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Rally 911: Let’s Off Road!

May 27, 2010

‘Let’s off-road!” was the catchphrase of a pair of characters from the phenomenal Fast Show, but it could just as well be the warring cry of Francis Tuthill’s Porsche Workshop, just down the road from me in nearby Wardington. Those boys love off-road action more than anyone I’ve ever met. The latest adventure for Classic [...]

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Tuthill Porsche is Hiring

May 12, 2010

Good friends Tuthill Porsche in Wardington near Banbury are currently on a staff hunt. Chief amongst the vacant positions is another engine builder. Richard describes the position thus: We currently have a position available for a senior engine technician.  The role will involve the ongoing development of our engine and gearbox department.  The candidate will [...]

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In-car Rally Footage from the Porsche 911 SC RS

April 19, 2010

Here’s some top-notch Group B in-car video, featuring Millstreet’s answer to Terry Wogan: the great Billy Coleman, and the Rothmans Porsche 911 SC RS. If you start making involuntary noises when he hits fifth, then you’re in good company. The Rothmans SCRS cars have their roots at Tuthill Porsche, down the road from me in [...]

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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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Porsche 911 Rally car: The Cage

March 30, 2010

During my visit to Tuthill Porsche last week, I chatted briefly with fabricator and diamond geezer Lee, who was finishing a cage on a 911 being built up as a historic rally car. It called to mind a discussion I’d had over a few beers with my friend Roger Cooper some years back. Roger is [...]

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Today at Tuthill Porsche

March 26, 2010

My orange 1976 911 Carrera 3.0 is due for an MOT, but there’s been play in the steering rack for a while now. As I am exceedingly time poor at the minute, I dropped the car down to Tuthills at lunchtime to get them to do it. I hadn’t run the car since August 14th [...]

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