John Glynn's Blog | 911 Porsche tales & other stories
My Early 911 Project
I’ve had a longhood for a while now and have been to and fro on selling it or keeping it. My business plans for the next two years leave almost no project time, so I’m getting close to selling and letting someone else have the fun of building it up.
A friend of mine is [...]
Bye Bye Little Land Cruiser
My reassembled Toyota LJ70 Land Cruiser left the building today. I was sad to see it go, but pleased that it is at least off to do something interesting with the new owner, not just some dreary school run or soggy dog transport!
I think I undersold it as I had not mentioned spare keys, alarm [...]
Teenerific: ‘73 914 For Sale
Every so often you see an almost spotless seventies Porsche for sale and wonder at the condition some of these cars still come up in.
This 1973 914 is a good example: great colour and very clean. OK it is big bumper, but some people like that (I am one). Tiny bit of work left to [...]
Blessed are the Fugly
Let’s take a trip to Imagination Land.
Imagine a car with all the sexiness of Salma Hayek. Imagine that same car with a chassis more alluring than Scarlett Johansson. Imagine the intensity of having more power than Vanessa Williams. Finally, imagine taking those ingredients and wrapping them up in a package more sophisticated [...]
Porsche Parts Addict
The oddball parts that go around inside the Porsche scene add another interesting angle to ownership. Finding difficult bits and making them work on your car, or keeping them safe until you have a worthy car or project, or just buying something you know is cheap and turning it ’round for a bit of [...]