Model 991.1 CARRERA S Year 2013 Acquired SEPTEMBER 2020
Due to some building work at home I’ve had more time away from the 991 this month. I replaced it on the driveway with a skip for a fortnight and moved the 911 to my mum’s house. I suggested she could drive it if she wished (she didn’t) and also that she might keep an eye out for bird poo so I could pop round and clean it off. Unfortunately, she didn’t do that either, so when Lava Studios gave it a once-over last week we found a scar left behind once everything had been cleaned off. Ryan Tasker at Lava is confident that the scar is only in the ceramic coating. It hasn’t penetrated through to the Anthracite brown metallic paint beneath, so he should be able to save it.
The driving I’ve enjoyed of late has included two events: the first Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble of 2022, and my own ‘Nine is Fine’ Porsche Cars and Coffee meet at the Akeman in Kingswood, near Aylesbury. The Sunday Scramble events are a fine combination of super venue, great social, photo opportunities and loads of interesting cars. My favourite 911 on the day was an elegant Dark blue over Cherry red 964 Carrera 2 parked, ironically, close to the Singer Vehicle Design showroom. It was shadowed by two immaculate RS 964s, but stood out to me because of its 16inch Design 90 wheels and ‘flag’ mirrors.
Updating and backdating has always been a thing in 911 circles. Long before the 964 became the darling of the resto-mod movement it was updated to RS spec in various ways, including RS mirrors and cup-style 17-inch wheels. Am I right in thinking that Porsche updated the 964 with said mirrors and wheels at some stage during the lifecycle of the 964? I’m a fan of the ‘D90 and flags’ look, and would love a manual 964 Carrera Cabriolet in such a spec.
I hadn’t hosted my Nine is Fine breakfast meet since September 2020, and it was great to be back among friends – even in the rain. I advertised the event on my @gruppesee Instagram page, but didn’t try too hard with it this time round; a gentle relaunch seemed sensible. In the end we had 30-odd cars and a great bunch of friends and Porsche enthusiasts in attendance.
Car of the day for me was a 991R brought from the sunny coast by friend Paul and the 9WERKS gang. I think the R could be the 911 I would choose if I could have only one. What was really interesting was seeing it parked next to my C2S, to see how much more presence it has, and to have the opportunity to soak up all the details that make such a special car. The combination of RS ‘double bubble’ roof but no rear wing, for example. Sounded great, too.