Classic Porsche

The definitive celebration of Stuttgart’s air-cooled classics. Published by the same team that brings you the market-leading 911 & Porsche World magazine, Classic Porsche is the only magazine which exclusively covers air-cooled Porsches, from the earliest prototypes through five decades of stunning road and race cars. Every issue is packed full of showcase features focusing on standout examples from the Porsche back catalogue, as well as profiles and interviews with key Porsche personnel (including legendary racing drivers), rare archive photographs, event reports, owner stories, in-depth articles focusing on restorations, Porsche-specific technologies and much more. Classic Porsche is brought to you by a team dedicated to the scene — all Porsche owners, drivers and enthusiasts, making Classic Porsche a must-have title for anyone who shares the same passion for this prestigious marque. Guarantee your regular fix of air-cooled classics by subscribing to Classic Porsche and get each issue at a cost much lower than you’ll find on the newsstand. Classic Porsche is published ten times a year.

Classic Porsche

ORIGINAL CHARACTER

IN THE HOT SEAT • This 1965 short-wheelbase 911 motorsport machine’s glory days were in the 1990s, when rallying supremos, including Björn Waldegård, Jimmy McRae and Stig Blomqvist, twirled the steering wheel. Time for a reprise?

LIVEWIRE • Our look at what’s happening in the wonderful world of air-cooled classics…

PRODUCTS • Hot new products for you and the precious air-cooled Porsche in your life…

COME THE REVOLUTION • Porsches don’t get much rarer than the first right-hand drive 356 A Carrera GS, complete with 1.5-litre Type 547 four-cam engine. A chance to drive the car on a sunny day at Goodwood? It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it...

TROUBLESOME TRANSITION • A lifelong student of all things Porsche, Karl Ludvigsen shares his views (and those of others) on the transition from the 356 to the 911, plus the later campaign to release the 911 from the threat of the 928...

STOP AT NOTHING • Brake fluid is one of the most important components of your Porsche’s braking system, but the quality and type of brake fluid used is often overlooked. In this article, we examine how brake fluid works and the different products available...

ENEMY WITHIN • Porsche was never quite sure what to do with the 914. It could have been so much more, as Paul Herbert’s epic 914/6 GT evocation proves…

PRETERNATURALLY PORSCHE • From a simple exercise for a Group B sports racer, Porsche’s unstoppable engineers fashioned the company’s first great supercar. Their only failure was not charging enough for it…

FIGURE OF EIGHT • Taking influence from its air-cooled boxer eights, from the 928 to development of hybrid prototypes to take on Le Mans, Porsche has long maintained enthusiasm for V8s alongside its four- and six-cylinder powerplants, but what are the engineering characteristics of a bent-eight and what are the challenges in taming the design for regular road use?

QUESTION OF SPORT • We’re used to hearing about Sportomatic gearboxes being replaced with manual cog swappers, but installing Porsche’s early stab at a semi-automatic transmission when perfectly good manual units are available? Welcome to this highly personalised 911...

993 (1994-1998) • Now in its thirtieth anniversary, the ultimate realisation of Porsche’s air-cooled 911 concept was built in relatively big numbers and can be yours in a variety of body styles and engine options…

BUILT FOR ADVENTURE • Kyrre Birkeland’s desire to own a 911 capable of dealing with the rough road to his holiday home resulted in the build of a Safari-spec 964 and his new-found love of off-roading…