Your Chance To Buy a 919 Hybrid - The Perfect Garage - The Ultimate Guide to the 24 Hours of Le Mans + 11

Published: Tue, 06/09/15

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A Porsche Fan's Guide To The 24 Hours Of Le Mans
2015 Le Mans Fan's Guide
By the time you receive this email the start to the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be less than 4 days away.  If you're planning on watching, or even if you just want to follow along a little, you'll need our guide.  We detail who's driving what, where and when to watch, how to stay up-to-date and much more in our Ultimate Guide to the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Porsche Fans.
Porsche 911 Red Book Is A Must Have Resource
Porsche 911 Red Book
If you own a 911 and you're not familiar with Porsche 911 Red Book, you should be! It was just updated with the release of the 3rd edition and now covers every 911 from 1965 to 2014.  Here's what you can expect to find inside and where to buy it.
Porsche Scion Opens World's Largest Transportation Toyland
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While the picture above might look like a barn find that any Porsche enthusiast would be thrilled to stubmle upon, it's actually part of a diorama and just one of the thousands of transportation oriented toys you'll find at the newly opened Hanz-Peter Porsche TraumWerk Museum.  As a Porsche fan, if you're planning a trip to Germany, you'll probably want to put this new attraction of your list of places to visit.
Rennsport Reunion V Poster Design Revealed
Rennsport Reunion V came together so quick and unexpectedly that when it was first announced, Porsche used the poster from RR IV as a placeholder.  Now, just a few months before the much anticipated event they've finally unveiled the final, official artwork. We have a hi-res version in this post for you to view or download.
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Installing 993 "Big Red" Brakes On A 964
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Our buddy Larry, over at AMMO NYC, has been building out his 964 for a little over a year now. One of the last major updates we showed you was when he decided to build his stock 3.6 964 engine into a 3.8 liter RS spec monster. As most of you know, when you upgrade the power on your Porsche it's a must to then upgrade the brakes. That's exactly what Larry's doing now and he documented it in this video. This is a step by step process for removing, installing, bleeding, and bedding in his new 993 "Big Red" brakes onto his 964.
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Porsche Cartoon Volume 25
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. 
Porsche Cars North America May 2015 Sales By Model
While Porsche is still up significantly on a year-over-year basis, May marked the first month where we saw a sales decline, in the U.S., from the same period in the previous year.  What models went up? What went down? All those details in more in this post.
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Our Favorite Porsches On eBay: Volume 24
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As a new editor offering my “Top 5” picks from ebay, you may shake your head a bit. Fine. Maybe you’ll want to argue with me. Better. Maybe you think I’m an idiot. Stand in line. In any case, I base my picks on years of experience of walking through concours lines where “originality” is king and where I get bored looking at 43 examples of Ruby Red Speedsters and listening to arguments over the proper wiper nob. To me, for something to be interesting, I have to want to play with it myself; driving it, taking photos of it and recording its sounds. So, here are my Top 5 ebay picks.

Porsche Cars Canada May 2015 Sales By Model
Porsche Cars Canada continued their record run with a new best-ever sales month. Our chart shows you how many of which model sold in May, year-to-date and prior year.
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How To Use Twitter To Enhance Your 24 Hours Of Le Mans Enjoyment
2015 Porsche Fan's guide to Le Mans on Twitter

Much has changed since Porsche's last overall victory at Le Mans in 1998, and nothing more so than technology. Aside from the usual television and radio broadcasts, today we have even greater access to online streaming, live in-car video, and most importantly, the world of social media continues to develop. For long endurance races like this one, Twitter can be an invaluable source of information. We explain how to use it, and who to follow in this Twitter Guide to Le Mans for Porsche fans.

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What's Your Perfect Garage?
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There are over-the-top Porsche garages like the Taj Mah Garage as well as small, but well thought out, garages like Jack Olsen's. In this post from our newest contributor, David Newton, he explains what makes the perfect garage for him and his Porsche.  What about you, what's your perfect garage?
Want Your Very Own Porsche 919? Here's Your Chance!
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We spend a good amount of time surfing around eBay looking for interesting an eclectic finds. Normally, each week we find at least a Porsche or two of interest. However, our most recent find puts everything else to shame.  This full sized, official Porsche 919 "buck" or 1:1 model is up for auction starting today.  It's 1 of only 13 in the world and it's the only one that will be offered for sale to a private party.  Put your bid in or just follow along.