RE: Time For Tea? Urban Outlaw
Monday 10th December 2012
It's been a little while since we've shared a Time For Tea? so we'll make up for it with a long one. Best make it a pot with extra biscuits on the side because this one's half an hour's worth.
Time For Tea? Urban Outlaw
Chopping, changing and customising old Porsches; sacrilege or genius?
The subject matter, Magnus Walker, is certainly a character, his dreadlocks and shabby chic translated to the world of old Porsches in a way that will either have you nodding along in admiration or shrieking in horror, depending which side of the purist divide you stand.
The video is indulgent. And takes itself just a tad seriously. But it's beautifully shot and, bastardised or not, the cars Magnus builds are hard to argue with.
Discussion
I recently watched Jay Leno talking to him....one cool (Northern English?) dude.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB3JZlV6RDM&pla...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB3JZlV6RDM&pla...
This was on Jay Leno's site 3 weeks ago.
Anyway, at first I thought the guy was a dick who didn't understand what irony was as he kept saying everything was ironic.
But then I saw how he made a living for himself altering clothes and starting his own clothing label before moving onto Porsches. He's pretty rich now having bought quite a lot of property.
He's not everyone's cup of tea but personally he's living my dream. Own fashion label and messes about with cars. Doesn't get much better than that!
Anyway, at first I thought the guy was a dick who didn't understand what irony was as he kept saying everything was ironic.
But then I saw how he made a living for himself altering clothes and starting his own clothing label before moving onto Porsches. He's pretty rich now having bought quite a lot of property.
He's not everyone's cup of tea but personally he's living my dream. Own fashion label and messes about with cars. Doesn't get much better than that!
Edited by Hellbound on Monday 10th December 18:53
Oddball RS said:
Have you not covered this before?
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=48&t=1209338&nmt=Urban+outlawhttp://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMBHkntOMtk
gotta love the car though
the guys living the dream. even if there's no beard or dreads in my dream
gotta love the car though
the guys living the dream. even if there's no beard or dreads in my dream
Edited by fbrs on Monday 10th December 16:52
monthefish said:
Garlick said:
It was those threads that made us share it as news.
In other news, some guy called Ken Block has released a video called Gymkhana....That's worth a 'wooo' akin to when the speedboat is revealed at the end of Bullseye IMO
Besides, I recommended it was newsworthy....
Agent Orange said:
Can't see how anyone could object to him modifying a Porsche. I don't say this to wind up Porsche fans, I am one, but they are just mass produced cars. It's not as if he's modifying a coach built one off of significant historical value.
Nice stuff but Christ the vid was laboured.
I think the point is he modifying some historically significant none mass produced cars, maybe watch the video first.Nice stuff but Christ the vid was laboured.
Power to him i see, some wonderful work.
gibbon said:
Agent Orange said:
Can't see how anyone could object to him modifying a Porsche. I don't say this to wind up Porsche fans, I am one, but they are just mass produced cars. It's not as if he's modifying a coach built one off of significant historical value.
Nice stuff but christ the vid was laboured.
I think the point is he modifying some historically significant none mass produced cars, maybe watch the video first.Nice stuff but christ the vid was laboured.
Power to him i see, some wonderful work.
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