My Cars

Ready, Steady, Go on the Classic Porsche Euro Tour

July 2, 2010

Crazy day today, moving cars around and dragging my Carrera 3.0 out of storage, to give it a quick service before tomorrow’s departure on the RGruppe Bergmeister Tour, followed by Classic Le Mans. Today was the first time I had done valve clearances on a 911. I was using a standard feeler gauge and I [...]

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Porsche RGruppe Euro Tour: Get ready to rumble!

June 30, 2010

Things are absolutely flat out here, as I try to get two US features and a pair of magazine columns done, before readying my Orange 911 Carrera 3.0 for the 2010 RGruppe Bergmeister Tour, and our subsequent trip to Classic Le Mans; back to our beautiful gîte in Dissay-sous-Courcillon. The Dutch posse leaves Amsterdam at [...]

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My Porsche 911 T For Sale (Sold)

May 17, 2010

Things are crazy around here at the minute. Millions of words to write since landing back in the UK post California, trying to tidy up loose ends on my day job so I can leave with a clear conscience, and also trying to get moving on clearing out some of my projects. I figure it’d [...]

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Personal Porsche Parts Airmail Service

April 28, 2010

I’ve been looking for door pockets for my Varmint SC for a while with no joy. Lots of black ones, but my car is trimmed in lovely blue, so not for me. Luckily, I have some very sweet people keeping their eyes out too. I got an email from good 911 buddy Al Wood of [...]

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Driving to Essen Techno Classica

April 13, 2010

Since our first visit to the Essen Techno Classica back in 2006, I have always wanted to drive my own car over. The sight of all those great old classics on show and for sale made me miss my 911s, and Dusseldorf city centre seemed an ideal place for a cruise around amidst ancient German [...]

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The Orange 911: Fresh Again

April 2, 2010

I picked up my orange 911 Carrera 3.0 (The Orange) from Tuthills today. The boys dropped the worn steering rack out and swapped my Turbo tie rods over to a good used rack I supplied (bought from MBS Porsche Parts), fitting their re-machined rack spacers/lock stops at the same time. These allow a decent-sized spanner [...]

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