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To distill the elemental strands that made the car iconic, display a flagrant disregard for. Singerrestored car is an incomparable work of impeccable craftsmanship. The work it performs on classic aircooled 911s is second to none. The legendary porsche 911, remastered singer vehicle design has fashioned the most retrolooking supercar on the road todaya bespoke remix. The porsche 911 book, small format edition automot design. He has played a key role in every one of porsches 16 overall race victories between 1970 and 1998 at the 24 hours of le mans. The singer porsche i thought that for those that think it is awesome it might be fun to work out precisely what constitutes a singer porsche, i am sure with the mass of knowledge here, we might be able to work it out in fairly short order. Aug 11, 2017 created in 2009, singer vehicle design has made quite a name for itself by modifying classic porsche 911s. Heres how singer restores and beautifies the porsche 911. The 911 reimagined by singer obliterates every other car i. Californiabased singer vehicle design is one of the bestknown names in the world of porsche enthusiasts and collectors. If we were able to cherry pick the best bits of all the porsche 911s throughout the years to create our perfect one, chances are it would look quite a lot like the porsche 911 re imagined by singer. Although the name later had to be changed because peugeot had patented having a 0 in the middle of car model numbers, the 911 didn t let anything stand in the way of its becoming an iconic sports car.

Singers objective was to take fully road legal pre. Singer performs restoration, tuning, modification and customization services on porsche 911s owned by its customers. After that, engineers spent their time rebuilding the bodywork to make it strong and. Meet the man who daily drives a porsche reimagined by singer. Dec 26, 2017 the work carried out by rob dickinson and his team at singer vehicle design takes the already involved driving experience of the porsche 911, and, as the plate on this car says, takes it up to 11.

You can buy three singer porsches for the price of. Nov 15, 2017 porsche 911s all in various stages of being reimagined to death by singer. Feb 14, 2017 a porsche 911 reimagined by singer is the kind of car that makes you stop in your tracks. Thats why weve put together this selection of new porsche books to add to your library. Rather, it is in strict 911 lore and from a purists point of view, a book about. Singer invited me into their private spaces, allowed me to be around their people to candidly learn more about their passion and motivation to perfect the most brilliantly restored porsche 911. Singer and the porsche 911 book photo gallery autoblog. Dec 04, 2014 singer performs restoration, tuning, modification and customization services on porsche 911s owned by its customers. Singer vehicle design is driven by the singular vision of rob dickinson, an excar designer and rock musician who came to be one of the worlds foremost distillers of the essence of air.

Singer and the porsche 911 brings the reader as close to these beautiful machines as one can get, excepting the lucky few who own one. The attention to detail obsessive, the finish exemplary. As we prepared for the singer house party on our second day in monterey, porsche 911s reimagined by singer were arriving and being positioned around the house ready for the evening event. A new printing of books may be in the works shortlyplease watch this space for. Out back the 1969 911e, in bahama yellow, that represents genesis for singer had been carefully manoeuvred into position. Singer was born in eger cheb, part of nazi germanys sudetenland, in 1939.

Porsche 911s all in various stages of being reimagined to death by singer. Singer teams up with williams to create 500horsepower. These 5 car books belong in every gentlemans library classic driver. Aug 15, 20 when the band dissolved and i heard rob had started singer automotive design, i suddenly put all the pieces together.

This documentary follows his passion of the porshce 911, and shows how singer rebuild and modify the classic car. Meeting singers tribute to the porsche 911 autocar. Singer vehicle design is coming out with a book that offers a closer look at some of the companys beautiful creations. As you browse, you embark on a nostalgic, imagepacked journey through the annals of highperformance motor engineering and design. Singer vehicle designs porsche 911 ebay motors blog. Combining stateoftheart restoration techniques with tasteful implementation of modern.

The legendary porsche 911, remastered singer vehicle design has fashioned the most retrolooking supercar on the road todaya bespoke remix of the classic aircooled porsche 911. Yes, its more porsches, but this time in the californian sunshine. Singer williams porsche engine details, specs, performance. American restomod company singer has restored, reimagined, and reborn a number of porsche 911s now, many of which wear vibrant colour schemes. The british alternative to singermodified porsches british theon design offers reimagined porsche 911s with singerish looks and performance for. But this car, built for delivery to switzerland, is the first to be painted black perhaps reflecting the understatement prevalent in its new hometown. The 911 r is a fantasy porsche, a naturallyaspirated and manual only piece of rolling art in an age of pdk transmissions and ultimate lap times. The introduction of the porsche 901 in 1963 marked a milestone in automotive history. Written by walter naher, this book charts the cars entire history from.

