Durham, NC Announced As Luftgekhühlt 11 Location

Luftgekhühlt finally arrives to the East Coast.

It’s no secret in the automotive world that the Porsche 911 is one of the world’s favorite sports cars. Since its introduction in 1963, the Porsche 911 has amassed legions of fans who love its shape, its unmatched driving experience, its wide range of variants, and its cherished legacy. However, there’s a particular and passionate love among Porsche enthusiasts for the air-cooled generations of the Porsche 911 and Porsche’s other air-cooled models, a lineage that lasted from the beginning of the 911, until the end of the 993 generation in 1998.

The particular obsession with air-cooled Porsches spurred an iconic event called Luftgekühlt, which brings air-cooled Porsches and crowds of their fans to unique venues to celebrate the variety, history, exclusivity, and stories of the various cars on display. Thanks to its criteria, the cars at Luftgekühlt are inherently classics, and the presence of purist-focused classics has made for a series of amazingly culture-rich automotive events over the past decade.

A large outdoor car show in Durham NC with numerous sports cars and many people walking, talking, and taking photos on a sunny day in an urban Luftgekhühlt 11 location.

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The eleventh iteration of Luftgekühlt is marking a first, coming to Durham, North Carolina for the event’s first East Coast appearance. The venue was originally supposed to host Luft 7 in 2020, but those plans were postponed due to COVID, and now the historic North Carolina city is finally getting its chance to host a Luftgekühlt event.

Known for its historic district, Durham was home to the American Tobacco Company from 1874 to the ‘50s, and the historic factory buildings even have connections to Porsche race cars, like the 917K that competed in 1970’s 9-hour race in Kyalami. After being a tobacco capital and one of the country’s busiest industrial centers, Durham had to reinvent itself after the tobacco industry faded, giving birth to the iconic historic district where the industry once thrived, which will serve as home to the 11th Luftgekühlt event.

Finally arriving at an East Coast venue, automotive enthusiast scenes across the Eastern seaboard have easier access to the magic of Luftgekühlt. Ticket sales and car registration are set to open soon, and in the meantime, anticipation is building for the iconic Luftgekühlt to finally arrive to the East Coast.

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