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Made To Drive | S02 E11
The 911’s Allure Is A German Thing
Everybody has their “thing.” For John Willhoit, it’s certainly a German thing. For the past 37 years, he and his custom 1971 Porsche 911T have been Stuttgart’s outpost in Los Angeles County. Whether in his shop restoring classic 356s and 911s or on the road thrashing his own rear-engined machine, Willhoit’s German thing is a good thing indeed.
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SEASON 04: EPISODE 14
Revived in 1988, today’s Carrera Panamericana is still dangerous, fast, grueling, and addictive, as driver Conrad Stevenson can attest. Stevenson got his first taste of the race in a friend’s Studebaker in 2001. After a couple more years of participating in friends’ cars, Stevenson decided it was time to build a car of his own, in this case a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale.
SEASON 03: EPISODE 13
When new, this was the least expensive Porsche available and had a ‘less is more’ philosophy behind it. Indeed, the car was intended to be taken to the track and be a legitimate club-racing contender. It seems that that’s precisely how this 356 spent a large portion of its early life. Raced around Connecticut, the car racked up trophies and actually won the E-Production Championship in 1963.
SEASON 12: EPISODE 15
Building a better Bimmer.
Porsche
Range Rovers, Unimogs, Land Cruisers, Mitsu Monteros, the VW Iltis, and more took on the desert in a live action display of rally raid history in the inaugural running of the Dakar Classic.
Creating built-to-spec miniatures with attention to detail, and a deft tweezing hand.
Swap the steering wheel for a plastic trigger and enter the beautiful, accessible, and addictively fun world of scaled-down motorsport.
