Chris Harris Corvette C7 v. Porsche 991 Carrera S

Chris Harris Corvette C7 v. Porsche 991 Carrera S

1980 BMW 635 CSI

1980 BMW 635 CSI

50 Years Of Mustang with Lee Iacocca

50 Years Of Mustang with Lee Iacocca

Confessions Of An Original Honda CRX SI Fanboy

Confessions Of An Original Honda CRX SI Fanboy

COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE: Jay Leno

COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE

Comedy is a Concealed Weapon

Jay Leno

"Give My Liberty, Or Give Me Death." –Patrick Henry

Jay Leno Takes A Look at a 356 Outlaw

Jay Leno Takes A Look at a 356 Outlaw

How Would You Kill Superman?

COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE

How Would You Kill Superman?

1981 DeLorean DMC12

"No good movie is long enough, and no bad movie is short enough." –Roger Ebert

Porsche Announces All-New 911 Targa

Porsche Announces All-New 911 Targa 4S

Wow!?!?! Talk about retro-coolness, Porsche just brought back the original iconic Porsche 911 Targa, and it is not only an amazing design, but technically incredible and an instant classic. Porsche introduced the all new 911 Targa today at the Detroit Motor Show.

1968 Porsche 911 Targa

F. A. Porsche is pictured below in front of his 1968 Porsche 911 S Targa model, which is a scaled model.

F.A. Porsche is pictured below (center) with a scale model of the 1969 Porsche 911 Targa S.

Just to put things in perspective, I thought I would post some images of vintage Porsche 911 Targa ads. This first one is from 1968, and shows the Porsche 911 Targa with the convertible clear plastic rear window, which could be let down. Obviously the original design intent of the Porsche Targa was to offer a safer alternative to a standard cabriolet convertible soft-top, since the Targa has the built-in roll bar. Porsche launched the original 911 Targa in 1965.

1969 Porsche 911 Targa

The next photo below shows a 1969 Porsche 911 Targa with the convertible clear plastic window in the lowered position, as apposed to the photo above where it is in the up closed position.

The image below shows a 1969 Porsche 911 Targa with the fixed glass rear window. It strikes me that Porsche decided to eliminate the soft plastic rear window since it probably did not make that much of a difference, and of course glass is more durable and has better rear visibility.

The next image shows a Porsche 911 Carrera Targa, which I believe was introduced in 1975, and it has a much more modern look as witnessed by the updated bumpers.

The photo below shows the standard Porsche 911 in a hardtop, Targa, and convertible. I believe Porsche made the first convertible 911 in 1983, and eventually in the 1990s discontinued the 911 Targa.

The Return Of The King Of Targa

I would say the all-new Porsche 911 Targa 4s, is a magnificently cool sports car!!! With standard four-wheel-drive, it is ready to go anywhere, and it doesn't matter wether it's snowing or sunny...the new Targa is read, and what a handsome looking piece of serious German engineering...

COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE Season 3 Opener: 1959 Fiat 600 Jolly

COMEDIANS IN CARS GETTING COFFEE

Season 3 Debut: 1959 Fiat 600 Jolly

If you're swimming in the ocean, it doesn't matter how deep the water is. All you can do is swim . –Steven Wright