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Made To Drive | S02 E11
The 911’s Allure Is A German Thing
Everybody has their “thing.” For John Willhoit, it’s certainly a German thing. For the past 37 years, he and his custom 1971 Porsche 911T have been Stuttgart’s outpost in Los Angeles County. Whether in his shop restoring classic 356s and 911s or on the road thrashing his own rear-engined machine, Willhoit’s German thing is a good thing indeed.
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Mr. Winston Dabbs is a product of his time. As a young man in 1970s Compton, California, he was swept up in the local enthusiasm for British sports cars, tasteful status symbols among young black men of the time. Winston's own entry into the world of British cars was modest – a Bugeye Sprite which he bought from a friend for $75 – but it sparked a passion that has stayed with him to this day, a passion that led to a career in automotive restoration.
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Range Rovers, Unimogs, Land Cruisers, Mitsu Monteros, the VW Iltis, and more took on the desert in a live action display of rally raid history in the inaugural running of the Dakar Classic.
Creating built-to-spec miniatures with attention to detail, and a deft tweezing hand.
Swap the steering wheel for a plastic trigger and enter the beautiful, accessible, and addictively fun world of scaled-down motorsport.
