If you love Porsche 911\u2019s, specifically the 964 model 911\u2019s, you\u2019re probably familiar with Singer Vehicle Design and their one-off custom fabrications \u201cReimagined By Singer.\u201d If you\u2019re not, you need to be as they are quite possibly the pinnacle of 911\u2019s. While I hate to use the term \u201cresto-mod\u201d because it doesn\u2019t capture the degree of thoroughness found in each individualized Singer project, it at least gets the point across that these are reimagined 964\u2019s with modern technological upgrades, improvements, and design enhancements. Mind you, Singer doesn\u2019t build cars – they restore and reimagine them to their client\u2019s desires, creating absolute masterpieces of craftsmanship, design, and engineering. <\/p>\n
Singer Vehicle Design was started in 2009 by Rob Dickenson, an avid fan of Porsche\u2019s most famous and ubiquitous model. The first restoration performed by Singer Vehicle Design was displayed to the public at The Quail: A Motorsport Gathering during the Monterey Car Week. It was received with praise from all quarters of the automotive world and despite the, ah, considerable<\/em> prices required to perform these restorations, their order books quickly filled. With each new Singer project revealed to the public, the accolades grew and more orders rolled in. <\/p>\n Singer sees their projects as being part of several design studies that they\u2019ve undertaken. The first was the Classic Study, which focused on optimizing naturally-aspirated air-cooled 911 coupes and targas. Their next study focused on Dynamics and Lightweighting, improving the handling and performance, and reducing mass through carbon fiber technologies. <\/p>\n Their current area of study is the Turbo Study, and the car being shown at The Quail this year comes from this study. On display is the first car to be finished under the Turbo Study project – a Wolf Blue example designed with an emphasis on high-performance grand touring ability.<\/p>\n\r\n