I was down today but your video lifted my spirits. I recently picked up an unloved 1985 928. I’ve always had a crush on this car but ignored it due to what I imagined were huge running cost. I’ve owed a 924 (with lots of issues) and a first and second gen Boxster (maligned but I loved them). So, when mine came on FB marketplace I jumped on it. It’s not running but starts. This video has given me the motivation to restore it back to its glory… but with a houndstooth Alcantara interior because she deserves the best.
original is key back date is puke , and so is singer especially with their fuel cap ! i mean your gonna drip fuel on the bonnet and potentialy scratch it . singer is perversion .
The 964 is the last of the actual round headlights and hand assembled 911s which were manufactured in West Germany. Thanks for pointing out the fact they’re essentially the same size as the original 1960s cars! It would be cool to see Singer do a build which keeps the 964 narrow body design with the quality upgrades.
Very nice build and I love the color. I noticed an issue I have with my Ferrari 430 manual which I noticed in your car is when I bring my car to a club track day and when I wear a helmet I hit the interior roof. I noticed that you have very little room in your Porsche too.
Amazing work as always, Gavin. Your collection is breathtaking, as is each new vehicle you and your team produce. I could not be more proud to be a Dutchmann owner. You and your team are true craftsmen. Can’t wait to start our next build together!
So, the phrase you are looking for is a ‘reduction in the polar moment of inertia’. You are removing mass from the extremities. If you can run more anti-dive geometry in the front suspension and maintaining a 58% rear bias weight distribution will still give you the amazing traction and driving characteristics. The car is stunning, it is simply the nicest G series I have seen (although the Targa in my thumbnail on watch next from you guys may top it!) SA has a fantastic reputation for building beautiful cars (I am thinking Super-performance and AC) so it is not a surprise. Greetings from London UK
I have watched your ethos form over the years. In my humble opinion the early builds were spoiled with the wheels you used, everything else was spot on. You now have the look and spec knocked out of the park, big thumbs up on your current builds. I'm over the moon with my own SC, amazing how good this once unloved car is. It's a bit like the new 964, it's finally been discovered.
Finally a Company that still respects what Porsche set out to build. I have an 81 SC, totally stock except for a SS muffler along with a cat delete. It was ordered with a euro spec lowered suspension too and it drives beautifully. Cheers from Canada.
Listening to you explaining your philosophy makes me think of Porsche's special wishes programs, but with the benefit of being able to go back in time. On a different note, did you ever do more 928 models?
Thanks for the great feedback David. We've only done the one 928 concours build ('79 Series 0ne). The early 928's are amazing, but we're needing to exclusively total focus on 911.
Thank you for not backdating Porsches!!! I like your philosophy. Beautiful cars. If you are adding / switching components to nicer, lighter or better ones (wheels, mirrors etc) why not switching chassis components as well, suspension / dampers? Bilstein or KW for example? So many owners report that they improve the car substantially in comfort and handling. You can keep the original ones as well as part of the original components and change them back if wanted or needed, just like other original parts you mentioned?
Good to hear from you. We do update select aspects of the original suspension in our high performance builds - but we find that the stock suspension within the majority of G-series rebuilds performs more than adequately for the overall results we're after.
