The restomodded 911s of Theon Design have their own niche in the world of remastered Porsches. HenryCatchpole drives the company’s latest creation to find out what makes it different -
Land Rover. But in that time he also did design work on powerboats and on Airbus A380s, the largest passenger jets in the world. He has a real interest in architecture too. He has always loved 911s, though, and when the opportunity came he decided to put his design skills into creating his own dream version of a 911.
If the car has a sunroof and it’s being removed then the whole roof is removed and replaced with an early roof with the vents at the top of the rear screen. A high-level brake light is then subtly hidden in there. Adam describes the mirrors as a concept car design made practical for the road. Machined from aluminium they’re inspired by those on Porsche’s ownInside, Adam has taken ideas from other Porsches, so while it looks different, it retains a family feel.
Turn the key and the engine catches easily. A gentle blip of the throttle reveals a weighty action, while the clutch pedal is very light. The six-speed gearbox is from a 993 and the action of the relatively stubby lever is precise and smooth. No baulking, no notchiness, just a relatively light, easy action.
So enjoyable is the engine, it almost doesn’t matter what the car does in the corners. In fact it’s quite a modern-feeling 911 when you thread it through a set of bends. Don’t get me wrong, you still know the engine is in the back and you still get that lovely sense of weighted traction on the way out of corners, but there is much more turn-in grip from the front than I was expecting.
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