Steve McQueen's 911 Turbo For Sale - Get Ready For A Battle Royal At Pikes Peak: Porsche vs. Nissan + 14 more

Published: Tue, 06/16/15

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Porsche's Results, Pictures and Video From The 24 Hours of Le Mans
porsche 2014 24 hours of Le Mans
Another running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is in the history books.  Maybe you're waiting to watch a replay or maybe you've been living under a rock for the last 48-hours.  Whatever the case, we won't give away anything here, but beware, once you jump through you'll know the results immediately as we have Porsche's results, pictures, recap and video all in one post. 
This is the "Dezerator": The Fully Functional Car Lift System To Be Installed In The Porsche Design Tower
Porsche 911 GT3 vs. Nissan 350Z
The 60-story Porsche Design Tower in Miami doesn't open until sometime in 2016. However, there are only 8 units remaining priced between $6.3 million and $32.5 million.  One of the design features of Miami's newest luxury hi-rise that makes it so desirable are its "Sky Garages". This feature allows owners to park their cars (presumably a Porsche) on the same level as their unit and with incredible views.  Until now, we've only seen artist renderings of how the lift system would work.  Now, with this video, we see the real elevator (the "Dezerator", named after the building's developer) in action via a 9-story mock-up at the manufacturer's headquarters in Chicago.
Porsche Opens Their Newest Experience Center In Le Mans
Porsche Experience Center Le Mans
France may not be Porsche's largest European market, but when you get a chance to build a customer experience center along the most storied track in the world (and home to a place Porsche has more victories than any other manufacturer) you don't quibble.  This past weekend, as the 24 Hours of Le Mans was gearing up for another memborable run, Porsche marked the grand opening of their newest experience center alongside the track at Le Mans.  Details and video in this post.
10 Porsche Gift Ideas For Father's Day and Graduates
2015 father's day gift guide
Every year we publish a list of gift ideas for Porsche loving Dads and Grads. This year, we took last year's list and updated it with our favorite products. There's a little something for everyone on there. Prices range from $10 bucks to over $14 grand.  Find something for your Dad or grad here.


Picture Of The Week
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Last week we spent the day with talented FLATSIXES.com photographer Mike Juergens.  Our quest for the day was to photgraph our current press car, the new 911 Targa 4S, against some of its predecessors.  In order to get our hands on some of the older cars we traveled to Sloan Cars' showroom in Connecticut.  We meant to fill this space with pictures of the Targa, but we liked the above shot so much we had to share (more on the Targa next week).  If you have a favorite Porsche picture you would like to share with other FLATSIXES.com readers simply email it to pictureoftheweek@flatsixes.com.
Porsche At Le Mans HD 
  Porsche's Video From The 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Porsche's Worldwide Sales By Country: May 2015
Porsche Cars North America and Porsche China continue to do battle in an effort to be called Porsche's biggest single market. Who outpaced who this month?  By how much? How did the other countries do?  Where do deliveries stand year-to-date and how do they compare to last year? All that and more in this summary.
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The Last Turn: Engineers 
Wolfgang Dürheimer
Every other week "The Last Turn" features one amazing photograph after the other from the archives of legendary Porsche photographer Leonard Turner.  Each photo is accompanied by a story explaining where Leonard was and what was happening at the time the photo was made.  In this week's installment Leonard explains why this picture of Porsche's then Director of Research and Development (now heads up Bentley and Bugatti), Wolfgang Dürheimer, is one of his favorite "racing" shots.
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Porsche Cartoon 
Porsche Cartoon Volume 26
If you enjoy these Porsche cartoons (or any of our other posts for that matter) we would love it if you would take a minute to share them with other like minded individuals.  All you need to do is click here, or on the image above, and then share it by selecting any of the social network buttons you find on the top and bottom of the post. 
James May's 1984 Porsche 911 Is For Sale
James may porsche 911 for sale
Top Gear fans everywhere know that James May loves Porsche almost as much as Clarkson despises them.  Despite his self professed love for the German marque, May is putting his 1984 911 for sale this month at the Bonhams' auction during Goodwood.  How much will it sell for? What kind of shape is it?  All that and more in this post.
Video Gamers Rejoice! Porsche Is Returning To Forza 2
Porsche 930 in Forza 2
Gamers have been complaining for years about EA's lock on the rights to using Porsches in video games. Was it a bad deal?  Does someone at EA have some dirt on someone at Porsche? We don't know and don't really care we're just excited to see that Porsche is coming back to Forza after a very long lapse.  Here are the 10 Porsches available via the new expansion pack, along with the extras, where to get it and what it costs.
Did You Wish Porsche Legend Vic Elford A Happy Birthday?
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Last week, on June 10th, Porsche racing legend Vic Elford turned 80 years old.  If you didn't wish him a Happy Birthday, you can do so on his facebook page.  Alternatively, if you want to learn why 'Quick' Vic is such a racing legend, you can check out some of his accomplishments in this post or watch as he's inducted into the Sebring Hall of Fame.
Would You Believe That Half Of This 911 RSR Is Made From 380,000 LEGO Bricks?
porsche 911 GT3 R ordered in NA
If you've read FLATSIXES.com for any time at all, you know our fascination with anything LEGO + Porsche related. While this is obviously a marketing stunt for the Porsche Speed Champion set from LEGO, it's one so well done and flawlessly executed, that we don't even mind that their Jedi mind tricks are making pushing us toward the dark side of  purchasing yet another set of these. Check out the video and details of this display found at Le Mans this past weekend.
Porsche vs. Nissan: Donner vs. Pobst: Get Ready for a Battle Royal At Pikes Peak
Pobst vs. Donner
Be The King Of Cool (or at least drive his car). Steve McQueen's 911 Turbo Is For Sale!
Steve McQueen's Porsche 911 Turbo For Sale
Porsche lore is filled with phenomenal personalities. James Dean, Steve McQueen, Jerry Seinfeld, Steve McQueen, Steve McQueen… You get the idea. That’s why it’s important when bits of McQueen memorabilia come on the market. This time it’s McQueen’s personal 1976 Porsche 911 Turbo, the last Porsche he ever purchased.  Learn who's selling it, why it's being sold and what it might fetch in this post with details and video.
  2016 Porsche GT3 RS: Improving Upon Near Perfection - Ignition Ep. 134
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The Porsche 911 GT3 RS has been all over the web lately after the press event a few weeks ago in Germany at the Bilster Berg Drive Resort.  This week it's Randy Pobst and his time on the track for Motor Trend.