Von Schmidt: Crafting the special builds
Von Schmidt isn’t just a car name around the workshop in Oss, Brabant-it’s also a great example of why Porsche specialists like this rely on trusted suppliers such as Design911. […]
Category: Porsche People
From Dealership Days to Independent Success: The Story of SCS Porsche
When you walk into SCS Porsche, you don’t get the feeling you’re in just another independent Porsche workshop. There’s an energy in the air — a quiet confidence that comes […]
I love the smell of Porsche in the morning.
The man ‘nose’ his cars. Boxer Conor Benn shares his views on the noble art, his dad, and their shared love of a certain German sports car brand. ‘I would […]
LAP911: A Porsche Workshop That Does Things Differently
There are plenty of places you can take a Porsche for a service. Shiny showrooms, smart coffee machines, glass-fronted workshops. But if you actually want to talk to the people […]
Turning a 981 into a Porsche GT4 Replica with Design911 Parts
Most Porsche fans know the Cayman GT4 as one of the best driver’s cars of the past decade. With sharp handling, aggressive styling, and motorsport DNA, it’s a car that […]
Porsche People: David Hutchinson and His 1977 911 Turbo
Some cars don’t just sit in a garage – they represent a lifetime’s dream. For Hertfordshire-based contractor and long-time Porsche fan David Hutchinson, that car is his 1977 Porsche 911 […]
Porschemode: Building the Porsches Porsche Didn’t
Independent Porsche specialists often fall into one of two camps. Some concentrate on maintenance and restoration, others on performance and tuning. Porschemode sits somewhere in the middle, blending the engineering […]
Crafting Perfection: How Precision Panel Craft Restores Classic Cars the Right Way
When it comes to restoring a classic car, there’s a big difference between “good enough” and “flawless.” At Precision Panel Craft, that difference drives everything they do. Their team of […]
Why the Porsche 944 Cabriolet Is the Ultimate Usable Classic
When you think of classic Porsches, the 911 often steals the spotlight. But for Richard Head, an IT manager and lifelong Porsche enthusiast, it was a 1991 Porsche 944 S2 […]
Adrian’s 964: The One That Stuck
If you ask Adrian how it all started, he’ll probably smile and say, “It was always going to happen.” Growing up in Suffolk with a car-mad dad and a stack […]
Sports Vehicle Performance Ltd: A Proper Family Garage That Knows Its Way Around a 911
You don’t often come across garages like Sports Vehicle Performance Ltd anymore. No gimmicks. No fluff. Just straight-talking expertise, plenty of experience, and a real knack for keeping Porsches running […]
Porsche People: Julia Porsche – Barcelona’s Porsche Craftsmen
Tucked away in the hills outside Barcelona, you’ll find one of Europe’s most revered Porsche specialists – Julia 911 Porsche. Led by fourth-generation car enthusiast Jan Julia, this family-run workshop […]
