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Though a reference model for any further sales, this one sure looks well put together
https://www.elferspot.com/en/car/porsche-911-backd...
https://www.elferspot.com/en/car/porsche-911-backd...
ah, indeed that interior color looks bad to me as well, also not a big fan of such steering wheel, although better then some other old Porsche wheels, but still.
I do like though very much their later wheels, just perfect remembering even with an airbag somewhere in it... nice job Porsche, maybe in alcantara/racetech even better then this example.
and ow, the interior color would have been way better in say this brown leather color as leading.
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I do like though very much their later wheels, just perfect remembering even with an airbag somewhere in it... nice job Porsche, maybe in alcantara/racetech even better then this example.
and ow, the interior color would have been way better in say this brown leather color as leading.
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Would you go for the RS or the Singer commissioned to match it.
Singer
https://autofarm.co.uk/1993-porsche-911-reimagined...
RS
https://autofarm.co.uk/1973-porsche-911-carrera-rs...
Singer
https://autofarm.co.uk/1993-porsche-911-reimagined...
RS
https://autofarm.co.uk/1973-porsche-911-carrera-rs...
Edited by KittyLitter on Sunday 1st December 19:43
I don’t really get the Resto-mod/Singer/Tuthill scene and prefer the original models on which these restomods are based. The restomods are never better than the weakest link and if you iron out that as well, you basically end up with a modern car which looks like an old one but has nothing in common with the original car - and it will cost you a fortune and still be compromised. If you buy a historic car you know its limitations and you get the experience of driving that car at that particular time in history. Sometimes it is just better to drive a slow car fast rather than a fast car slowly. So I would always choose the 2.7RS over the Singer if I had to make that particular choice.
hornbaek said:
I don’t really get the Resto-mod/Singer/Tuthill scene and prefer the original models on which these restomods are based. The restomods are never better than the weakest link and if you iron out that as well, you basically end up with a modern car which looks like an old one but has nothing in common with the original car - and it will cost you a fortune and still be compromised. If you buy a historic car you know its limitations and you get the experience of driving that car at that particular time in history. Sometimes it is just better to drive a slow car fast rather than a fast car slowly. So I would always choose the 2.7RS over the Singer if I had to make that particular choice.
Totally agree,most of them are a complete mismash.Saying that the light yellow singer above is probably the best looking hotrod i have seen with some period resemblance,it would look good sat next to my light yellow car.There must be a reason why so many singers for sale,maybe some hopeful flipping going on.The factory restoration is good as long as you control the detail,the cars get put on the production line through the submerged primer bath and of course the kudos of rebuilt in stuttgart.
hornbaek said:
I don’t really get the Resto-mod/Singer/Tuthill scene and prefer the original models on which these restomods are based. The restomods are never better than the weakest link and if you iron out that as well, you basically end up with a modern car which looks like an old one but has nothing in common with the original car - and it will cost you a fortune and still be compromised. If you buy a historic car you know its limitations and you get the experience of driving that car at that particular time in history. Sometimes it is just better to drive a slow car fast rather than a fast car slowly. So I would always choose the 2.7RS over the Singer if I had to make that particular choice.
I also agree, apart from the smaller size if you want a modern car why not buy a modern car ?Half the fun of the older cars is being able to get the best out of them without putting your licence at too much risk (or other road users who maybe doing silly things even if "you" are not). And then there is the concept of heritage ... how much heritage is there in a Singer ? It's purely a current re-imagination.
ChrisW. said:
hornbaek said:
I don’t really get the Resto-mod/Singer/Tuthill scene and prefer the original models on which these restomods are based. The restomods are never better than the weakest link and if you iron out that as well, you basically end up with a modern car which looks like an old one but has nothing in common with the original car - and it will cost you a fortune and still be compromised. If you buy a historic car you know its limitations and you get the experience of driving that car at that particular time in history. Sometimes it is just better to drive a slow car fast rather than a fast car slowly. So I would always choose the 2.7RS over the Singer if I had to make that particular choice.
I also agree, apart from the smaller size if you want a modern car why not buy a modern car ?Half the fun of the older cars is being able to get the best out of them without putting your licence at too much risk (or other road users who maybe doing silly things even if "you" are not). And then there is the concept of heritage ... how much heritage is there in a Singer ? It's purely a current re-imagination.
ChrisW. said:
I was told by the OPC that the 2.7RS that they had ... the yellow one ... was the only 2.7RS that Porsche had restored through their classic restoration process ... ??
Not true mate,i have seen a couple at the factory resto shop recently and i know of a rsl restored 10 years ago,plus others that have been sent there.You get a nice book catalog of the resto at the factory,the last rs i saw looked very good in there storage facility.
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