | 34 Comments(First posted August 23, 2013) As I rolled through a parking lot in San Pedro, the bright plumage of this Porsche tail section caught my eye. From a distance, the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1946 Volkswagen 1100 (Type 11): The Beetle Crawls Out Of The Rubble
Posted on September 19, 2023 | 121 Comments(first posted 2/11/2011. Updated 9/17/2023) Having the distinction of being the most built car ever (over 21 million), the Volkswagen Beetle rightfully gets a lot of CC attention. In this […] -
Cohort Classic: Porsche 928 – Design Dead-End
Posted on July 11, 2023 | 80 Comments(first posted 7/11/2017) I wouldn’t say no to a Porsche, but I would think it for a bit before saying yes to this one. -
Salvage Yard Classics: A Trip To Kansas City
Posted on May 5, 2023 | 36 CommentsWhat’s a guy to do when he has a short but indeterminate amount of time to kill when in Kansas City? Why, you drop off the wife at her destination […] -
Wordless Outtake: 1969 Porsche 911S
Posted on January 12, 2023 | 17 CommentsPhoto Credit: Chris Klein, Geneva, December 18, 2022 -
Curbside Recycling: 1978 Porsche 928 – Nothing Even Comes Close
Posted on January 9, 2023 | 33 CommentsOver 45 years old. Yeah, this shape is more than 45 years old and still looks like something from another world, let alone the heyday of disco fever and bell […] -
Curbside Recycling: 2000 Porsche Boxster – Picked-A-Part
Posted on April 11, 2021 | 17 CommentsNormally I don’t shoot cars that have been very picked over as there isn’t that much to see, but while Boxsters aren’t super-rare, the ones I come across in the […] -
Automotive History & Mystery: Who’s The Real Father Of The Volkswagen? Hunting For Its DNA Back To 1903
Posted on October 25, 2020 | 69 Commentspetting the new baby (l. to r.) Hans Nibel, Ferdinand Porsche, Paul Jaray, Hans Ledwinka, Edmund Rumpler, Adolf Hitler, Josef Ganz Success has many fathers. No wonder so many […] -
On-The-Go Outtake: 1956 Porsche 356A – Cool As Vanilla Ice (Cream)
Posted on September 10, 2019 | 14 CommentsZoom, and he whipped around the corner and off down the street as I only had time to shoot one picture while I was stopped at the light. Clearly enjoying […] -
COAL Update: Sold…
Posted on August 30, 2019 | 27 CommentsAnd away it goes. I had purchased it as a ten-year-old with an almost new heart on October 16, 2012 on the East Coast and sold it in the early […] -
Junkyard Outtake: 1983 Porsche 928S – A Mighty War Horse Stumbles To The Ground
Posted on July 26, 2019 | 25 CommentsI didn’t intend to share this with you originally, I shot these very few snaps to text to a Porschaholic friend of mine and when I came across them again […] -
CC Impromptu Mini-Meet-Up, Fort Collins Edition: Head To Head With Our 2002s
Posted on May 23, 2019 | 17 CommentsWhen I mentioned here a couple of weeks ago that I was seriously looking to sell my car after close to seven years, contributor and friend Geelongvic quickly wrote me […] -
CC For Sale: 2002 Porsche Carrera 2 – Yes, Jim Is Selling One Of His COAL Carts…
Posted on May 4, 2019 | 31 CommentsAfter much soul searching, I have decided that it is time to attempt to sell the car that I wrote two COAL posts about over the years. I don’t really […] -
COAL: 2002 Porsche Carrera – Yes, I Still Have It! (Part II)
Posted on July 8, 2018 | 14 Comments(This is a continuation of last week’s COAL. Click HERE to see Part I if you missed it.) Alright, here’s the exciting news: I still have this car! At going […] -
COAL: 2002 Porsche Carrera – My Daily Driver Is A Keeper! (Part I)
Posted on July 1, 2018 | 66 Comments(First Posted 2/2/2014, I decided to rename it as Part I and run it as it originally ran, Part II will follow next week. Regular readers of this series will […]
![Curbside Classic: 1969 Porsche 912 – The Economical 911 (First posted August 23, 2013) As I rolled through a parking lot in San Pedro, the bright plumage of this Porsche tail section caught my eye. From a distance, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Front-quarter.1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1946 Volkswagen 1100 (Type 11): The Beetle Crawls Out Of The Rubble (first posted 2/11/2011. Updated 9/17/2023) Having the distinction of being the most built car ever (over 21 million), the Volkswagen Beetle rightfully gets a lot of CC attention. In this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/CC-109-024-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![Salvage Yard Classics: A Trip To Kansas City What’s a guy to do when he has a short but indeterminate amount of time to kill when in Kansas City? Why, you drop off the wife at her destination […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0533.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1978 Porsche 928 – Nothing Even Comes Close Over 45 years old. Yeah, this shape is more than 45 years old and still looks like something from another world, let alone the heyday of disco fever and bell […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_9495.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 2000 Porsche Boxster – Picked-A-Part Normally I don’t shoot cars that have been very picked over as there isn’t that much to see, but while Boxsters aren’t super-rare, the ones I come across in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_9837.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Automotive History & Mystery: Who’s The Real Father Of The Volkswagen? Hunting For Its DNA Back To 1903 petting the new baby (l. to r.) Hans Nibel, Ferdinand Porsche, Paul Jaray, Hans Ledwinka, Edmund Rumpler, Adolf Hitler, Josef Ganz Success has many fathers. No wonder so many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Hitler-and-porsche-gray-dark-comp-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![On-The-Go Outtake: 1956 Porsche 356A – Cool As Vanilla Ice (Cream) Zoom, and he whipped around the corner and off down the street as I only had time to shoot one picture while I was stopped at the light. Clearly enjoying […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5195-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL Update: Sold… And away it goes. I had purchased it as a ten-year-old with an almost new heart on October 16, 2012 on the East Coast and sold it in the early […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5204.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Outtake: 1983 Porsche 928S – A Mighty War Horse Stumbles To The Ground I didn’t intend to share this with you originally, I shot these very few snaps to text to a Porschaholic friend of mine and when I came across them again […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_3857.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Impromptu Mini-Meet-Up, Fort Collins Edition: Head To Head With Our 2002s When I mentioned here a couple of weeks ago that I was seriously looking to sell my car after close to seven years, contributor and friend Geelongvic quickly wrote me […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_3126.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: 2002 Porsche Carrera 2 – Yes, Jim Is Selling One Of His COAL Carts… After much soul searching, I have decided that it is time to attempt to sell the car that I wrote two COAL posts about over the years. I don’t really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2823.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2002 Porsche Carrera – Yes, I Still Have It! (Part II) (This is a continuation of last week’s COAL. Click HERE to see Part I if you missed it.) Alright, here’s the exciting news: I still have this car! At going […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IMG_1008.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2002 Porsche Carrera – My Daily Driver Is A Keeper! (Part I) (First Posted 2/2/2014, I decided to rename it as Part I and run it as it originally ran, Part II will follow next week. Regular readers of this series will […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/P1000418-001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


