The Story Behind The Perfect Porsche Garage’s Porsche

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One of the most evocative pictures of a garage in the past twenty years is that of a classic Porsche on a hydraulic lift in a diminutive two-car garage. Here's the story of that car.

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The 20'x22' paradise is called the 12-Gauge Garage. It's the work of one man, Jack Olsen, and it houses his one car: Black Beauty, a 272-horsepower 1972 Porsche 911 RSR-style Frankenstein.

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The fantastic videographers at Petrolicious profiled Olsen, his car, and his garage in this video "One Car To Do It All." If you have ever cringed at the thought of a classic car getting locked away in storage, or if you have ever fantasized of daily-driving your dream car, this is for you.

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Don't forget to read Petrolicious's written article on the 12-Gauge Garage as well, right here.