While the first 911 by singer was based upon a late80s gseries, the most recent uses an early90s 964 chassis. Each customer presents a tired 911 to singer and together they work collaboratively over 8 or 9 months to restore, tune, modify and customize the customers car. And when i saw the first few singer 911s roll out, i was a fan. See more ideas about porsche, porsche cars and dream cars. Meet rob dickinson, the founder of singer vehicle design. Having constantly worked on the same type of car for several years now, singer has introduced several changes to the modifications it makes to its cars. Singer is not sponsored, approved, endorsed by nor, in any way, associated or affiliated with porsche cars north america, inc. See more ideas about porsche, porsche 911, super cars. The product of singers painstaking effort is a porsche 911 restored and reimagined by singer. In 2009, dickinson found a new outlet for his creativity and lifelong love of porsche 911s through singer vehicle design, which restores and modifies the 964 version of these automobiles. Singers latest porsche 911 has the most amazingly retro interior weve ever seen contrasting the orange targa is a gunmetal gray coupe thats rather understated.

Indiana back country roads are what turned me into a porsche guy, and ive been driving the hell out of my carrera 4 ever since. That tends to be the case when youve got a motor built by ed pink wedged into the engine bay of a 964. Journalist michael harley and dickinson tell the story, while an allstar cast of automotive writers, journalists, and personalities offer their perspectives on the singer phenomenon. Inside singer vehicle design with founder rob dickinson. The full story, the complete cast of rogues, lunatics and genuises and some of the swearing, can be found in this book, agonized over and finessed just like the cars. Throughout the book some of the finest photographers in the automotive world, with unparalleled access to singers operations, reveal the sublime beauty of these porsche 911s as they are restored, play at the track and run the open road. This turbocharged book, now available in a beautifully produced, small format edition, is an exciting thrill ride for all lovers of the porsche experience. It is, of course, a porsche 911 reimagined by singer vehicle design svd of sun. Rebuilt flatsix engines with power to rival modern supercars. Espresso machine looks just like porsche 911 engine. My love affair with porsche began as a 10 year old kid, and a trip to the 1977 london motor show. Singer vehicle design takes tired old porsche 911s and restores them. Jun 28, 2018 the british alternative to singer modified porsches british theon design offers reimagined porsche 911s with singer ish looks and performance for half the price, as tiff needell found out.

Singers customers source their own 964s described by dickinson as the sweet spot of porsches aircooled 911 era and then hand them over. Norbert singer born 16 november 1939 is a german automotive engineer. Singer porsche book one more than 10 by rob dickinson youtube. Throughout the book some of the finest photographers in the automotive world, with unparalleled access to singers operations, reveal the sublime beauty of these porsche 911s as they are restored, and as they play at the track and run the open road. Get lost in the black beauty of singers swiss porsche 911. Singers restoration services are provided solely by singer.

Jul 02, 2014 the porsche 911 x singer vehicle design has won accolades from across the motoring press, its an aircooled porsche 911 unlike any that had come before each singer is based on a 19901994 model year 911 but little of the original vehicle remains other than its vin and unibody structure. Out of respect for porsche, and to respect porsche s trademark rights, this incredible machine should never under any circumstances be referred to or described as a singer, singer 911, singer porsche 911 or a porsche singer 911, or in any other manner that suggests that it is anything but a porsche 911. We talk to edward lovett, the owner of the monaco car. A porsche 911 reimagined by singer is the kind of car that makes you stop in your tracks. Each customer presents a tired 911 to singer and together they work. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Singers customers source their own 964s described by dickinson as the sweet spot of porsches aircooled 911 era and then hand them over to the company for an extensive reimagining. Singer s latest porsche 911 has the most amazingly retro interior weve ever seen contrasting the orange targa is a gunmetal gray coupe thats rather understated.