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Guy from the US spent eight months rebuilding his Porsche Boxster into something truly awesome

  • This guy decided to do something really special with an old and cheap Porsche Boxster
  • He wanted to make it into a homage to old F1 cars from the 1960s
  • But doing so wouldn’t come without its challenges

Published on Mar 08, 2025 at 7:47 AM (UTC+4)
by Ben Thompson

Last updated on Mar 06, 2025 at 12:11 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Kate Bain

This guy from the US spent eight months turning his Porsche Boxster into something truly remarkable.

Wesley Kagan was a man on a mission – to create his very own 1960s F1 car.

Inspired by the Lotus 49, he bought a $2,500 Boxster and made that the base for his project.

It would be a long process, but would it pay off in the end?

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The long road to creating an F1 out of a Porsche Boxster

Kagan started off his YouTube video by expressing his appreciation for the F1 cars of the 1960s.

“In many ways, I admire the Formula One cars of the 60s more than any other era of motor sports.

Porsche Boxster
The Goodwood Revival

“And Jim Clark’s Lotus 49 was a masterpiece in engineering,” he said.

Driver Jim Clark won on the car’s debut in 1967, in what would be the last victory of his career.

The Lotus was designed by Maurice Philippe and Colin Chapman, and participated in 42 races overall.

Of those 42, it won 12 and appeared on the podium for 23.

At the time, British journalist Denis Jenkinson declared that the ‘Lotus 49 has set new standards for Grand Prix’ vehicles.

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Wesley Kagan

Kagan’s creation wasn’t intended to be an exact replica, but a more general homage to the era.

After acquiring the ‘cheapest’ Porsche Boxster around, he got to work.

At least he didn’t get the ‘worst’ Boxster around, like this UK YouTuber did.

What was the building process like?

It was a long process that nearly took eight months.

There were challenges along the way, namely crankcase pressure problems in the engine, which came to the forefront the day the car was taken to a track.

“The little cap I spent so many hours building flew into a garage door,” Kagan explained.

Porsche Boxster
Wesley Kagan

A rubber glove was used to improvise.

We all love a quick fix, don’t we?

Even if it is something as simple as a rubber glove or tape, as was the case with this Cybertruck.

All in all, the car drove really well and was worth the months of work.

Whether it would fare as well as its namesake out on a race track isn’t for us to say.

Porsche Boxster
Wesley Kagan

But it’s still an applause-worthy achievement.

To see it for yourself, head over to Wesley’s YouTube channel.

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Ben Thompson is a Senior Content Writer at supercarblondie.com. Ben has more than four years experience as a qualified journalist, having graduated with a Multimedia Journalism degree from News Associates. Ben specializes in writing about Teslas, tech and celebrity car collections.