MARCH 2005 (ISSUE 132)

Asmart looking 964 RS replica on the front cover of the March 2005 issue, belonging to frequent ‘Running report’ contributor, Keith Calder. As a sign of the times, Editor Horton reckoned that Keith would have baulked at such a project a couple of year earlier, what with 964 RS prices at around £20,000, but now in 2005 and RS prices at £30,000, such a project makes sense. Flicking to the classifieds and the evidence is plain to see, with Gmund Cars offering a Maritime Blue example at £31,000. Oh for a real time machine, eh?

Sticking with the classifieds briefly and whose attention wouldn’t be grabbed by a 959 replica built around a 1973 911T? Details are a little scant – the bodykit cost £15,000 and the leather retrim a further £5000 – and we don’t know whether the original 911T engine is retained, but who wouldn’t be tempted at £17,995?

In this issue we report on an ambitious round the world trip in a 928. Back in 2005 we featured a similarly ambitious journey from Plymouth to Dakar in a £300 Porsche 924. The duo of Nick Gibbs and Simon Laidlow made it, too, with just a single puncture and a broken clutch cable hindering progress.

In his regular ‘Carte blanche’ column, resident hot-rodder, Keith Seume, argued the case for modifying in all its forms insisting that Porsches are just a ‘blank canvas’ for those with modding in their blood and who cares what others might think. Can’t wait to see what Keith does with his new Cayman!