#theclassic

1:5 scale model Porsche Targa the personification of craftsmanship

This impressively detailed 1:5 scale Porsche 911 Targa was created using imaginative craftsmanship and improvisation, over 50 years before the advent of 3D printing would have seen off most of the challenges associated with the build.

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Volkswagen ‘R’ Past, present and future

The Volkswagen ‘R’ brand turns 20 this year and while synonymous with limited run, high performance VWs in the past, ‘R’ virtues will be offered across more model lines than ever before in 2022.

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Porsche Design | 911 S 2.4 Targa rebuild

For the past two years, Porsche Classic has been working on a unique project to celebrate its 50th anniversary: restoring a 911 S 2.4 Targa from 1972 – the year that Porsche Design was founded.

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The Classic - Lotus Esprit

Perhaps the most famous Esprit converted into a submarine at the behest of its secret agent owner. But the history of and fanbase for Lotus’ original performance ‘wedge’ extends far beyond the illusions of movie magic.

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Bentley marks centenary of first ever customer car

Two years after the company was founded Bentley delivered it’s first customer car. A 3-Litre delivered to racing enthusiast Noel van Raalte in 1921, Sold for £1,150.

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