Once I heard that Singer Automobile Design have been bringing not one, however two automobiles alongside to Caffeine & Machine’s ‘The Bowl’ venue in Bedfordshire this weekend, I knew the place I wanted to be.
Since 2009, Singer have been restoring and reimagining Porsche 964s into bespoke creations for his or her clientele. To easily name them ‘restomods’ is under-selling what a Singer Porsche is, as a result of these commissioned builds are nothing in need of automotive artistic endeavors. What makes a Singer a Singer is the eye to element, each in design and construct high quality.
Because the starting, Singer’s enterprise has revolved round their ‘Basic’ 964-based backdate, however since the order guide for these automobiles have been closed in 2022 (having been capped at 450 items), the California-based firm has been exploring new concepts.
We’ll get to the Singer DLS-T (Dynamics & Lightweighting Examine – Turbo) in a second, however first I needed to take a crawl over the Basic on show, which was completed in Singer’s now iconic pale blue and orange element scheme.
By changing its exterior panels with carbon fibre equivalents, tweaking engine efficiency and modernising the retro inside, this automobile has a appear and feel that befits its Basic title, however with discreet fashionable options all through.
Whereas the Basic was attractive, I wasn’t the one one who discovered it laborious to take my eyes off the automobile parked alongside it at The Bowl – Singer’s latest Dynamic Light-weight Examine collection creation, the DLS-T (Dynamic Light-weight Examine – Turbo). As its title recommend, it is a 964 Turbo-based construct.
The Singer DLS-T’s visible inspiration comes from the 934/5 endurance racer of the late-Nineteen Seventies, one thing mirrored in its ultra-wide carbon fibre bodywork and distinctive side-exit exhausts, which have opened up room for a outstanding rear diffuser.
The automobile was proven in its ‘highway’ configuration, however the proprietor additionally has a ‘observe’ bundle which updates the entrance fascia and trades the rear ducktail spoiler for a circuit-spec wing.
The guts of the creation is a twin-turbo 3.8L flat six that revs to an astonishing 9,000rpm and produces 700hp.
Contained in the DLS-T, there’s endless consideration to element completed to the identical beautiful degree as the outside. Although the considering behind this iteration is to cut back weight, the inside continues to be luxurious. Singer does this so properly.
Though these two excellent Singer 911 reimaginations share the identical underpinnings, in some ways they actually couldn’t be extra completely different. The query is, which one would you select given the possibility?
Samuel Cherry
Instagram: samgcherry
IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER associated tales on Speedhunters
How To affix the IATS program: We have now at all times welcomed readers to contact us with examples of their work and imagine that the perfect Speedhunter is at all times the particular person closest to the tradition itself, proper there on the road or native parking zone. If you happen to suppose you may have what it takes and wish to share your work with us then you need to apply to turn out to be a part of the IAMTHESPEEDHUNTER program. Learn learn how to become involved right here.
