The simple fact is that more than 70 % of all Porsche’s ever built are still on the Road today, and they play a huge part in preserving the brands heritage, while providing owners with many years of motoring pleasure at the same time.
You can understand that a well-looked after or correctly maintained and repaired Classic Porsche is not only worth a lot of money but also offers the owner unending satisfaction.
Any Porsche that is 10 years or older falls into the Classic Porsche category and can be looked after by their global programme. Porsche AG Germany have open a Classic Workshop just outside Stuttgart where they maintain all models from the 356 all the way up to the Porsche 911 (Type 993).The facility is currently jam packed solid with cars from all over the world including some very special and rare classics such as 959 Porsches in various stages of restoration or repair.
The goal of the facility is to retain the authenticity and value of their customers Porsches. From a technical perspective, this is no easy task and Porsche Classic use original special tools, body frame gauges, data sheets and Porsche Classic Parts to achieve this.
Porsche SA have Porsche AG-approved Porsche Classic facilities at their Cape Town and Pretoria Centers, with Johannesburg coming on line by the end of the year. So just as in Germany if you want to restore your Classic Porsche from the ground up into a like-new condition or simply have it serviced and maintained it can be done right here in South Africa.