A big nosed bearded petrolhead, aspiring automotive journalist.
I’m Sam and for as long as I can remember I’ve loved anything and everything with an engine. I’m here to document my automotive experiences with people and hopefully develop as a driver and a writer. My long term goal is to break into automotive journalism in the near future and road test performance cars for a major magazine. Please like and subscribe to stay up to date with my latest content including my weekly Youtube podcast.
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My most recent articles
I backdated my Air-cooled 911
What’s backdating? Backdating essentially is making your Air-cooled 911 look older than it is. This usually happens to cars like mine, the G-series (1974-1989) or impact bumper cars as they’re known. This is usually because they’re a “cheap” way into Air-cooled Porsches and they’re not the prettiest. Why did you backdate it? Two main reasons …
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Air-cooled 911’s. What’s all the fuss about?
For years I’ve wondered why little old men lust after these old air-cooled Porkers. Then one morning I woke up and decided to find out for myself. Pictured above is 1120kgs of my 1977 3.0 Super Carrera. A car I took delivery of a few weeks ago. What’s it like? The term visceral is thrown …
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Project Gallardo first update
It’s been a week in real time and I’ve already haemorrhaged, no, invested a lot of funds into my latest project. After hundreds of stressed and worried hours sorting though American and German eBay, I’ve managed to source the correct 5.0 long block. It’s in need of some repairs after an argument with a rod. …
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