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Category Archives: Restorations

Here at Performance Porsche we restore and revive old classic air cooled models from 1964-1998. In this section find posts about recent cars we have worked on.

Now there’s a rare site !

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Richard

Richard getting mucked in on the workshop floor clearing some mess up that he’s created whilst working on an SC restoration project.😀👍

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New Major Restoration Underway for March

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Richard

Work has begun to transform this tired and sorry looking 1979 SC Coupe back into the former jaw dropping beauty that it once was. Major metalwork is required to rid this classic of the usual corrosion and previous poor repairs. … Continue reading →

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Work as now started on Simon’s 1989 911 3.2 Targa

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Richard

New customer Simon who comes from Lincolnshire has commissioned us to undertake a very mild restoration process including some mechanical detailing work on his very straight classic. All our work will be completed over the next couple of months so … Continue reading →

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Bill’s 79 SC Targa Restored to its glory

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Richard

After sitting sorry for itself in Bill’s garden for a few years his 79 SC Targa is now finally restored to its former glory and is patiently waiting for some spring sunshine to get the top off and enjoy. As … Continue reading →

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Colour Suggestions for Nic

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Richard

Nic from London popped up to see us this week and check out the progress on his custom SC to pre 73 RSR recreation that we are building for him. Fortunately for us we hadn’t painted the whole car because … Continue reading →

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Phil’s 66 912 Transformation

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Richard

Phil’s 66 912 has gone from this in December through to this awesome restored shell in January. Back to its original Porsche colour of 6601 Seal Grey. The project has run very smoothly and is exactly on schedule so providing … Continue reading →

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Restoration Complete on Brians Beautiful 3.2 Carerra Targa

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Richard

We have just finished restoring Brians beautiful 3.2 Carrera Targa including a full engine detail. More detailed pictures are available if you want to see some of the restoration process.

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Shaken-not-Stirred.

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Richard

Rare Martini 924 will hit the bodyshop straight after Christmas.

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912 Rot

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Richard

The rot continues on the 912 restoration…

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Freshly detailed engine almost ready for restored 86 3.2 Targa

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Sophie Illand

Freshly detailed engine is just about ready to go into Brian’s freshly restored 86 3.2 Targa. Lots of pictures to come very soon of this recent restoration.

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