RE: Chris Harris video: the Singer 911
Discussion
Having watched the latest Drive video with Harris in the Singer, I got thinking about what that build meant to me, and what other high-profile 'ultimate retro air-cooled' builds there are. The three ones that came to mind due to the very different approaches taken to realise them are:
1. Chris Harris in the 'Singer' Porsche
2. Harris and his own 'Tuthill' 911 build from a few years ago
3. Magnus
3 very different approaches and end results, but all utterly desirable.
I've just watched all three videos again over the weekend and was surprised in my ranking:
1st Tuthill - there is just something ... authentic about this - no frippery at all, focused on the drive. For someone like myself who get's lost in the nuances of carrying speed, it is really appealing.
2nd Magnus - there is something authentic about his creations - lots of very personal Magnus-Frippery, some of which ain't me, but the finished article still has authenticity
3rd Singer - I'm amazed I have put them 'last' - an ultimate creation, so absolutely stunning inside, and yet.... I feel bad saying it when you can see the thought and execution, but it lacks something to me. It'd hugely desirable but not quite a 911 in the way the others are. An obvious manifestation of this is the arches - horny, but not RSR.
I'm stuggling why, after watching the video, I'm a little less absolutely obessed with Singers as I was even a couple of months ago after reading Meadens wonderful piece on his experiences.
1. Chris Harris in the 'Singer' Porsche
2. Harris and his own 'Tuthill' 911 build from a few years ago
3. Magnus
3 very different approaches and end results, but all utterly desirable.
I've just watched all three videos again over the weekend and was surprised in my ranking:
1st Tuthill - there is just something ... authentic about this - no frippery at all, focused on the drive. For someone like myself who get's lost in the nuances of carrying speed, it is really appealing.
2nd Magnus - there is something authentic about his creations - lots of very personal Magnus-Frippery, some of which ain't me, but the finished article still has authenticity
3rd Singer - I'm amazed I have put them 'last' - an ultimate creation, so absolutely stunning inside, and yet.... I feel bad saying it when you can see the thought and execution, but it lacks something to me. It'd hugely desirable but not quite a 911 in the way the others are. An obvious manifestation of this is the arches - horny, but not RSR.
I'm stuggling why, after watching the video, I'm a little less absolutely obessed with Singers as I was even a couple of months ago after reading Meadens wonderful piece on his experiences.
goodhand said:
shoestring7 said:
goodhand said:
shoestring7 said:
NGK210 said:
Excellent. Thank you for a great vid about my dream car.
Oh, and just one wee question: Why's the company called Singer?
After this chap: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert_singerOh, and just one wee question: Why's the company called Singer?
(Not many people appear to know this).
SS7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Wheel
Edited by goodhand on Thursday 17th January 20:23
No.
HTH.
SS7
Edited by goodhand on Thursday 17th January 21:57
Rob Dickinson said:
“Hayden Burvill – who runs WEVO – and I had a meeting about the concept [what turned into the Singer 911] I think it was in early 2008,” Rob elucidates. “He suggested that any mule we used to test our ideas should be named ‘Norbert’ [after Norbert Singer].
“I thought it might be offensive, but I did like ‘Singer’. I liked the relevance: celebrating the air-cooled flat six, which has a definite song and, of course, I was the singer in a band for years.”
SS7“I thought it might be offensive, but I did like ‘Singer’. I liked the relevance: celebrating the air-cooled flat six, which has a definite song and, of course, I was the singer in a band for years.”
Source: http://www.total911.com/company-profile/company-pr...
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