Le Mans Classic (29.6 – 2.7 2023) was this year the 100 years celebration of the Le Mans Race. 235.000 visitors, 800 race cars, almost 1000 drivers made this one of the biggest motorsport events of the year. Unbelievable event in all respects Our team
Carrera Classic racing season started in mid March at Paul Ricard in Southern France. We left Finland in real winter weather, -7°C and a lot of snow. 4 days and 2000 km later we were at Paul Ricard in a nice sunshine and +12° to
Carrera Classic has been working during the winter 2022-2023 with a new fascinating project, a matching numbers 1955 model 356 Pre-A cabriolet. This car is original Finnish car imported in 1955 and its history is well known from 1955 – 1961 and 1972 to present.
Team Carrera Classic started racing activities in 2018. From the beginning the plan was to drive in Europe with other 1965 911 Porsches. Risto Virtanen joined the team as a driving coach and later in 2020 as a race driver. The first two seasons the
Dix Mille Tour – Paul Ricard 2.0 Liter Cup continued last weekend 26-28.8 at Paul Ricard in southern France. Team Carrera Classic was there after long, 4 days, one way transfer of 2000 km in the van and one day on the ferry. Paul Ricard
Carrera Classic organized together with Porsche Classic Club Finland Luftgekühlt Treffen at Botniaring race track on Sunday 10.7. 2022. The event was a great success. We had finally a nice weather and a lot of enthusiastic participants. We had about 40 aircooled Porsches around (+
Our two year 964 backdate project, CC1 is ready and delivered to the customer. Carrera Classic .fi has been the last 10 years known for high quality restorations of 1960´s and 1970´s Porsches, mainly 356, 912 and 911 models. This project was new and highly interesting for us
When Porsche 911 /912 rally activities started actively in the late 1960 it became necessary to have more light on the road. The Porsche choice was the French Cibie halogen lights which were the best at the time. The Cibie Pallas lights were first time
Spring had arrived and snow was melting even in Finland. We had now almost completed our two year 964 backdate project, which has been named CC1. The final test drives weredone in late April at Botniaring racetrack in Jurva. The conditions were great, but unusual. The track was clean and dry, sun
Our 964 backdate project had progressed to the final installation phase. The gearbox was not a big issue as it is standard five speed manual transmission. We just rebuild the transmission and changed the damaged pinon and ring. The transmission got Quife limited slip. The engine
We visited Botniaring racetrack for a winter test of our 912 rally car. We know the long Botniaring track (4014m) very well, but this winter experience was our first one. It was a beautiful sunny late Friday afternoon. There was a lot of snow and
Our Slate Grey 1962, 356 Carrera 2 has been living quiet, even too quiet life for couple of seasons as its engine has been waiting for service. Now this 2.0 liter 587/1 engine has returned home. These 60 years old engines need to be maintained
Now our Porsche 964 backdate project: CC1 has progressed and starts to look like a Porsche. It actually looks really like a F model as was the original intention of backdating. This project is still very much work in progress. The front and rear fenders
Our racing project started in late 2017 from zero. I said then that if we start this, then in 3 years we will be driving in SPA. Everybody including myself thought the man has got crazy. We worked hard the 3 years and we wanted
Our 964 CC1 backdate project is progressing. Now the main welding work is done and the car has got its black paint which is the same color as the original car. After painting the big changes in the chassi are getting somehow more discreet. The
Our season 2021 started with full bare metal maintenance of the car during the winter brake. It was time to do it. We had driven the car 9000 track km during the last 3 years and counting from year 2000 the car had about 21.000
The Porsche Festival 2021 was held successfully at Alastaro racetrack despite still ongoing Covid situation. Carrera Classic participated to the event with an own small exhibition area. We showed some of our restored cars and we had the rebuild 964 3,8 liter engine conversion with
The Vaasa Classic Car Club is a very active club. It is well known for its large classic car museum which has been open since beginning of the 1980´s. The museum has large collection of all kinds engines and different kinds of vehicles: Passenger cars,
We have been working now for good 6 months with a fascinating Porsche 964 backdating project. This project has got a project name CC1. We started with a complete and well running 964 C2 which we sourced together with the client. The first step in
In late fall 2020 we got ready this very original 1971 model Porsche 911 E. We made a full bare metal restoration, even the car was in good drivable condition. This car was from its original condition one of the best cars we have ever
The Covid pandemic surprised us all in spring 2020 and changed our lives in many ways. In our case, among other things it cancelled most of the 2020 race season which we had planned ahead. This was the trigger to get a racing simulator. We
We started our journey in racing driving seriously in 2018. The first step was the Finnish circuit driving license. This is a compulsory step if you want to drive in any real circuit race. It is about the rules, signal flacks and good behavior on
