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Singer Vehicle Design: 911 & Porsche World magazine, November 2009
Jamie and I shot this piece while in California in September and October of 2009. The day was fraught, with huge traffic on the way to our rendezvous on Mulholland Drive, then the car had a few running problems and stopped on the bottom of a bumpy and incredibly busy Friday afternoon rush hour Mulholland [...]
Varmint: Still Waiting
I’ve been off the pace on blogging lately, for which I apologise. Things are busy here with a lot of projects on the go.
One thing that’s been keeping me busy is a Basic Digital Photography course at Warwick College in Leamington. It’s a 10-week stint, 3 hours teaching a night so quite a bit in [...]
Derek Bell: Porsche Hero
This month’s 911 and Porsche World magazine features another Glynn/Lipman UK classic: a piece on Derek Bell and his 928 Club Sport. Thanks to Derek’s hectic so-called retirement, the job took me a few months to set up, but it was well worth the wait: the experience was 100% fantastic from start to finish.
At the [...]
Retro 914 is Front Page News
When I first saw Bob Marx’ 914 in some pics of a gathering at Danville, CA and then again in snaps from a meet at EASY Porsche in Emeryville, San Francisco, I knew it was something different: it just had that air about it. I spoke to my buddy John Gray, who I knew would [...]
SC versus 3.2 – which is best?
“SC versus 3.2 – which is best?” A question often asked and always pointless.
When it comes to SC versus Carrera, apart from minor differences in ventilation, slightly different seats and the change to the G50 transmission, the difference is 95% engine. If you are buying, take time to try a few and decide which [...]