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911 & Porsche World Issue 261 December 2015

From 1974 to 1989, Porsche's G-Series 911s - better known as the Impact Bumper cars - was the longest running incarnation of the rear-engined classic. We look at them all from the 2.7 '74 Carrera to the '89 Carrera 3.2.

PLUS:

RENNSPORT REUNION
The most amazing Porsche show on earth? Quite possibly 16

YOU AND YOURS
Catherine Sutton and her 356 36

CAYMAN GTS ON THE NC500
That’s Scotland’s North Coast 500 route. Amazing roads and a great car! 42

SUDDEN IMPACT
The enduring impact bumper range of cars make for surely the definitive 911. We gather the key models 54

928 S4 TO IRAN
From France to Iran and back in a 928 S4. It’s quite an adventure 68

END OF DAYS?
With the 911 going turbo accross the range, we take a final normally aspirated drive in the current 991 GTS 78

ARCHIVE: PORSCHE 904
Looking back on Porsche’s last true road-legal race car 88

HOW TO: 911 OIL CHANGE
Changing the oil on a classic Carrera 3.2 and a modern 996 100

SPECIALIST: CLASSIC RETROFIT
Electrical upgrades for classic 911s 104

PORSCHE NEWS
All the latest Porsche news... 10

PORSCHE PRODUCTS
...and all the latest must have stuff 24

THE USUAL SUSPECTS
Brett Fraser has his say 30

PORSCHE LETTERS
You tell us 34

PORSCHE PROJECTS
The latest from the 911&PW fleet 110

PORSCHE Q&A
Technical problems solved 121

BUYERS’ GUIDE: 997 C2
Very tempting in today’s market 130

MARKET PLACE
Tried & tested, plus dealer and auction talk 134

TIME MACHINE
Journey through 911&PW’s past 144