In 1965 Porsche 912 was the cheaper variant of the new Porsche 911 model line with the 4 cylinder 1,6 liter engine derived from the previous 356 models. In the late 1960´s 912 became a very popular rally car due to its better weight balance
We were planning to participate to the Peter Auto 2.0 Liter Cup races in Spa in May and Dijon in June. Our team with elite drivers Risto Virtanen and Markus Palttala and gentleman driver Jussi Itävuori were ready for the race, but then Corona came
Historic racing season 2020 was seriously affected by the coronavirus in particular for our plans for European races. We had prepared to participate to the Peter Auto 2.0 liter Cup Races in Spa in May and in Dijon in June. On the way back we
Carrera Classic was originally restoring cars only for its own collection and then later cars for sale. In 2018 we decided to start doing external customer projects in addition to our own projects. I winter 2019/2020 we worked already more for the customer projects than
Fuchs wheels are essential part of Porsche history and the visual image of a Porsche 911. Fuchs alloy wheels where a major step in wheel technology in the mid 1960. In September 1963, Porsche had presented the 911 and wanted to equip the most powerful
Porsche Sports Cup Weekend was organised by Porsche Racing Club Finland at the new Kymiring racetrack in August 7-8. 2020. Kymiring is the new Finnish race track opened in 2020. The track is 4600 m long and it is classified to the highest FIA and
The summer 2020 was very different summer because of the continuing Corona virus concerns. We at Carrera Classic were also living completely in our own safe bubble in the middle of the woods until mid July before we had any visitors, or before we participated
The customer had a dream. The dream was a classic Porsche which also would be good for daily driving if needed. After years of studying the models and after changing his mind several times between different aircooled Porche generations the decision was finaly made. It
February 2020 marked the new edition of The London Classic Car Show. The show is firmly established as one of the must-attend events for discerning classic car owners, collectors, experts and enthusiasts in UK. Relocated in Kensington at the Olympia, you won’t get lost on
Our friend Ville Pekka Mäkelä proved that a classic Porsche is a good car also for a longer trip in Europe even during the winter. He had decided to drive trough Germany and Austria for a skiing trip to the well known Austrian resort of
We have been restoring for a while an original 1967 model 912 factory rally car from Sweden. In our first picture this very car is on the ice track in the 1967 KAK Rally. The car will be ready in the coming months and we
Carrera Classic bought this Rubin Red 1965 model Porsche 911 in 2015. When we saw this car for the first time, it was a real “barn find” from USA. The car was taken out of the container in the very same condition that it was
This White Beauty is now ready for the road. Carrera Classic has been working for three years with the full restoration of this original matching numbers 911. This White Ivory car is one of the first 1966 model cars and produced in September 1965. The
Our friends Christina and Daniel were married at end of June 2019 in the historic and romantic church of Mustasaari in the Old Vaasa. This church was originally built in 1776 as a court house and it was converted to a church after the big
Finnish classic car magazin Mobilisti published a collection of articles of the legendary Velodromloppet at Gellerås racing track in Karlskoga, Sweden. Gellerås racing track was build in beginning of 1950´s and it is essential part of Swedish racing history e.g. the home for the famous
Carrera Classic and Pukema Engineering from Oulunsalo, Finland have co-operated several years in developing and building aircooled Porsche engines for Carrera Classićs late 60’s and early 70’s cars and now later also for customer cars. We are now working in even more closer relationship and
Porsche introduced in early 2019 the 8 th generation of Porsche 911 which is still in its main design concept the same car as it was when originally introduced in 1963 in Frankfurt carshow. The visual image of the car is still recognizable as 911,
The European historic race season was started April 5-7. at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit in a nice spring weather. Peter Auto is organizing this year 6 major classic circuit races on the big, F1 tracks around continental Europe. The tracks include many iconic tracks like SPA,
Classic Data is the oldest, largest and best known organization in Europe doing assesments of the classic cars and giving professional opinion of the values of the cars. Classic Data Finland (www.classicdata.fi) is operating under the wing of Classic Data Marktbeobactung Gmbh in Germany. Each
READ THE PRINTED ARTICLE HERE! Finnish business magazine Kauppalehti Optio did a visit to the “secretative world” of Porsche restoration in the green forests of Finnish Ostrobotnia in August 2018. The story of editor Heikki Haapavaara and the great pictures taken by their photographer Pekka
Porsche passion fueled a record turnout of fans in end of September at Rennsport Reunion VI, the world’s largest Porsche festival. This time the event at the historical Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California was even bigger than before: Four days and official attendance of
Salon Privé, now in its 13th consecutive year, is one of the longest-running and most established automotive events in the UK. It is also a luxurious garden party set on the backdrop of “Britains Greatest Palace”, Blenheim Palace close to the historical town of Oxford.
