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Chopping Body & Paint
May 2, 2019
Dogs, well that how it started. You see my other half loves dogs (mainly scruffy dogs) and I by default now love them too. Her social media is full of dogs, dog artwork, dog rescue, dog treats. She started following a local artist doing some beautiful wildlife (and dog) illustrations who happened to also be […]
Mr Torquer
May 1, 2019
Here’s one to look out for, hopefully hitting the strip at Dragstalgia later this year. Mr Torquer. A piece of UK drag racing history, revived and improved by current custodian Paul Dawson. We first saw it in primer ready to be painted by Steve of Chopping Body and Paint and couldn’t believe the interior detail […]
25 Years…
April 29, 2019
That’s how long Type 2 Detectives have been trading. Restoring and selling vintage Volkswagens and everything that goes with them. Styles have been, gone and come back again in some cases. As the purchase prices of the vehicles have risen in line with their rarity, the quality of work and parts available has risen too. […]
Meanwhile at Pie
April 1, 2019
Spring is here, almost, and the season of cars and coffee meets has kicked off. I feel a strong sense of hibernation through the winter. Sometimes I think if I got given a massive cardboard box with some holes in it I’d quite happily snuggle down inside the safe confines of a cosy airing cupboard […]
Swapmeet
March 9, 2019
Happy New Ye…. oh wait. Its March already. But yes the first event for us as such, today, was the brilliant open day at Greatworth Classics combining with the first of many (we hope) DDK Swapmeets. Life before eBay was very different. If you wanted to buy used car parts you’d have to actually buy […]
Sports Car Together Day
June 25, 2018
In honour of the 70th anniversary of the very first Porsche car sold, dealerships across the world celebrated ‘Sports Car Together Day’. A celebration of the Porsche car and brand but welcoming owners of all marques of Sports Cars together to join the celebrations. We chose to go to the Porsche Centre Colchester, well renowned […]
Type 2 Detectives Coffee, Bacon Rolls and Cars
June 11, 2018
Yes, coffee, bacon rolls and cars. Pretty much everything that can entice me to make a trip out. Not very far for this one either, to the magnificent village of Burwell, home of the Type 2 Detective’s flourishing headquarters. Having started life in Burwell many moons ago as Type 3 Detectives specialising in Volkswagen Type […]
912 Road Trip
June 5, 2018
I’ve not posted a film for a while. I jumped in with Mark Morgan of Triplesspresso in his 912 Porsche for a bit of a road trip. We took the car up to Ian at Wolfsburg Performance Services for a bit of a freshen up before Mark’s trip out to Classic Le Mans. 2hrs each way […]
PIE Performance
December 8, 2017
Contrary to my usual blogging style, bit of text, set the scene, here’s the photos….. This one has got to be a bit of a review too. I booked my 997 in with PIE Performance for a service as they are my local independent Porsche specialist. I did the usual, search online, read reviews etc […]
Essex Outlaw
July 5, 2017
Paul Stephens along with Total 911 Magazine’s Lee Sibley were responsible for hosting the Essex Outlaw night. A chance to meet and greet Urban Outlaw Magnus Walker at the super impressive Paul Stephens Porsche HQ in Halstead. It was an open invite for all Porsches and that’s exactly what they got. The car park soon filled up […]
