Hanz Mezger (1928 - 2020) was the engineer responsible for all Porsche's road and race engines from the early 1960's to his retirement in 1994. His original design for the horizontally opposed 6 cylinder Porsche powerplant was used in the 2011 GT3 RS 4.0, and still lives on today in the Ruf Yellowbird. This engine has won over 20,000 races in 50 years, making one of the most successful sports car engines ever designed. It is a particularly interesting story as it made the transition from air-cooled to water cooled, from SOHC to DOHC, and from normally aspirated to Turbo.

Lawrence Romanosky shows a couple of relatively late model Porsches; a 2005 996 GT3 and a 2007 Turbo Coupe 6-speed, that both have examples of the Mezger engine, and describes why the engine makes the cars collectible.

LAWRENCE'S WEBSITE AND BLOG: WWW.SOLEILEV.COM

ONLINE MAGAZINE: https://online.fliphtml5.com/yqwjj/pvmg/