MOTORHEAD

MOTORHEAD -

the Japanese car magazine -stopped by along with ace photographer Sean Klingelhoefer..

 made in Japan.

go chase a copy down -its well worth it.....

 the other MOTORHEAD....

greetings from DTLA

last shot of the day for Australian magazine Smith journal

blackbird magazine -Hong Kong

a few months back i did a shoot for a new magazine out of Hong Kong  called BLACKBIRD - it debuted today.

apart from a photo shoot.....................

we also shot a video, that was my interpretation of "rendevous"

LA STYLE  :)

VIDEO COMING SOON

MANY THANKS TO T.K & CREW FOR A GREAT SHOOT

 

BLACKBIRD IS NOW AVAILABLE.

MOTORHEAD -NOT THE BAND BUT THE JAPANESE CAR MAGAZINE

just finished shooting a few cars  for the Japanese

MOTORHEAD magazine.

 

GERMAN OCTANE JULY 2013

GERMAN OCTANE MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Many thanks to Gaby Oppenheim from Octane & the always talented Dutchman Maurice Van Den Tillard.

for more press coverage click here...http://magnuswalker911.blogspot.com/p/magazine-articles.html

1 YEAR ANIVERSARY

TODAY MARKS MY BLOGSPOT 1 YEAR ANIVERSARY :)

 

 

MANY ,MANY THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT

 

cheeRs

Magnus

 

ROAD AND TRACK 911 EDITION JUNE 2013

 ROAD & TRACK JUNE ISSUE IS ALMOST ALL 911

 

GO OUT & GET YOUR SELF A COPY

many thanks to David speranza,Larry Webster & John Huffman

TOTAL 911-100th issue

TOTAL 911-100th ISSUE MAY 2013

 

 

 

 

                     

this month marks the magazines 100th issue -quite a milestone.
i have been a subscriber to the magazine for a good few years now,

earlier in the year the always talented Dutchman maurice had shot some photos of my 72STR 02 For an upcomiing feature in the magazine.

much to my surprise the Editor Lee Sibley recently asked if i would like to be guest editor for the milestone 100th issue,along with featuring my 72STR & picking my top 25-911 cars.

                                  naturally i agreed :)

 

 the magazine is ON SALE today.
get yourself a copy & a subscription.

 

 

many thanks to Maurice Van Den Tillard for the great pictures & article,

Many,Many thanks to Lee Sibley & all at TOTAL 911 For their continued support.

 

need to get a copy & a subscription?

click here.

https://www.imagineshop.co.uk/magazines/total-911-issue-100.html

                            cheeRS

                            Magnus

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCK vs HOTROD

My guest columnist article from TOTAL 911 issue # 98

STOCK VS HOTROD…

The question often gets asked, do I keep it stock or hotrod the car.

Like all Porsche questions there is never one straight answer & this one has lots of variables.

Back in the good ol days when early 64-73 911s were just another old Porsche the modification choice was perhaps a bit easier.

Fancy a slant nose wide body conversation Miami Vice style in white?

No problem let’s find the oldest cheapest car possible to be the donor, how about that 65-911 in the auto trader for $1500 –that will work right?

Today things are a little different-that 65-911 hiding under a 80s wide body slant nose conversation is a highly desirable car…

How times, trends & styles have changed..

Now I hear that the purists have always been around & rightly have their place in the PORSCHE world, but what about the guys that want a little more performance & something a bit different,

Well all those 73RS carrera inspired cars proved that people do like to be inspired by the PORSCHE icons of years past.

We have all seen early cars become a lot harder to find & prices have doubled if Not tripled in the past few years, so my question is what does this do to the VALUE of the car.

Does an early “S” give you 3 times the thrills of the same year “T” that the  current price tags REFLECTS?

I am sure there are lots of hotrodded S cars out there with mismatched parts & engines, infact at one time owned 5-67 S cars at the same time & only 2 were #S matching….

So here is my point I have a fondness for the 72 year model –one year only oil filler on the right rear qtr,first year of the 915 & 2.4 motor make it a unique car that I always look for.

Almost 2 years ago I stumbled across a numbers matching California 72- 911T,

This was in fact my 6^th 72 car

 Yet My choice to Hotrod the car was made before I had even taken delivery of the car ,

The choice was simple another 72STR inspired build with a Hot rod short stoke 3.2 MFI motor,

Built on a 3.0 SC case with great suspension & lots of cool details.

Now with most parts interchangeable I was soon well on my way.

My goal is just to build what I like, enjoy the process, have some fun incorporate a few R & ST Details into the car along with some back dated early SWB bits such as wipers, chrome faced gauge bezels, window cranks, add some sport purpose racy bits such as bucket seats, roll bar,5 point harness ,drill some holes in the door handles add some louvers, drill more holes where ever possible ,add some lightness &  make it the best I can with my own personal flair..

Would the decision have been the same if the car was an S ?

Who knows, what I can say though is what I ended up in my mind is my current ideal car,& best build to date

It took almost a year to complete with countless hours of time, energy, decisions & a fair amount of money.

I did incorporate the original metallic blue paint into the final color scheme & the gauges & a few other bits are original I added 2 more colors & some gold rims & script & called it done!

It is certainly quicker than a stock 72- 911T, drives a little better & gets a bit more attention also

With all restorations it’s all about the details & time management, perhaps restoring back to stock may have been easier  & quicker ,as with all modified cars-nothing just bolts right together  & my car has a few unique mods…!

I am currently 631 miles into my 1000 mile shakedown process driving some of the best roads in Southern California fine tuning & adjusting as I go, along the way the car gets a lot of attention where ever we go & the smiles per mile are endless

So what about my car now that its finished-its white & has a wide body

did I de value the car or is it more valuable as I hotrod?

Is the current trend of ST –RSR inspired cars the slantnose of today?

 Only Time will tell….

At the end of the day the choice is all down to the individual & personal preference,

If other people like it..Well that’s great also.

I do have the original motor sat on a pallet just in case tastes change !

Hey it can always be put back to stock-right?

Cheers from Sunny LA

PEDEL TO THE FLOOR.

 

STAY TUNED FOR A BLOCK BUSTER 100 ISSUE OF TOTAL 911 COMING REAL SOON .

jay leno garage show

just shot another segment with Jay Leno for his gargae show.

this time we featured my 72 STR 002

Jay is a car nut & all round great guy.....

 

segment coming soon on line..

 

stay tuned....

 

cheeRS

magnus

porsche HQ

Whilst down south i visited PORSCHE headquarters in Atlanta,

met the "family"-a whole bunch of cool folks-some even knew who i was....

many THANKS to Chalmers Niemeyer for the tour..

HOT LAP WITH PATRICK LONG

HOT LAP IN A FACTORY CUP CAR WITH PATRICK LONG.
all part of the PORSCHE hospitality down at AMELIA Island,
SURE WAS FUN :)

STOCK VS HOTROD

Lee over at TOTAL 911 gave me a guest column issue # 98..

take a look

now go BUY a copy!

SOUTHERN CHARM ROAD TRIP

southern harmony road trip .

many thanks to PCNA & Chalmers Niemeyer ( low country boil cooking specialist & all round great guy) for the loaner 991 Carrera 4S

2 nd time i have got behind the wheel of the fancy new 7 speed PDK.

just push SPORT..

it had 11 miles on it when we got the keys ,5 days later we gave it back with 1104 miles

FULL ROAD TRIP STORY FROM ATALANTA TO AMELIA ISLAND & BACK COMING SOON

cheeRS