Two generations, one passion: the Ingram family’s Porsche collection in North Carolina is magnificent for many reasons – not least for how it has been rebuilt following a heartbreaking calamity.There are places where magic happens; places that carry a piece of the past within them and places that seem like a future promise, as if their day has yet to come. If you ever have the good fortune to behold the Ingram family’s Porsche collection, you’ll feel a bit of all that: magic, a glimpse into history, and the hint of a grand future. Since the late 1990s, Bob Ingram and his wife Jeanie have assembled a collection of 80 exquisite Porsche models, representing a fascinating cross-section of the sports-car brand’s past seven decades. The couple, from Durham in North Carolina, share their passion for Porsche with their sons, Rory and Cam.But not everything has been plain sailing. In April 2019, the family experienced a nightmare when a gas pipe exploded in front of the warehouse where large parts of the collection were housed. Two people died, the neighbouring building was completely destroyed, and the roof of the Ingrams’ hall collapsed, badly damaging about half of the precious cars below. “It was the saddest day of our lives,” Bob Ingram recalls. “Our thoughts are still with the people who were hurt and the families who lost loved ones.”