Carrera Classic team has now completed its first season in the Finnish Historic Racing series. Gulf Historic Race Cup. This series is in total 8 races which are driven during four weekends on different Finnish circuits. The first race was in May at Kemora, second
Carrera Classic has been working for the last 6 years restoring our own cars to our own collection and then for sale. On request of many of our friends from the world of classic Porsches we have decided to open our doors also for customer
Carrera Classic has been organizing open track days since 2015 at Botniaring. This year the event was a bit different than before. We organized the event together with Relaa Racing from Kauhajoki. Relaa Racing has participated to the Finnish and Nordic circuit races with Porsches
Carrera Classic had the pleasure to visit first time the most important classic race in the word. Le Mans Classic 2018 was organized on 6-8 July at the famous 38-turn, 13,6 km Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans in France. This every second year
Carrera Classic has been working 3 years with the full restoration of this beautiful Orange, in Porsche language Tangerine, 1969 model 911 S. The car has gone trough a 2000 hour bare metal restoration even the car was in good drivable condition before the start.
New Finnish classic car magazine “Autostrada” was published last weekend at the Classic Motorshow event in Lahti. This magazine is published by Markus Nieminen together with his colleaques Juhani Anttila and Antti Reenpää who all have been classic car enthusiast for decades. In total they
The first generation Porsche 911 cars had an option for the Webasto heaters. Even it was only an option it looks that most if not all the short wheelbase cars (1965-1968) have had this option. The Webasto heater type was P1018. We have worked with
We had a great possibility to test our 1965 Porsche 911 race car on a closed ice circuit in Finland in February. This was also the first test of our second Rugen build FIA race engine and the new gearbox which we had installed during
Carrera Classic visited the annual Techno Classica fair at Essen in Germany in the end of March. The show is one of the most important international trade fairs for vintage cars and modern classics. Porsche Classic was well presented in the fair with more than
Carrera Classic had the opportunity to participate to the start event of XIV Rally Classico in the fantastic yacht harbor of Puerto Portals outside Palma de Majorca on March 8th 2018. This rally is one of the key events in the European classic rally circuit.
Leading Finnish technical magazine Tekniikan Maailma published a large, 10 page article (in Finnish) written by Tapani Mäkinen about Carrera Classic and restoration of the classic Porches. This article tells first about the history of the founders and the background of Carrera Classic. The article
There is no place like Canepa in the world. Where else can you find a showroom with the world’s finest Porsches alongside a complete on-premise restoration facility, a private motorsport museum, a workshop dedicated to the support of historic racecars, and an innovative custom vehicle
Finnish car magazine Moottori participated to the Carrera Classic trackday in August at Botniaring. They published a very nice article and pictures in their web version on our two 1965 911 ́s written and photographed by Aake Kinnunen. He told in short the story of
Carrera Classic organized the already traditional trackday at Botniaring race-track on Friday 4th of August. We were about 40 of us spending the day at the track. This year we had a lot of new friends who represented Finnish classic Porsche racers and collectors working
Carrera Classic racecar project to rebuild the old 1965 911 FIA racing car to the highest possible specification was done together with Manfred Rugen Motorentechnik. In spring 2016 Jurgen Barth had introduced us to Manfred Rugen who has been the last 20 years the leading
Carrera Classic team visited Techno Classica fair in Essen 6-7.4. 2017. Techno Classica is the largest classic car fair in Europe and very likely in the whole world. This time there were close to 200.000 visitors, 21 exhibition halls with 1250 exhibitors including dealers, clubs,
The largest Finnish motoring magazine MOOTTORI published in April 2017 a large article written by Jussi Saarinen (in Finnish) about Carrera Classic and restoration of the Prins Bertil´s Porsche 911. The article outlines the story of this very special Porsche 911 with the meticulous two
