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    SIMPLE PLEASURES

    Dec 18, 2020 5 minutes
    Words and photography Adam Tait

    On paper it’s easy to be drawn in by power and torque figures, especially when it comes to 911s, as the most powerful often look most menacing on the road, with their hunched arches and aero. Longstanding Porsche enthusiast Simon Moore has come to the realisation that for him, there is more joy to be had in extracting all 60bhp from his 1958 356 A.

    ‘I got my first 911 20 years ago, a Grand Prix White Carrera 3.2 on Fuchs with a whale tail. I had that for 18 months, and started doing European road trips, including going to the Austrian Grand Prix. I changed it for a 993 C2, which I really enjoyed, then moved onto a 964 3.3 turbo, which we did the Cannonball Run with,’ Simon said.

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