For nearly two decades Pete Stout has been the 'voice on Porsche' to enthusiasts around the globe. First as the Editor-in-Chief of Excellence magazine and then, for the last three and half years, as the man responsible for the rebirth of the Porsche Club of America's Porsche Panorama magazine. Last July, when Pete quietly resigned his role at the PCA, many of you were left with a lot of unanswered questions. Perhaps, the questions we heard most often were, "Where will he go?" and "What's next?" Besides a story on the latest 911 Turbo here at FLATSIXES.com, and a sporadic forum presence, to most people it looked like he disappeared. Today we can tell you why.

Some brands of cars have rather skimpy biographies available. Like Rodney Dangerfield, they don’t get no respect. Take the Iso Grifo, for instance. There is no book I'm aware of that shows every variation, every color, every nut and bolt, every serial number, yadda yadda. Yet, fortunately because of their small numbers, they have multiplied greatly in value.

Now other marques are getting plenty of ink, like Porsches, but this latest book by Ryan Snodgrass sets the bar higher than ever on covering one Porsche model from A to Z and back again. That particular model is also the book's title, Carrera 2.7. The Soul of Porsche’s Legendary Carrera 2.7 RS Lives on Within the Carrera 2.7 MFI.

It's been a long and fevered news cycle filled, at first, with dire predictions and, toward the end, replete with pictures of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew.  Hopefully, if you lived in Matthew's path you're safe now because you had a plan in place.  But what about a plan for your precious Porsche?  Did you prepare in advance to get your Porsche out of harm's way in the event of an impending storm or natural disaster?  If not, hopefully it suffered no damage.  Here are a few things you can do to ensure your Porsche is safe the next time a storm comes around.  

Kudos to Porsche for being thorough and accountable, right down to the finest details. While Porsche has had some recalls lately, they've stemmed from an overabundance of caution on non-vital issues. This most recent recall affects brake fluid sold by Porsche dealers. Here's what you need to know. 

In 1950, at the Paris Auto Show, the organizers of the 24 hours of Le Mans invited the Porsche family to enter a car in the 1951 race. Porsche accepted and decided to use one of their left over aluminum bodied Gmünd Coupes as their entry. In fact, they prepped four cars for testing with the intent to enter two cars in the 1951 race. The two Porsches that traveled to the race were the #46 and the #47 (both 1951 Porsche 356 SL Gmünd Coupes). While #47 crashed during night practice and never officially entered the race, #46 went on to win its class and finish 20th overall. It was sold into private hands nearly immediately after. This is the story of how it lived in plain sight for nearly 50 years before its true provenance was revealed and restored to its former glory.

The Hoonigan folks are a little on the crazy side with some of their builds. If you've watched any videos they've produced, they have some monster high-horsepower cars with wide bodies and giant wheels. Often, the end result is almost a caricature of the car it is based upon. In this instance, however, the car itself looks rather subdued. Yes, this 911 has an RSR-style front bumper, it has wide flares, and the rear decklid has a big wing on it, but as a performance build these days it looks rather subdued. When you open the decklid, however, everything changes. Innovative or abomination? You decide...

We recently met up with Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire at the US press launch of the new 718 Boxster and Cayman in Austin, Texas. While there, the conversation obviously gravitated toward the car we were both there to test drive. For the most part, we had very similar opinions of the car. It drives like a dream. It's faster, more comfortable, and more technologically advanced than the car it replaces. At certain angles, it even looks better than the 981 generation car (especially the Cayman).

Where we disagreed, however, was the sound. Matt says he doesn't mind the sound of the new turbocharged flat four, likening it to the engine note of a new Subaru WRX. The great thing about this One Take video, however, is that at 20-minutes long, you can decide for yourself if you like the sound the car makes.