OUR FAST FLEET TRANSAXLES
DAN FURR 944 TURBO, 968 SPORT, 997 C4S
If you've been around enthusiastowned vehicles long enough, you'll have heard someone say “cars find me” when describing how they've come by the fourwheeler(s) on their driveway. It's easy to dismiss such a claim, but I'm living proof it holds true — though I actively went on the hunt for a 997 Carrera 4S, both my 1994 958 Sport and 1986 944 Turbo found me, so to speak. Allow me to explain.
Let's start with the 968. This is the most recent addition to Furr's Fleet, which now stands at fifteen cars spanning a wide variety of makes and models, from a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II to an exworks British Touring Car Championship Super Touring Vauxhall Cavalier GSi. As was the case with my 997 (which you can read about later in this issue of 911 & Porsche World), when it came to buying most of the cars I own, I searched high and low until I found what I was looking for. In contrast, the 968 arrived at my door unannounced. I'm not talking figuratively.
It was June 2021. I was busy tinkering in my workshop when the car pulled into view. Its occupants, two brothers, were struggling to find a neighbouring business. I offered directions, but before my new friends and I parted company, we got to chatting about the Porsche. Naturally, I was excited to witness such a rare model on my doorstep, not to mention the fact this was the first time I'd seen a Slate Grey example of a 968 variant I'd long wanted to keep in my garage. My visitors explained how the car belonged to their father. Remarkably, he was the second owner and had been in possession of the three-litre coupe since 1997. A quarter-century of continuous custody is exceptional, and it wasn't long until I was being told stories of holidays, European road trips and other outings the family had enjoyed in the car over many years. With regular use, however, comes wear and tear — the Sport-specific upholstery was in need of a retrim, the car's Cup 2 wheels had seen better days and, thanks to vastly reduced mileage in recent years, not least due to the UK's coronavirus lockdowns, the mechanicals required a refresh.
Like so many classic and modernclassic Porsches, this Sport had long been removed from daily driving duties and was now being kept as a cherished chariot. Consequently, when the government announced it was safe for us all to head back into the wild, the 968's owner asked his sons to arrange a retrim, the necessary spanner work, wheel refurbishment, the purchase of premium tyres and to take care of anything else they felt required attention. They'd arrange the work, he'd
