Man On The Move » 911 http://manonthemove.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:58:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Porsche 911 Targa 4 – Mercer Street, NYC http://manonthemove.com/2009/06/25/porsche-911-targa-4-mercer-street-nyc/ http://manonthemove.com/2009/06/25/porsche-911-targa-4-mercer-street-nyc/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:21:52 +0000 Ian http://manonthemove.com/?p=697  

911-targaWe all love Targas for the non committal reverence they pay to open top motoring. The best of both worlds indeed, a handsome coupe when you need it and the wind rushing through your hair when you don’t. Nobody loves Targas more than our friends at Porsche, who were clever enough to trademark the name (even though Triumph did it first with the ’61 TR4) so that competing manufacturers would be forced to pen alternative monikers for their own coupe meets cabrio roof set-up. And since removable roof panels seem somewhat crude for today’s Porsche elite, the 911 Targa has morphed into an extra-large glass moonroof that can retract at any speed, exposing occupants to 4.8 square feet of sky. This lovely Basalt Black Metallic ($710) example looks good on Mercer Street sporting 19″ Carrera Classic Wheels ($,1940).

]]> http://manonthemove.com/2009/06/25/porsche-911-targa-4-mercer-street-nyc/feed/ 3 911 Turbo – Soho, NYC http://manonthemove.com/2009/02/16/911-turbo-soho-nyc/ http://manonthemove.com/2009/02/16/911-turbo-soho-nyc/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:48:00 +0000 Ian http://manonthemove.com/?p=12 911-turbo
After more than 80 years, the cars that bear the Porsche name still manage to give us goose-bumps every time. We spotted this “meteor metallic grey” 997 series (2005-present) trying to blend into the cobblestones of Soho. But it’s pretty hard to miss those bright red brake calipers peeking out from behind 19″ Turbo wheels.  And with a sub 4-second 0-60 time, this guy will be in Tribeca before you can blink.

]]> http://manonthemove.com/2009/02/16/911-turbo-soho-nyc/feed/ 0 Porsche 356 SC – West Village NYC http://manonthemove.com/2009/02/09/porsche-356-sc-west-village-nyc/ http://manonthemove.com/2009/02/09/porsche-356-sc-west-village-nyc/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:54:00 +0000 Ian http://manonthemove.com/?p=6 porsche-356-sc
The 356, of which there were 3 generations (A,B,C), was the car that put Porsche on the map. It was also the precursor to the iconic 911-series that we have all come to know and love over the last half century. Unless the good doctor has applied fake badges to this example, which would be totally lame, it is a 356C (1963-65/66) with the 95HP “SC” engine option. That may not sound like many ponies, but that VW Beetle-derived 4-cylinder was the most powerful pushrod engine Porsche had ever produced. While you won’t win many drag races, this drop top will make sunny Sundays very enjoyable.

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