Cars
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.