Porsche Road & Race Christmas Gift Guide 2017

22nd November 2017 by: Elke Smale | Leave a Comment

With Christmas only 4 weeks away, we would like to give you a little inspiration with our Christmas Gift Guide. Enjoy!

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KINEKT GEAR NECKLACE® AND GEAR RING®

KINEKT GEAR NECKLACE® AND GEAR RING® — KINEKT GEAR NECKLACE® AND GEAR RING® both fabricated using 316L, the highest quality stainless steel used in the jewellery market lifetime warranty ring and necklace are patented price includes warranty plus worldwide shipping Gear Ring® : available in stainless steel, gold, rose gold, gunmetal with moving gears $165 Gear Necklace®: 3 different lengths, light-weight with moveable gears $185 To order, click on the image, Delivery: daily mailings from New Jersey, about 1 week to UK

TAG Motorbooks: Porsche 911R

Porsche 911R Book by Christoph Mäder, Georg Konradsheim and Thomas Gruber — The story of Porsche’s two 911R models told on 384 pages. Sales starting 30 November 2017, the book will be available in two editions: English (brown / silver with red stripes) and German (brown / silver with green stripes). Both editions are numbered and with silver slip case. For more information and order, visit website of TAG Motorbooks or click photo Price: €387 (excl. postage)

B.R.M Watch V8-44 Gulf Limited Edition

B.R.M Watch V8-44 Gulf Limited Edition — B.R.M. V8 watch: 44mm brushed stainless steel case with black PVD Tachometer engraved on the case, black crown engraved Gulf, black pushers engraved “start / stop” and “back to zero”, black dial with Gulf stripe and logo, limited edition of 200 pieces, automatic chronograph movement, black leather strap with holes in Gulf colours, water resistance: 100 meters. Order from Jura Watches, Price: £4950 (incl. free next day delivery within UK)

Loud Luggage Wireless Boombox

Loud Luggage customised vintage cases — Make it YOUR custom Loud Luggage wireless boombox! All Loud Luggages are hand built. Each Loud Luggage comes equipped with a Laser-cut steel Loud Luggage Co. badge with a unique production number and built to your specifications! Home or Traveller model. Simply connect to the Bluetooth wireless capability or plug into the auxiliary input with your music source and get loud. The photo shows an example of 2 different suitcases: 1) boombox: 100Watt traveller model, with bluetooth / auxiliary inputs, rocker switches, charging port for easy charging, battery rated 6-8 years, up to 15hrs of run time on a single charge, price $575. 2) Matching “beauty case” from the same maker converted into a mini tequila bar, $225. Check out their website: http://www.loudluggageco.com

Porsche prints by Miha Furlan

Print of the Martini Porsche 935 by Miha Furlan — The legendary Martini Porsche 935 was a dominant force in the mid to late 70’s on the sportscar racing scene. Miha has limited the number of his prints to just 99, each is signed and numbered. Size of the print with white border is 56,9 x 42 cm (image size 54,2 x 38,1 cm). Prints are available from Miha Furlan directly for the price of: €59 (excl. postage)

Porsche flat-6 boxer engine

6-cylinder boxer engine assembly kit — The Porsche flat-six engine and the cars it powers are legendary. With this kit, you’ll assemble a superbly detailed scale model of a 1966 2-litre flat-six engine. The Construction Kit contains: electronic sound module with genuine boxer engine sound, transparent casing to allow view inside the engine, cams activated by belt, spark plug firing simulated with LEDs, working distributor, spinning cooling fan. It comes with a manual created by the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. Awaken your inner engineer and get building! The clear, step-by-step instructions help you assemble your own Porsche flat-six boxer engine for your workshop, office desk or den. Available from Book-Axis.com for £129.99 (free UK delivery)

The Ultimate Book of the air-cooled Porsche 911

The Ultimate Book of the Air-cooled Porsche 911 — The book chronicles the entire history of the classic Porsche 911 (model-by-model, year-by-year) in an elegant slip-cased production, limited to 911 individually numbered copies. With the full co-operation of Porsche, Brian Long has presented an extensive history of the air-cooled 911 that includes full year-by-year coverage of production models, listings of colour and trim options, descriptions of limited edition cars, Porsche’s racing efforts in the arena of motor sports, plus three highly-detailed appendices. Available in Standard or Leatherbound Editions, this is a beautifully designed artpaper volume: a celebration of the 911 to cherish. Can only be purchased directly from Veloce Publishing for a price of £175 (excl. postage and packing)

Derek Bell 500 Chrono

Derek Bell 500 watch from Omologato® — Omologato® are proud to offer an official motorsport watch as a tribute to the legendary Derek Bell – limited to just 500 pieces worldwide. The legendary motor racing driver Derek Bell MBE, five times Le Mans winner, three times Daytona 24 winner and two times World Sports Car champion, is regarded as one of the greatest sports car and endurance racing drivers of his era. Tech specs of watch: case: diameter 45.5mm, material (stainless steel), movement (highly accurate Japanese Quartz), water resistance (10ATM). Strap: (width: 22mm), material Italian grain leather. Available to purchase from Omologato® for £379 (excl. postage)

Porsche 956/962 – A Photographic History

Porsche 956/962 book by Glen Smale — There is indeed no comparable photographic documentation on the market yet that covers the Porsche 956/962 in such depth. Smale has made a stunning selection from the numerous well-known archives and includes illustrations of technical details, photos of enthralling racing scenes, photos of the happenings around the race track as well as driver portraits. As stated in the foreword, written by the car’s development engineer, Norbert Singer, the author has created a detailed chronology of the development as well as a summary of all the races in which the Porsche 956 and 962 raced. The first 30-odd pages deal with the development of the 956 before Smale gives a detailed report of all races of the legendary Porsche Group C and IMSA cars from 1982. The race reports are brief and to the point and are superbly augmented by in-depth photo captions. A signed copy of the book is available from Glen Smale directly for a price of £75 (incl. postage within UK)

Porsche 917-021 – The Fabulous Story

Porsche 917-021 - The fabulous Story by Jacques Breuer and Raymond Collignon — Piecing together the story of this car led the authors to meetings with exceptional people including Gijs van Lennep, Bobby Rahal, Kurt Ahrens, Gérard Larrousse, David Piper, team managers Hannu Kahi (AAW team), Hans-Dieter Dechent (Martini Racing team) and Porsche engineers Walter Näher and Herbert Staudenmaier. Discover the history and the technical secrets of its legendary 180° V12 engine, the car’s soul. Also pictured in the book are its liveries and decorations starting with the classic red and yellow Shell paintwork and finishing with the two psychedelic colour schemes that marked its 1970 racing career. The story of the Porsche 917’s exceptional restoration and its return to the track will give the reader never-before published insights into one of the greatest racing cars in the history of motor racing! The book can be purchased for €95 (free delivery worldwide) here: http://www.917-021.com/en

Compiled and written by: Elke Smale

Please note that Porsche Road and Race is not endorsing the above products, but simply suggesting them as possible ideas for Christmas gifts. Enjoy your Christmas celebrations and

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

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