By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Ryan and I were just talking about the rumor that Porsche might be working on a successor to the Porsche 928. Which led me to this hilarious Top Gear episode. I still really like and miss the front engine Porsches from the 70s and 80s. And yes, you can get them cheap…

Top Gear Season 5 Episode 6 2004 Porsche Challenge

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I’m really digging Vic’s 944 Turbo. The Lambo orange Simmons F90s are a nice touch.

One of the first performance cars I ever sat in was a silver Porsche 944, so I’ve always had a soft spot for these little German 2+2s.  And while there’s been a lot of work done to the exterior of this classic sports car from Stuttgart, I think the boys at the home office probably approve! Congrats y’all!

This video documents the efforts of team Driving While Awesome at the 24 Hours of LeMons race at Altamont back in October, 2007. If you watch closely, you’ll see the Team Size Matters Fury several times throughout the video (the big Mopar placed 23rd in that appearance). The shark fin Porsche managed 44th place and it looks like they had a lot of fun.

During the 80s it seemed like Road & Track devoted half their pages to raving about the 944. It looked great, was vaguely affordable, and it out-handled most cars of that era. Well, today they are cheap (though the parts are still pricey), relatively plentiful, and to me they are still great looking automobiles. Heck, I want one. Just look at Paul’s car (pictured below), which has over 230k miles and is still going strong. Pat is working on a LS1 swap for his 944. Michael did the LS1 swap, but didn’t think it had enough power, so he added a supercharger. This 944 has had a lot of work put into it, so it’s kind of sad to see it parked out on the street. And Alexander’s 944 Turbo is a pristine Euro spec car that was shipped first to Japan and then to Canada. How cool is that?