This Made me Chuckle

[Mustangs]

Read this wondering what the difference will be to the cars he currently tries to build and no one buys! #overpricedjunk


A new chapter begins...

....countdown to the creation of the latest Paul Stephens Autoart series of restored - bespoke 911s is closing towards an exciting climax.
Our latest Series 2 Classic Touring will be launched at the London Classic Car Show on the 18th February 2016, fittingly in London at the Excel Exhibition Centre. A perfect venue for celebrating over ten years of perfecting an icon in England. The sum of its parts will be truly stunning.

This new series is deliberately styled from a period when design was unencumbered by stifling legislation. The car has been created in-house at our refurbished premises in Essex, with an obsessive attention to detail, meticulous engineering with modern upgrades together with a number of bespoke features to provide a stunning daily sports car for the discerning client. The latest Paul Stephens Autoart cars endorse our original concept by providing the best of both worlds, with pure style and intelligent engineering.

Our stand will also feature a famous Paul Stephens Autoart car brought back to England from it's luxurious location in Monaco with the consent of it's owner. A perfect example of the trust our customers place in us. This bespoke Porsche was created from our Retro Touring R model to the owners personal specification, and is proof of what is possible when you work with the expertise and experience found here at Paul Stephens. We always welcome these very special cars back to our facility in England, often for routine service or performance enhancements, but sometimes we have the cars here purely to celebrate their very existence.

So, please come along to our stand G130 at The London Classic Car Show on February 18th - 21st 2016 at the Excel Centre. Come along and see us, you won't be disappointed and that's a promise!

We look forward to seeing you there.

Paul and Rebecca Stephens

Don’t forget if you can't make it, give us a call on 01440 714884 as we’d love to hear from you.


By the way we are actively looking for new team members. If you are interested, or know anyone who is interested in working in a dynamic automotive environment, take a look at our website

[Mustangs]

Having seen the previous 'recreations' this is worse still .
Let's just hope Stevie Wonder or Ray Charles are interested .
Oh, and they have RAC breakdown cover !

[Mustangs]

Plenty of these Firms to choose from so as always best to ask around.
Never heard poor reports from these guys- http://www.autofarm.co.uk/projects/about_recreatio...

Likewise there is a company in Holland that specialise in 'recreations' but very tastefully done and I dare say cheaper than Singer although Singer are a thing of beauty

Edited by Mustangs on Wednesday 3rd February 11:48

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Price-i5ps8 said:

I wouldn't normally respond to this sort of "forum" but I feel compelled to say that the sort of vitriolic gossip I found here today is typical of the shallow opinions shared by those with narrow minds. If you can't understand the difference between constructive criticism and destructive criticism then I could forgive the ignorance but it seems that your constant attempts to undermine the value of this specialist suggests a form of personal vendetta.
Please stop and find another target. I think we are all bored with you and your sad opinions.

Oh my now this is a tad embarrassing, few beers after the show then thought you'd create a login ?

Look it's simple, the mkt decides what the right price is and the fact you never see these PS recreations on the road tells you for what you actually get they are too much money .

Singer is a totally different proposition, Cosworth engine to start with as opposed to a lightly modified and rebuilt 964 lump, 4000 man hours to build with everything brand new and the likes of Jay Leno drooling and reviewing them.
They also have a waiting list so what does that tell you ?

reputation is also key and I'm afraid of late Paul Stephens hasn't covered himself in glory .
Let's leave it there

Edited by Mustangs on Tuesday 23 February 05:05

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BertBert said:

Not debating the whys and wherefores of PS, just the logic you use. You say the PS cars are poor becuase you've never seen one on the road. But how many has he made? Hardly any which is probably why you'd never see one. How many Singers have you seen on the road? I've not seen one!

I'm neither a PS supported nor detractor, but I've happily done business with him.

Bert

He's been making his 'recreations' for over 5yrs which you only see at some classic car shows as he's trying to flog them, and the reson (as previously mentioned) you don't see many Singers is because their primary market is the US.
It also costs too much to import Singers into the UK for the buyers perspective once you've paid the duty , ask Andrew D as he had one on order.

Good luck to you finding a car you liked at Paul Stephens, you were clearly one of the lucky ones.

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9e 28 said:

I like the idea of this very early PS creation. I've seen it in the flesh. Fit and finish is awful hence why maybe launch of series 2. She's been for sale for like 3-4 years at £80k. I'd grudgingly maybe value it at £35k as the fit and finish is so poor and the fact it cannot shift at £80k speaks volumes even in these crazy times. Also owner only put 3k miles and then stuck it on SOR with Howard Wise. Seems maybe owner was not impressed with the car putting it up for sale soon after buying it who knows.

http://www.howardwisecars.co.uk/index.php/classic/...

I'm sure the new cars are miles better and so they should be at £200k-£300k.

Makes sense although why would you take the chance with Mk 2 when as you say Mk1 was so terrible.

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As far as detail is concerned Paul Stephens doesn't even get close to Singer, so as far as the salesman saying its better than one is laughable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEzUw8RKWNE