Films – August 27, 2025
Peking to Paris Episode 5: Why You Need A Roll Cage
Nod to Gmünd: 1968 Porsche 912
by Kris Clewell -
Before Porsche was Stuttgart, it was Gmünd. A sawmill, hammers, aluminum, ideas that were barely finished but pointed forward. That current has never gone away.
In a small garage, a rusted 912 is pulled back from the edge. What was once scrap becomes something purposeful again. The details are subtle, almost invisible unless you know what you are looking at. Edges reshaped. Lines cleaned. Simplicity chased until the car feels inevitable, like it might have always been this way.
For Drew Hafner, this was never about building a showpiece. It was about creating something that felt true to its time, a car you could believe had rolled out of Stuttgart half a century ago. The reward is not in display but in driving. A wheel, pedals, and the road. Raw enough to pull you back, honest enough to keep you there.
1
out of
...
Don't have an account?
Related posts
chevron_leftchevron_right
