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Porsche 911 Buyers: Wake Up!
I’m seeing quite a few Porsche cars around at the minute that, in my opinion, were hastily bought. When it comes to pre-’89 911s, this is not a good idea.
The usual Buyers’ Guides point out where to look. The spots are always the same but, since many guides have not been updated for a few [...]
Porsche 914 Endurance Racing
It’s time once again for the endurance racing series that has taken America by storm. No, not ALMS. I’m talking of course about the 24 Hours of LeMons.
Lemon racing has been popular for a while in the UK (£500 bangers to Morocco etc) but in the ‘States they do it right. No charging ex-eBay [...]
Remembering Jean-Luc Thérier
I’ll never forget my 13th birthday. I had an appointment with an orthodontist in Cork to have a brace fitted, so my dad drove me down from Limerick in his new E21 BMW 320. Zero present presence on my first day as a teenager had left me suitably depressed, with the [...]
Singer Vehicle Design: 911 & Porsche World magazine, November 2009
Jamie and I shot this piece while in California in September and October of 2009. The day was fraught, with huge traffic on the way to our rendezvous on Mulholland Drive, then the car had a few running problems and stopped on the bottom of a bumpy and incredibly busy Friday afternoon rush hour Mulholland [...]
911 Evolution: Expressed in Sandwich
I’ve written before about my love for the bacon sandwich: see The Bacon Sandwich Sonnet for more info.
My latest lunchtime creation is the bacon and mushy pea omelette sandwich – snacktime genius if I say so myself – but, when there’s no bacon and no mushy peas in the fridge, the classic fried egg sarnie [...]