Monterey Car Week, as it is every year, will be littered with cool Porsches. From survivors to restomods, they’ll be no shortage of amazing 911s prowling the streets of Northern California. But this one will undoubtedly be the coolest. 

Restored by bb-Auto, a restoration firm resurrected by Galpin Motors in California, this 1986 Porsche 911 Targa is far more than just a brightly colored paint job. It’s sporting a 400-horsepower 4.0-liter air-cooled flat-six from Ed Pink Racing—the same shop that supplied engines for Singer’s early reimagined 911s. But that’s not all.

There’s also a 110-kilowatt electric motor from Vonnen—the people who made the first 911 hybrid street car—sandwiched between the engine and the G50 five-speed manual gearbox. Combined, the two power sources make a healthy 550 horsepower. There’s also bespoke “997 GT3-style” suspension geometry with coilovers and adjustable sway bars, custom Brembo six-piston brakes, and two-piece Fuchs style wheels wrapped in Michelin Sport Cup 2 tires.

Galpin Motors

Galpin Motors

Galpin Motors

The funky rainbow design isn’t an entirely new thing. It was first used in 1976 by a German workshop, also called bb-Auto, on a Turbo Targa in collaboration with Polaroid for that year’s Photokina photography show. The funky design would go on to be featured on the covers of magazines like Auto Motor und Sport and Road & Track. 

This Targa Hybrid’s cabin is equally as flashy as the exterior. The modern power seats, as well as the door cards and dashboard, are covered in a spectacular bright blue cloth material. There’s a rainbow pattern on the floor carpets, and a polished wooden shift knob. The gauges have been revamped and customized, while electric air conditioning has been installed to keep the cabin cool, even with the extra sunlight from the glass targa roof panel.

“This project is a true labor of love, blending classic Porsche heritage with our own Galpizined style,” Galpin Motors CEO Beau Boeckmann said in a statement. “Honoring the iconic bb-Auto company and continuing its legacy with our team was our mission.”

The bb-Auto Targa Hybrid will make its debut at the Werks Reunion in Monterey on Friday, August 16. Want your own? Order books are open now.

• A new composite Dodge Charger body for the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League is available.
• It’s sold through Direct Connection and costs $3,765.
• Cars in this league can reach speeds up to 85 mph.
  

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The next-generation Dodge Charger will soon hit the streets, reborn as an electric vehicle. There’s also a gas-powered version coming next with six-cylinder power, but if you’re small enough to fit inside, you can have a new fuel-burning Charger right now.

This is the new Dodge Charger Junior Roadster, available as a body through Direct Connection. It’s a half-scale replica of the full-size NHRA Funny Car, restyled to resemble the new car right down to the Fratzog logo in the grille. It’s made from composite materials and weighs under 30 pounds, and it’s designed to fit a mini-dragster with an 85.5-inch wheelbase.

That’s a very specific dimension, but there’s a reason for it. The NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League is a proper series open to kids from age 5 to 17. The older you get, the faster the speeds, and these little dragsters can move down the strip with surprising gusto. In top trim, they can turn a 7.90-second pass in an eighth mile, reaching 85 mph in the process. On the lower scale, these dragsters still go 45 mph. And now, you can do it with a new Dodge Charger body.

All cars in the Jr. Drag Racing League use a single-cylinder engine, though modifications and racing fuels are allowed for more power depending on the class. Starting costs for a tiny dragster are generally around $5,000; Direct Connection lists just the new Charger body at $3,765. It recently made its public at Dodge Roadkill Nights ahead of the Woodward Dream Cruise, and it’s available for order now.