Singer Vehicle Design has become known as a powerhouse of Porsche restoration, cranking out tremendous examples of the classic German sports car featuring the company’s own unique take — they like to call it ‘reimagining’ — which often includes subtle-yet-significant performance and styling upgrades. However, a recent interview tells us the company is closing the chapter on that particular effort — for now, at least.
In a wide-ranging chat with Top Gear magazine, Singer boss Rob Dickenson confirmed his company has stopped taking orders for the ‘Classic’ reimagined 911 range, capping the project to an estimated 450 cars. He explained this decision isn’t thanks to a dearth of 964-era (’89–’94) vehicles, which remain in abundant supply. But don’t worry. Singer isn’t going anywhere.
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Instead, the luxury specialists will be focusing attention on their new Turbo Study, a response to requests from owners for restoration services which incorporate turbocharging. According to the company, more than 70 owners have reserved bespoke restorations enabled by the study, so there’s clearly a market. Hey, change is good as a rest, right?
These will be Singer’s first road-going restorations to feature forced induction, with the builders promising immediately recognizable Turbo features such as the wide body and so-called whale tail (plus the shark fin) will all be reimagined in a unique way only Singer can accomplish. These machines will be a balance of luxury and sporting character, bearing price tags which ensure each car is individually tailored to its owner’s exacting specifications.
“My first ever ride in a Porsche 911 as an 11-year-old in 1976 left me dry-mouthed and speechless — it was a black 930 Turbo with red tartan seats,” said Dickenson. With a gearhead like that at the helm, you can be assured Singer will continue to plow equal levels of insane detail into the turbo cars as it did the 964-spec 911s. Remember, these are the cars which — in a nod to Spinal Tap — symbolized their inherent extra potential not found on the stock model with a tachometer that literally went all the way to 11.
Singer will be showing off a Turbo Study at the Monterey Peninsula in Northern California during Car Week this month.
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