New Zealand Classic Car

One of the family — the life story of a Rover J

Porsche of the people

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Michael Ahie tells us the brilliant tale of getting his hands on a piece of his family’s history and bringing it back to life. This Rover SD1 has been lovingly restored by generation­s of Michael’s family and was unveiled to his whanau with much celebratio­n.

Head to themotorho­od.com and search ‘SD1’ to read Michael’s terrific story. ames Black checks out viable Porsche ownership in the form of the 944. Never considered a purist’s Porsche due to its front engine, rear drive set-up, the 944 S2 proved its ability to head off a few of the 911s of its day with a decent wheelman at the helm. While the 928 has already begun to spike, the 944 still appears a good package with a decent price tag. But will it ever be considered a proper classic?

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