General Motors experimented with turbocharging back in the 1960s, but alas, the Corvair Monza and Oldsmobile Fire didn't catch on. The 1970s, however, saw this technology enter the mainstream thanks ...
Take a deep dive into the legendary world of RUF Automobile as a classic Porsche 930 Turbo S makes a historic return to its ...
A rare road trip to RUF headquarters in Germany with a Porsche 930 Turbo S reveals the untold history behind one of the most iconic tuners in the world. From exclusive insights into its development to ...
Recently featured in Hagerty's new YouTube series called "Modified," the Ruf CTR debuted in 1987, some 22 years after the German tuner began modifying Porsches. It was based on the 1980s 911 Carrera 3 ...
Sometimes Cinderella gets the prince and nothing has to turn into a pumpkin. In 1987, a Porsche tuner called Ruf competed against the top supercars of the day and beat them all with a car that was ...
“We nicknamed it ‘Stay Puff’ from the Ghostbusters movie because it looks like a giant squished marshmallow,” explains Baldwin, Maryland, resident T.W. Scott of his 1979 Porsche 930. The car does look ...
The Ruf CTR is the high-water mark for air-cooled Porsche 911s. The CTR (that's Group C, Turbo, Ruf) gave hidings to the '80s most indulgent supercars, and built Ruf's reputation as a legendary tuning ...
Alois Ruf has made quite the name for himself building fire-breathing Porsche-based tuner machines. In 1987, his RUF CTR "Yellow Bird" stomped the supercar competition in a Road & Track top speed ...