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Porsche 959: Coming to America

January 16, 2010

Just finished another piece for 911 & Porsche World magazine. It’s the story of the 959 and how it came to America: very much through the back door, and not without its tribulations. The car was never approved for sale in the USA. Porsche were giving away money on every chassis sold, so they really [...]

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Shipping US to UK: Part 2

December 9, 2009

I’m going to go backwards a bit here, but only briefly. Bear with me. Having dropped my 911 at Able Cargo in Los Angeles on October 5th, we flew back to the UK and waited for more info. On the 16th of October, I got an email from Able to say that the car would [...]

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Anorak Overdose

November 28, 2009

With the help of my Twitter contact Jasper Maters, of Netherlands fame, I have succeeded in out-anoraking myself to the point where I am now teetering over the precipice of abject disappointment in how difficult it will be to top this. Jasper tweeted that was in Rotterdam and looking out a client’s window at a [...]

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Shipping Update: Friday 27/11

November 27, 2009

Having been anchored off the coast of Rotterdam all day yesterday, following a great run across the Atlantic, the Hapag Lloyd Sormiou is now in Rotterdam, just under 24 hours ahead of schedule. I dunno the ins and outs of what they have to do once in port (pick up and drop off I presume, [...]

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High Drama on the High Seas

November 20, 2009

I guess I have bored most of you to death now with the story of shipping a 911 to the UK but, for the few that remain semi-conscious, here’s the latest. It is currently on board the Sormiou (pic below), sailing from the Dominican Republic to Rotterdam, and then from Rotterdam to London (Tilbury). Weather [...]

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