RE: PH Interviews: The Man From Singer Porsche

[Mattygooner]

Absolutely lovely, what a fantastic looking thing.

Top of the lottery list.

[graemel]

It is a stunning bit of kit. I also read about some handling issues in I think Excellence magazine. I think what he has done and achieved is fantastic. Excluding engine, gearbox, interior etc. when it comes to suspension people try and re invent the wheel and mess it all up. After all they still use torsion bar suspension in formula 1.

[Jammy Dodger]

This is news ? Paul Stephens has been doing the same for years - and for half the price....

964 running gear, choice of engines, 70s retro body styles inc. brushed stainless steel targa

And I believe to a very high standard

[ceriw]

Q: 'so the customer can have whatever they want?...'
A: 'only if I think it looks good.'

That is one the of the most important points the Singing Canary makes.
You only have to look at the awful choices some clients make when specifying their car.
Footballers for example.

[900T-R]

One high profile customer of questionable taste can turn hundreds of potentials off your product/brand...

[JumpinJack]

Have you got this as a wallpaper size (or can you add it into POTW this week please)

[alexpa]

Autofarm have been creating good 'old skool' 911's for quite a while, and these are sorted.

Autofarm can do the '72 S/T, '67 R, 2.5 SR (remember Karl Heinz Feustal (959 Speedster), i think he has all three!), type look as desired, and for a lot better price than 150k

http://www.autofarm.co.uk/projects/about_recreatio...

http://www.autofarm.co.uk/projects/past/green_st

http://www.autofarm.co.uk/projects/past/orange_st

http://www.autofarm.co.uk/projects/past/black_911s

http://www.autofarm.co.uk/projects/past/green_rs

Edited by alexpa on Thursday 30th June 09:57

[kazino]

That's got me hankering after a 964 rather than a 993 now, what a gorgeous piece of kit.

[Bill Carr]

The Walrus said:

Lead singer no less, I remember seeing them at Finsbury Park some 15 years ago.

just looked at the website and it must be the same as the intro music is very much like the album chrome in particular Fripp.

Edited by The Walrus on Tuesday 28th June 14:35

God, I used to really like their album "Adam & Eve" (IIRC). Doesn't Rob post on here or did I imagine it?

Stunning car BTW.

[GTRene]

this looks like a nice one too, sadly not much pictures

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/showDetails.html...

[robm3]

Jammy Dodger said:

This is news ? Paul Stephens has been doing the same for years - and for half the price....

964 running gear, choice of engines, 70s retro body styles inc. brushed stainless steel targa

And I believe to a very high standard

What this man says...

[alexpa]

One mans dream, completed

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technic...

[mikEsprit]

ceriw said:

Q: 'so the customer can have whatever they want?...'
A: 'only if I think it looks good.'

That is one the of the most important points the Singing Canary makes.
You only have to look at the awful choices some clients make when specifying their car.
Footballers for example.

That's a good answer, but until the guy comes up with a couple of proposed examples that he turned down, I'm not believing. I think the 'it' in 'only if I think it looks good' refers to the down payment.

[Riggers]

JumpinJack said:

Have you got this as a wallpaper size (or can you add it into POTW this week please)

Your wish has already been our command... (sort of)

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

[Guvernator]

dave stew said:

DrMekon said:

So Ninemeister do the engines? Their 993RSR recreation looks lovely

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI1PjgCV_c4

Just been watching that - that is a lovely 993. Gets past the 358 in the end, too!

I know this story is about the singer cars but that Ninemeister RSR really is loveliest bit of kit I have seen in a long long time.

[nickythesaint]

Daggerpie said:

By far, the best Porsche "recreation" if not, the best looking 911 ever..

I agree. Brilliant.

Its the only one I could see myself owning.

There is some nice video footage on youtube. Sounds as good as it looks.

[TomPenny]

shoestring7 said:

There are some superb detail touches on the Singer car like the seats, rear shelf, door mirrors, steering wheel, the Heur clock etc., http://www.singervehicledesign.com/

But I do wonder if in reality it would be a better end product than the Harris/Tuthill greenmeenie that was featured on Driver's Republic a year or so ago. ISTR that could be recreated for around £100k.

Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2HjaHS51hk

SS7

This was the exact same video I had in my head when reading the article and was surprised more people haven't mentioned it. Stunning car and I hope he didn't sell it in the end, he deserves to drive that monster day in day out!

[graemel]

It's interesting that people are starting to understand the man hours and the huge costs involved in building something very special.
Excuse the rubbish I phone pic



This was built from a fairly mint and rot free 3.2 Carrera Super Sport. I wanted a race car that I could comfortably use on the road. There always compromises to be made of course but apart from zero carpet and interior trim apart from RS door cards it is road useable. It still has an ashtray, electric windows, a glove box and the centre console. It is effectively a brand new 911.

[cheddar]

tinyh98 said:

I really, really want one. Rear wheels may be a little too big, but other than that.......mmmmmmmmmmm

Agree.

[XJSJohn]

gives me wood!!!!

and no, i am not sorry for putting such large images up