Nürburgring Porsche Crash Compilation Is Tough To Watch - Porsche Orders Stop Sale Order + 14

Published: Tue, 11/10/15

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Is Porsche Pulling The Plug On Their Factory GTE-Pro Program?
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There has been speculation for months that Porsche might pull the plug on their 2-car factory supported GTE-Pro efforts in the FIA World Endurance Championship.  Most speculation focused on a move to a mid-engined platform or a departure due to performance issues.  However, there is likely no chance Porsche will move away from the venerable 911 in the near future and performance issues are a thing of the past as Porsche already locked up the Driver's Championship and is close to doing the same with the Manufacturer's Championship. 

What about the costs associated with the emissions scandal that VW (Porsche's parent company), and now Porsche, find themselves embroiled in?  Could that be enough to make Porsche pull out?  One report we read says that just might be the straw the broke the camel's back. Here's what we know so far.  
Beauty From An Unexpected Place
Mark White's Accumoto
I was reading through Jalopnik last week when a story popped up about a little shop in Wisconsin that makes the "best air-cooled Porsches you've never heard of".  I thought to myself, "hmmm. I know a shop in Wisconsin that makes incredible one-of-a-kind 911s. Mark White's Accumoto".  Turns out that's exactly who Jalopnik was writing about.  Even more ironically, we published a story about Mark's and  Accumoto's work more than 18 months ago.  Some of you may have already read it, but for those of you who are new to the site, or who might have missed it the first time, we thought you might want to see what all the noise is about.
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Our Favorite Porsches On eBay This Week: Volume 35
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We've been compiling the best Porsche models on eBay for over a year now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. There is some great new stuff every two weeks, so check back often. We've tracked down five more exciting Porsches for you nice people to purchase today, including a trio of open topped beauties; a 68 911L Targa, a 944 Cabriolet, and a gorgeous 964 speedster, not to mention a backdated hot-rod and a strangely unique 993. Some of these cars could be great collection investments, while others might prove to do more financial harm than good.
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RUF Just Posted The Original 19-Minute 'Yellow Bird' Video
RUF Yellow Bird 1987 CTR
When most enthusiast think of RUF, they think of Porsche. One of their best known cars, perhaps, is the iconic RUF CTR (otherwise known as "Yellow Bird"). For years, variations of the video in this post have circulated on YouTube. All of those that we've seen have been poor copies of part of the original. Well, last week RUF started populating their new YouTube channel and their most recent contribution is the full, original version of the Yellow Bird lapping the Nürburgring. It is, as one commenter calls it, "the greatest car video on the internet".
Porsche Passes Last Year's Total Sales With 2 Months Remaining
RUF Yellow Bird 1987 CTR
With two months remaining in the year Porsche is less than 10,000 deliveries away from breaking the 200,000 cars per year mark more than 2-years earlier than originally promised. As if that weren't enough, they've already sold more cars in 2015 than they did in 2014 and they still have two months of deliveries to record.  What countries showed the biggest increase? Who is Porsche's biggest single market?  Those details and more in this post. 
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Porsche Cartoon 
Porsche Cartoon Volume 47
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 others.  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 side and bottom of the post. 
Reader Submitted Pictures
Does the location/setting of the picture above look familiar to you?  Even if you're not from Los Angeles, most of us know the the iconic 6th street bridge in LA from watching Magnus Walker and others race over it in every other Porsche video you see on YouTube these days.  However, we're used to seeing it from above vs. below.  That's where this photo was taken by reader Glenn Dabatos while driving his 2015 991 Carrera 4 GTS around LA.  Glenn is an avid photographer (this shot was taken with a Leica Rangefinder) and he can't stop smiling while driving his Porsche.  He went on to explain that the his 911 is a dream to drive around the canyons of Southern California or through the tunnels of downtown Los Angeles with all windows open and hear the engine screams echoing off the walls.

We want to thank everyone that has sent in pictures so far and we'll do our best to get them all published in time.   If you have a favorite Porsche picture (or video) you would like to share with other FLATSIXES.com readers simply email it to pictureoftheweek@flatsixes.com.
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Porsche Used During Production Of "Le Mans" Fails To Sell At Auction!
McQueen Elga Andersen Porsche 911
Usually, anything Porsche related that's also associated with both Steve McQueen and his movie "Le Mans" drums up considerable interest. Such was the case when Christie's began promoting this 1971 911T as part of their Exceptional Sale. However, despite all the attention, the Porsche failed to sell. In this post we explain our thoughts on why it didn't sell and ask you for yours. 
Porsche Cars North America Sales By Model: October 2015
Porsche Cars North America Just announced their strongest October in PCNA history.  Our chart shows sales by model line for the month of October, as well as year-to-date and comparisons to last year.
Porsche Cars Canada Sales By Model: October 2015
Porsche Cars Canada just recorded their 46th consecutive month of growth. Click here for full details.
The 2-Year Timeline to Porsche's Overall Victory In The World Endurance Championship
porsche 2015 Champions
In just two short years Porsche went from the new team in the FIA World Endurance Championship to World Champions in the LMP1 Class.  How did they do it? What steps did they take along the way? We detail each big decision and event that helped them in their quest in this post.
Porsche Issues Stop Sale Order For Cayenne Diesels
Diesel Stop sale
Early last week we explained how Porsche is now embroiled in the ongoing investigation into Volkswagen's emissions cheating issues. Shortly after news broke about the fact that certain Cayenne diesel models were now being reported as having some type of cheat device, Porsche Cars North America and Porsche Cars Canada issued a voluntary stop sale of Porsche Cayenne Diesel vehicles. Here's their official statement on the matter.
Has Singer Re-Imagined The 911 To The Point Of Being Its Best Version Ever?
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Porsche Cars Canada Breaks Ground On New Headquarters
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Porsche Cars North America opened their new Experience Center and Headquarters earlier this year in Atlanta.  Now, we've received word that Porsche Cars Canada has broken ground at the site of their new headquarters in Northern Toronto.  Here are details on the new 60,000 square foot space.
Nürburgring Crash Compilation Is Tough To Watch
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