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1965 Porsche 356C Coupe

The demand for classic and well-preserved cars has been high for a long time, but it seems that in the last few months, buyers are no longer interested in buying such cars. One such, a 1965 Porsche 356C coupe, is offered for sale.

This Porsche that left the factory in Champagne Yellow was a project of the previous owner who sold the car in 2017 to the new owner who completed it. It has a gray Karmann body, twin engine grilles, bumpers with GT-style aluminum deco moldings, windshield washer system, an underside front tow ring, disc brakes at each corner, Bilstein shocks, and Sebring-style exhaust system with J-pipes and heater boxes.

Inside, the bucket seats are upholstered in black and black leather and tan corduroy inserts, and black leather also covers the rear bench, door panels and upper part of the dash. In front of the driver is a wood-rimmed three-spoke steering wheel and a five-digit odometer showing 86,477 miles. Additional equipment includes charcoal squareweave carpets and a replacement headliner.

When it comes to the powertrain, this 356C is powered by a replacement 1,720 cc flat-four with a Shasta big bore kit, 912 camshaft and twin-plug cylinder heads from an aircraft engine, mated to a four-speed manual transmission that sends power to the rear axle. Carrera four-cam-style cooling system with custom fan, generator, shroud with oil cooler, rebuilt dual Solex carburetors, custom twin distributor timing cover with a full-flow spin-on oil filter, dual Bosch distributors modified for twin plug are also installed. applications, a Super 90 flywheel, and custom ignition switches.

The car comes with a copy of the Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, a copy of the Kardex, the owner’s manual, a jack and tool kit, service records, the removed engine case, and a clean Texas title.

The auction ends on November 14 and the highest bid at the time of writing was USD $48,356.

Source: Bring a Trailer

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1965 Porsche 356C Coupe
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AUDI and SAIC created a new sub-brand

SAIC is the largest of the “Big Four” state-owned car manufacturers of China, which recently established a sub-brand with the German brand Audi with the intention of producing cars only for the Chinese market. The name of the sub-brand is AUDI and it will offer the best of both worlds, combining German DNA and Chinese innovation.

AUDI will only offer fully electric cars with a focus on what Chinese customers want such as connectivity, automation and performance. That’s why Audi and SAIC created the Advanced Digitized Platform, on which future AUDI cars will be based, the first of which is the AUDI E concept, which debuted in Shanghai.

The AUDI E concept has a minimalist design with thin front lights connected by a thin line, and the same motif continues with the narrow lights at the back. It is slightly larger than the current Audi A6, and in the cockpit, the 4K screen that provides superb connectivity attracts attention.

This concept shows what the future cars of this sub-brand will look like. The plan is to launch three electric models based on this concept on the Chinese market, the first of which will debut in mid-2025.

AUDI E is powered by two electric motors with a total power of 775 hp (570 kW), which enables acceleration to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds. It is equipped with a 100 kWh battery which, according to the Chinese CLTC, enables a range of 700 km. Its 800-volt architecture supports fast charging, and a 10-minute charge provides an electric range of 370 kilometers.

Source: Reuters

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Leapmotor suspends investments in Poland

Carlos Tavares was looking forward to a very successful future when a few months ago it was confirmed that the first electric cars from the Chinese manufacturer Leapmotor would leave the factory in Tychy. However, before it even started, everything fell apart because Leapmotor decided to stop investing in the factory in Poland.

It’s a project that Leapmotor was supposed to launch with one of the world’s largest automotive conglomerates, Stellantis, but at the end of last month, the Chinese government called on its manufacturers to immediately stop investing in Europe in response to the imposition of tariffs on their products.

Not all EU members were in favor of introducing additional tariffs on Chinese products, such as Germany, Hungary, Malta, Slovenia or Slovakia, but 10 of them stood by the decision that the new tariffs will protect the European market. One of them is Poland, so China started to take revenge.

In the factory in Tychy, semi-finished products are assembled, and the Chinese company has informed the Polish Trade and Investment Agency that, according to the order of the Chinese Ministry of Economy, it is suspending investments in Poland.

The only model that Leapmotor will produce in Poland for now is the T03, and the first cars will leave the production lines in the coming weeks.

Source: Reuters