My Cars

Porsche 924 Turbo tested: latest eBay purchase update

May 6, 2012

British law says that cars over three years old must have an annual safety inspection, known here as the MoT (Ministry of Transport). Today, Racing Restorations UK took my new Porsche 924 Turbo for its test. It’s the first step in registering the Italian-plated hatchback here in England.   The test checks what you’d expect: [...]

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New Porsche in the JG Stable

April 24, 2012

My growing car collection just went up a notch, as lovely Ferdinand Magazine bought its first Porsche project. The new addition is a 924 Turbo: a Series One car from the late 1970s, in Silver. It’s LHD (of course) and has a non-sunroof shell. Condition is reportedly very solid, but I’ve not seen it yet [...]

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2012 Nürburgring 24 Hour with Falken Porsche Europe

April 21, 2012

As per my Porsche Supercup in Bahrain post, I attended last year’s Nürburgring 24-hour with Falken Tyres and their Porsche 911 GT3 R. It was a great event from start to finish, so I’m delighted that Falken Tyres Europe is supporting new Ferdinand magazine by taking us out there again. Last year was fun, resulting [...]

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BBC Radio 4 interview on Ferdinand Porsche airs today

April 13, 2012

The interview I recorded in London with BBC Radio 4 airs today at 16:00 hrs UK time. The piece will appear on Last Word: Radio 4′s obituary show. I think the session went well, but you never know how these things will turn out in the edit. I’m hoping it will come across as interesting, [...]

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Porsche 924/944 Shooting Brake/Kombi Build

February 3, 2012

I’ve always had a thing for estate cars – they look better than most saloons. The problem with being a Porsche fan is that there is no estate to choose from. Recently, I’ve been looking at Cayennes to buy, but the majority of aftermarket specialists I spoke to said keep away. I was tempted to [...]

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iPad Dash Install: Porsche Cayenne

December 30, 2011

I’ve been searching for a sensibly-priced double-din head unit with nav to stick in the workwagen Subaru for a while. As an Alpine head, the obvious choice is the Alpine INA-W910R for tip top nav and iPhone integration, but at £962 (down from £1800 retail!!) you can forget that. Chatting with Alastair Caldwell the other [...]

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