Daily Drive: Magnus Walker's '66 Irish green Porsche 911

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Friday, October 04, 2013                  Magnus Walker talks about his 911 love in this XCar film.... XCar talks 911 with Magnus Walker XCar is talking early Porsches with 911 fanatic Magnus Walker. Walker pontificates on freedom, the open road and his 1966 Irish green 911. Walker takes us through the purchase of the car in Seattle, and how he fell in love with the vehicle ...   Film Friday: Chrysler builds 'Wishes on Wheels' Chrysler's Forward Look, introduced by designer Virgil Exner in 1955 and worn by Chrysler vehicles 'til 1961, saw the Detroit automaker's cars get sleeker, wider and progressively bigger-finned. The Look took stodgy sedans and...   Volkwagen XL1 makes US debut The Volkswagen XL1 hyper fuel-efficient vehicle debuted in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Thursday at the 23rd Annual Society of Environmental Journalists Conference. At first we wondered why we weren’t invited, and then we...   2013 Land Rover LR4 HSE review notes ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: I'm not normally a fan of the styling of the LR4. I think it looks silly with the window that wraps over the top. It sits bolt upright on the road and looks like it might tip over when on rough terrain. Like all Rovers, the interior is plush. The seats are ...   Ferrari says 2014 New Jersey F1 race nearly impossible from logistical standpoint Ferrari sporting director Massimo Rivola said on Friday that the 2014 schedule will cause problems for the teams, especially if the proposed race at New Jersey keeps its June 1 race date. Like many Formula One insiders, Rivola,...   Great American Ritual: Wednesday Night Test-n-Tune At the Dragstrip While the number of dragstrips in the United States is way down from its pinnacle of the 1960s, most major urban areas have at least one quarter-mile strip within an hour's drive. For those of us in Denver, Bandimere Speedway is the...   One lap of the web: Palestine street racing, man versus machine, and the Corvette Stingray factory -- You think you have it tough trying to break into the drifting scene, middle-aged white guy? Try being a woman in Palestine. Vice Magazine follows Noor Dawood and the Speed Sisters as they compete ...   Formula One teams wrestle with logistics of 2014 schedule, testing rules Formula One team representatives Graham Smith of Caterham, Andy Stevenson of Force India, Beat Zehnder of Sauber, Ron Meadows of Mercedes, Massimo Rivola of Ferrari and Dickie Stanford of Williams met the media in South Korea on Friday. The panel handled questions on the   Jeff Gordon says three drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase will be tough to beat Jeff Gordon has 718 Sprint Cup starts, 87 wins and four championships since 1992, so he knows a winning hand when he sees one. Right now, going into Sunday afternoon's 400-miler at Kansas Speedway, the NASCAR icon sees Matt Kenseth, Jimmie...   Lewis Hamilton sets the pace for Korean Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel has earned three successive pole positions and put one hand on the 2013 World Championship title, but the early signs are that the German will be given a run for his money in the fight for pole position in Korea. Prior to Vettel’s recent run, Mercedes dominated...   McLaren will not perform Formula One tire testing for Pirelli at Circuit of the Americas The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team and Pirelli, the sole Formula One tire supplier, arranged to conduct a 1000-kilometer (620-mile) private test on the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, later this month, only four weeks ahead of the United...   Jimmy Vasser is preparing for Tony Kanaan's departure from KV Racing Technology Jimmy Vasser is ready to move on without Tony Kanaan in IndyCar. “We're trying to work through the options,” the co-owner of KV Racing Technology said Thursday. Those include James Hinchcliffe, Sebastien Bourdais and Alex... 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What started as a “premium sedan for families” is now in its eighth generation and serves as, well, a sedan for families. But, there were some interesting turns along the way....   Classic Volvos to rally in Vermont this weekend Every year the Volvo Club of America gathers in a scenic location for its annual meet. A few years ago it was in old Ipswich, Mass., and this year it'll be at the Stratton Mountain Ski Resort in Vermont. The ski resort has previously served as the venue for the Hemmings New England Concours...   Ryan Newman teaches Autoweek that a splitter in plain English is … a splitter Aspiring studio photographers are taught that, many times, the best photographs happen after the “main shoot” is complete. The reason? The subject/models are more at ease, more themselves, when the formal part of the day is finished. Oddly enough, this veteran scribe had a similar...   Rally America releases 2014 schedule Rally America officials have released the eight-round Rally America National Championship calendar for the 2014 season.Rally America returns all of last year's seven rally events for 2014, and for the second consecutive year will extend the championship season with an additional Rally America...   NASCAR announces participants in Drive for Diversity program NASCAR’s newest class of participants for its 10th annual Drive for Diversity program features 20 young men and women between the ages of 14 and 22 from 12 states and Mexico, all hoping to be the next Kyle Larson or Bubba Wallace or Aric Almirola. The three-day “audition combine”...   Sébastien Ogier becomes World Rally champion after first stage in France Sébastien Ogier has begun Rallye de France by becoming world rally champion for the first time. The Volkswagen driver secured his maiden overall title -- his second including his 2008 Junior crown -- on the opening stage though the streets of Strasbourg today. Ogier needed just one point from the 4.... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.