For $650,000, a Porsche You'll Happily Drive Into a Ditch

Gritty, all-terrain Baja Porsches are gaining popularity among the perfect vintage cars that dominate the garages of wealthy collectors. 

Photographer: Drew Phillips

You may not realize it, but a lot of people want a Porsche that can go off-road.

In November, a builder named TJ Russell unveiled a gleaming white Porsche 911 at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. The car, known as the Baja 911, had wide, flared fenders; huge, knobby tires; a roll cage; and nine (!) headlights.