In our premiere episode, we dive deep into the journey of Magnus Walker, a collector whose passion redefined what it meant to be a Porsche enthusiast with his iconic film, Urban Outlaw. It is no secret in today’s car collecting world that the idea of a numbers matching car holds greater value than one that doesn’t. Numbers matching typically refers to the engine, transmission, axles, and major components being original, true to their authentic engineering. There’s something about retaining the delicacy the factory put into building some of our favorite cars. In many collectors' eyes, nothing is more perfect than factory-original, even if it's not as powerful or not as tech-forward.
This may mean nothing to you, or this may mean the world in deciding whether or not a car is worth pursuing. In the first episode of My Porsche Story, Magnus Walker tells the story of how a numbers matching engine case for his 1975 930 Turbo actually found him. One could not have scripted a more perfect storyline in this window of time in the Urban Outlaw’s pursuit of rare Porsches - specifically, his dream Porsche, a first model-year 930. Magnus is a different kind of collector, unique in his overall approach towards life, and it was a pleasure filming him and hearing his story.
Living in an unorthodox Porsche world, he's a true rockstar of the flat-six. We sat down with him at his downtown LA warehouse for this interview and relived the days of the forums, diving into threads for answers and information that Chat GPT could never give us. It was awesome to hear about his pursuit for the perfect 1975 930 Turbo and how his purchase of a rolling chassis eventually landed him the engine case belonging to the car - all thanks to car forums.
The Porsche classic world has changed with aircooled cars making their way back to Porsche showrooms easily fetching six figure numbers. Magnus has been collecting these classic 911’s before the hype - way before the hype, back when a classic 911 would run you a few thousand dollars at most. So when it came to numbers matching, did Magnus pursue it for the added value, or did it just feel like something he had to have?
On behalf of Porsche Santa Clarita we look forward to sharing more of this series with you.
6 окт 2024