Porsche Club Finland Magazine (1/2017) published a story about the 2011 997 GT3 RS 4.0 using the pictures of the car in Carrera Classic collection. This article (in Finnish) written by ArttuToivonen, describes the history of Porsche Limited Edition models over the years. Luxury car
While visiting Retro Classics in Stuttgart we also to visited the Porsche Museum as we were in the same town. Immediately next to the headquarters of Porsche in Stuttgart in Zuffenhausen, you can find one of the most spectacular car museums in the world. Porsche
Retro Classics in Stuttgart in southern Germany has clearly established itself as a central meeting place for the classic car scene in southern Germany and its starts to compete with Techno Classica in Essen about the title of greatest or largest classic car show in
Carrera Classic organized an open evening for the classic Porsche enthusiast from the Ostrobothnia area on Thursday August 18th at our base close to Vaasa. Despite of the low key invitation we had a big group of enthusiastic Porsche people arriving with their own fantastic Porsches,
Major UK Porsche magazine Total911 published in their July edition (Issue142) a three page company profile of Carrera Classic and the same article as an web version on August 16th on their website. This article is explaining the history and business model of Carrera Classic as
Carrera Classic organized a track and test day at the Botniaring racing track on Wednesday July 27. We were first driving the track cars: the 964 C4 LW, 964 RS and the GT3 RS 4.0 in their own environment. This year we were lucky with
Porsche Club Finland Magazine (2/2016) published a story about the Carrera Classic 1974 Carrera 2.7. This article (in Finnish) written by ArttuToivonen, describes the Carrera 2.7 as the “Crown Prince” to the original 1973 Carrera 2.7 RS, which became a legend at its time and later
As in earlier years Carrera Classic attended to the world largest fair for classic cars, the Tecno-Classica in Essen on 6-10.4. 2016. This year in total 201.000 car enthusiasts came to Essen to share their passion. The highlight of the fair for us was the
Porsche Club Finland Magazine 1/2016 published a story of the ex. Prince Bertil of Sweden Porsche 911 S written by Arttu Toivonen. This Albert Blue 1970 model 911S has gone trough over two years bare metal restoration and complete rebuild of the engine and gearbox
The major Finnish technical magazine Tekniikanmaailma (2/16) published an story written by Markus Nieminen (in Finnish) of the 964 C4 Lightwight with the heading “Barths` Special”. The article is telling about the history of the car starting from the interest of the American customers in the late 1980´s
Porsche Club Finland Magazine (4/2015) published a story about the Carrera Classic 964 Carrera 2 Lightweight or Leichbau as the car was called in Germany. This article (in Finnish) “The only one like this” is written by Arttu Toivonen and goes deep to the history
Finnish MOBILISTI magazine (7/2015) published a interesting history story of the Carrera Classic Porsche 356 Carrera 2 (in Finnish). This article was written by Markus Nieminen and it went to the detail to the over 50 years long history of this particular car which is very
Porsche Club Finland Magazine (3/2015) published an interesting story written by Arttu Toivonen about the Porsche 356 Carrera 2. The article is a very good and deep story of the history of this very special model and its very special engine. By reading the article (in Finnish) you
Total911 published an article by Josh Barnett comparing the Carrera Classic white 2.4 liter 911 S and the orange 2.7 Liter Carrera 2.7. This comparison is interesting as this was the change of guard in 1973/1974 from the “last” classic 911 F-series to the new G-series sur cette
Carrera Classic attended to the Porsche Rennsport Reunion V at Laguna Seca race track in California on 25 – 27.9. 2015. This is the largest gathering of historic Porsche racecars and drivers in the world. The event takes place every three years. This time there
Total911 published an article by Josh Barnett comparing the Carrera Classic 964 RS and 964 C4 LW at Botniaring. In the article the cars were driven by Josh and Jurgen Barth. These 964 racing cars are important part of the Porsche engineering and racing history and probably the
Carrera Classic organized a track day at Botniaring in Western part of Finland on July 22. The main event of the day was to reunite Jurgen with the super rare Porsche 964 C4 LW which he had delivered himself personally to the customer in Weissach. The major British
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