Monday 10th December 2012

Time For Tea? Urban Outlaw

Chopping, changing and customising old Porsches; sacrilege or genius?

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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.

Pretentious? Moi?

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.

 

 

 

[Oddball RS]

Have you not covered this before?

[M@1975]

Erm is it me or was that dude knitting?

[Arun_D]

Watched this on Speedhunters the other week, great video. He's quite a character, and I love his silver daily driver.

[Lordbenny]

I recently watched Jay Leno talking to him....one cool (Northern English?) dude.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB3JZlV6RDM&pla...

[Hellbound]

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!

Edited by Hellbound on Monday 10th December 18:53

[Tib]

I haven't actually watched it, but is this anything to do with depthofspeed?

[monthefish]

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+outlaw

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Garlick]

It was those threads that made us share it as news.

[monthefish]

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....

[anonymous-user]

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

Edited by fbrs on Monday 10th December 16:52

[Garlick]

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....

I know you was kidding and all that, but news reaches a wider audience and gets included on the email newsletter as well.

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]

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.

[gibbon]

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.

Power to him i see, some wonderful work.

[redback911]

"it's almost an out of body experience"... Certainly will be if he continues to drive without a seat belt.

Overall a good video, I loved the sound track (both car and music).

[Agent Orange]

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.

Power to him i see, some wonderful work.

I did - with the sound down at work. None looked significant to me. I'll listen later.

[k-ink]

This has taken ages to reach PH. The guy is a legend.

[Mr2Mike]

Hellbound said:

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!

The way to make that better would be to mess around with cars without having a poncy fashion label

[tomellingham]

Is this guy Scottish?

[arkenphel]

That. Was. Cool.




I will never be that cool, and that makes me sad. My hair will never grow that long.

[ryanjohnstott]

Can't believe I just wasted 30 mins of my life watching a Hobo with a poor yank accent whining on about how he sticks bits onto old Porsches.

Utterly uninteresting.