Porsche 918 Spyder Crashed On The Streets Of China - What's Going On With The Carrera GT Market? + 7

Published: Sun, 12/28/14

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'Twas The Night Before Christmas, Porsche Style! 
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It's hard to believe it's been five years since we first published this little poem. In that time, more than 45,000 Porsche fans have read and enjoyed the different variations we've published.  Have you?  We know not everyone celebrates Christmas, but most of you celebrate the holidays in one way or the other.  For us it's a time to look back, give thanks and rest-up for the coming year.  Thank you to each and every one of you for taking the time to read our emails, share our posts and being part of the FLATSIXES.com community. 'Twas The Night Before Christmas, Porsche Style!
Our Favorite Porsches On eBay This Week: Volume 12
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For all of the eccentric and eclectic Porsche collectors and enthusiasts out there, we've decided that it is about time someone aggregated the best of the best that eBay has to offer in the Porsches-for-sale department. We've tracked down five exciting Porsches for folks to purchase today, including a rare 356 Roadster, a 991 GT America just in time for the Daytona 24, a completely custom racer for the street, One of Ruf's masterpieces, and a gorgeous 964 Turbo. Some of these cars could be great collection investments, while others might prove to do more financial harm than good.
Project Boxster Clubsport - Part2: GT3 Style Center Console Delete
Project Boxster Clubsport
Earlier this year we introduced you to our newest project car, called simply "Project Boxster Clubsport". In that first installment we found the right car, we purchased it for a song, and it was sitting politely in our garage waiting for its first modifications. So far, the Boxster has been happy to simply rack up the miles and keep things rocking along. It's an excellent Porsche, and we aim to make it just a little bit more excellent with each new project. This time, we're deleting the center console to make more room and shave weight.
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Driving The Cars Of 'Porsce Unexpected' With Patrick Long and Magnus Walker 
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The folks at e-garage always seems to be able to produce some excellent video, and this one, shot earlier this year in Monterey, California with Pat Long and Magnus Walker, is no exception. The Ingram collection brought out some of their most famous 911s, including a 911R, and Magnus' ST/R that they bought at Monterey in 2013. The video, however, focuses on just a handful of those that can be found in the book, Porsche Unexpected: Discoveries in Collecting.
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What's Going On With The Carrera GT Market?
Porsche Carrera GT market
A little less than two years ago a nice, clean example of a Carrera GT could be found in the $250,000 to $300,000 range.  Today, we found five of them on eBay with starting prices of $500k or more.  What's going on with the CGT market?  We think we know but we want to get your thoughts.
Magic Mirror Turns Every Car Into A Porche Macan
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Lots of people aspire to own a Porsche but not everyone has the imagination to picture what it would be like to do so. In order to help out those who aspire, Porsche teamed up with the interactive ad agency Thinkingbox and devised a "mirror" unlike any you've seen before. See for yourself in this video.
Schuco Launches New Line Of Magnus Walker Die Cast Models
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Are you a fan of Magnus Walker's style but can't afford the real thing on the rare occasion when one of his cars comes up for sale? Don't worry, Schuco just made two new die-casts available that will allow you to get a little bit of Magnus' famous style for a fraction of the cost. Details in this post.
Porsche 918 Crashed On The Streets Of China 
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I die a little each time I see pictures like this.  I know these Porsches are powerful, but this is the second incident involving a 918 that, in hind-sight, seems completely avoidable.  Details and pictures on this latest 918 crash in this post.
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