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First-gen model 1974 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.0 930 test versus rare 1989 3.3 Turbo LE 930

How different are the first 911 Turbo and the last-of-line 930 LE, a UK-only runout model limited to fifty units in 1989? We hit rural Suffolk and sample fantastic examples of both...

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31.10.2022

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1955 Aston Martin DB3S Coupe

This extremely rare and special Aston Martin belonged to Aston boss David Brown. And as Stephen Archer finds, you can remove a car from its past, but you can’t remove the past from a car.

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‘I've been immersed in the Aston world from birth, and the DB3S really taught me about beauty and design. No other sports car of its period comes close to its delicate beauty, which is matched by its driving prowess. To share the story of David Brown's personal DB3S is especially rewarding

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06.07.2022

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500bhp OM606 Super Turbo Drift Rod - 1941 Ford

Terry Mitchell couldn’t get any work done due to the pandemic, so he decided to do everything himself instead. That worked!

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26.05.2022

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Spring 1975 - customer is inspecting the new Porsche 930

In spring 1975 a customer is inspecting the new Porsche 930 that, thanks to its turbocharger, was probably the most sensational car you could buy. And it attracted the rich and famous like no car since Jaguar’s E-Type.

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26.05.2022

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Porsche 911 996 → 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 993 vs 2001 911 Carrera 4S 996.2

These two wide-bodied modern classics are keenly sought after by enthusiasts, but which model offers the better drive?

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25.05.2022

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Porsche 911 996 → £9000 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 996.1

Living the Porsche dream for the price of a used hatch… great move or grave disaster?

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26.04.2022

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Emmerling 1978 Porsche 911 RSR Evocation, G-model basis

Starting life as a 1978 SC, this rip-roaring G-series has grown into a fire-breathing, RSR-inspired restomod. Total 911 puts it to the test…

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10.11.2021

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Modified 245bhp 1969 Porsche 911 S/T Evocation 2.8

Rare, special and possibly the best sounding 911 ever… Total 911 gets behind the wheel of a special S/T build

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First-gen model 1974 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.0 930 test versus rare 1989 3.3 Turbo LE 930

1955 Aston Martin DB3S Coupe

500bhp OM606 Super Turbo Drift Rod - 1941 Ford

Spring 1975 - customer is inspecting the new Porsche 930

Porsche 911 996 → 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 993 vs 2001 911 Carrera 4S 996.2

Porsche 911 996 → £9000 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 996.1

Emmerling 1978 Porsche 911 RSR Evocation, G-model basis

Modified 245bhp 1969 Porsche 911 S/T Evocation 2.8

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