The auction website Collecting Cars has sold more than 1,500 cars to date. However, few are more special than this 1990 Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer.
It started life as a UK-market Porsche 964 Carrera 2, first registered in April 1990. Although still enjoying active use in the UK in 2014, the car was exported to Los Angeles for the Singer treatment.
By Christmas 2015, the Porsche was back in the UK, complete with a new identity and personality.
No two Singers are the same
The Singer Design overhaul is as comprehensive as it is meticulous. A customer supplies a road-legal 1989-1994 Porsche 911 Coupe or Targa as the basis of a thorough restoration. Every car is stripped down to the monocoque, which is blasted to bare metal and treated for rust prevention. The monocoque is strengthened, then rebuilt using carbon-fibre body panels.
No two Singer cars are the same. Colours are chosen to ‘recall some of the vivid hues pioneered in the 1960s and 70s’, while the interior reflects the ‘golden age of early car decor’.
Nods to the present include a Becker Mexico radio of the 1990s, styled to evoke the classic look of the 70s. A tablet is fitted to offer iPod integration and USB connectivity.
Classic style, modern performance
An uprated air-conditioning system is standard on all Singer vehicles, but can be removed at no extra charge. The classic five-gauge display remains, showing fuel and oil level, oil temperature and oil pressure, tachometer, speedometer and clock. Note the speedometer, which is marked and recalibrated to 180mph.
The ‘Newcastle Commission’ by Singer is described by Collecting Cars as ‘an incredible example of the car’. Power is sourced from a Ed Pink Racing Engines 4.0-litre flat-six producing 390hp and 315lb ft of torque.
As a result, the 911 will sprint to 60mph in just 3.3 seconds.
Auction in action
The flawless Singer Racing White paintwork is complemented by light blue stripes around the bumpers and along the flanks.
Brembo brakes sit behind a set of 17-inch Fuchs-style alloy wheels. Hella bi-xenon headlights are mounted in redesigned light housings with polycarbonate lenses.
You can read more about the Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer on the Collecting Cars website. It could be the ideal car if you need something to look forward to when lockdown restrictions are lifted.
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