SURF’S UP

he spectrum of classic car restoration exists by degrees of originality. At one end of the scale, you have the fastidious concours types who insist on every conceivable facet of the car being precisely as it was from the factory, right down to the direction of the screwheads and the correct misting of overspray in hidden places. At the other end of the spectrum we find the fullhouse customisers, throwing caution to the wind, creating a vision of their own imagining and tradition be damned. Every classic car you see exists somewhere on the scale. And if there’s one modifying trend that defines the modern age, it’s the premium restomod. A lot of people like the idea of retro looks with modern performance, and you’ll no doubt have spotted a growing fondness for high-end cars that have been reimagined this way – Singer 911s, Eagle E-Types, Alfaholics GTAs, the fusion of the old and the new has never before been achieved with such sumptuous attention to detail. And these aren’t just engine swaps, it’s more