Pauls Perfect Porsche

Paul’s Porsche.

Well not really its owned by a dude call James and built by another dude called Richard, both of whom I expect don’t often get referred to as ‘dudes’. 

‘Artist Stripe’ - which I tried to find out if it was a thing, I don’t think it is, just something Paul Smith coined for a specific colour palette. I digress - which you will find I do quite a lot. 

This car is stunning, I mean astonishingly well proportioned it was drawing such large crowds at this years Goodwood festival of speed (2018) where I was lucky enough to have a good look around. I mean this car literally stops people in their tracks wanting a closer look needing to know more. Is this new? is it old and restored? Has it been locked away and never seen? Basically, what the heck is it and can I have it, the answer its new and no. 

So the car was commissioned by a chap - on further research more appropriate than dude -  called James Turner who owns a ridiculously exclusive sports car dealership - 964 RS anyone!? and Richard Tuthill the boss of Tuthill Porsche - they took a 911 rallying recently, check it out and obviously the approval of the fashion legend Paul Smith. 

There are a few features on the car out there from the people you would expect, but they are pretty pretentious and come from the side of the car industry that pisses people off, car shows at villas, where chinos and slip ons and watches fall in the same category as cars. 

So I will take you through the basics because thats all it needs this car is to be admired for its simplicity for its colour and shape the attention to detail without being over done. When I first saw it in the flesh thats what stood out to me, its bold yet simple the palette is understated yet the scheme shouts look at me. Part of me thought that it must be old an old commission by Paul Smith from years ago, but getting up close this was obviously not the case. 

The car is a race car but in the sense any 1960’s car was a race car. Stripped with safety features. I think one of the big reasons they decided to keep this a race car not a road car is the paint. You see with no notable interior the full paint can be appreciated on a much greater level, just peer in and the colourful floor plan really makes you smile - it probably did not ever make the paint team smile, apparently we are looking at a 600 hour paint job! The original car is a Porsche 911 2.0 SWB from 1965 built to fulfil 2.0l FIA rules of pre 66’’ 

I think one of the biggest shames with this car is the people who seem interested in it or at least the places its being featured are for reasons such as matching numbers and rareness. This car embodies what everyone I know loves about cars - its not standard, and its a car that can be used on road yet leans on racing for inspiration and performance. I would love to see it on Speedhunters - a website about cars not watches and yachts.