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Old 09-28-2010, 08:43 PM
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Default Singer 911 on Carolla's Car Cast - Pics and Video

Pretty sweet. Engine is from a 1995 993.

http://www.adamcarolla.com/CarCastBl...rob-dickinson/

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NEK-- Glad to see such a P-car rarity again: I got to climb all over this 911 & spent hours in CA last month with Rob Dickinson

Click here for professional photographs of it with my 993 from SuperCars.net & MadWhips.com.
I'll try to upload & share the shots I personally took of it sometime.

I can't get enough of that crazy custom modern retro beast. Regardless of personal opinions, lots of thought, engineering, & Porsche passion went into it. I suspected that just its engine work alone cost as much as many factory-new Porsches ... kudos to Maz for confirming that recently.


Related: RLer Coltranes' "OT: Amazing 911 Video" thread.
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Originally Posted by curve lover
NEK-- Glad to see such a P-car rarity again: I got to climb all over this 911 & spent hours in CA last month with Rob Dickinson

Click here for professional photographs of it with my 993 from SuperCars.net & MadWhips.com.
I finally figured out what the green car is in your pic's earlier today .... (I'm a little slow these days ...) Looks like a truly amazing creation!
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A beautiful car. Cool to see rennlisters Geoffrey and Colin's name on the engine plaque.
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What a beautiful car!

Where did they source the headlights?
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Love those Singers.....especially the orange one.
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Anyone know what these Singers cost? I saw one at Laguna Seca and they are smokin'. Like the 911 version of the 356 "outlaw" cars.
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Anyone know what these Singers cost? I saw one at Laguna Seca and they are smokin'. Like the 911 version of the 356 "outlaw" cars.
Somewhere between $150k and $325k depending upon configuration
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Originally Posted by Coltranes
Somewhere between $150k and $325k depending upon configuration
Yow! Well, there goes that idea . . .
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I would purchase one solely based on those pics. What a phenomenal car.


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If I had unlimited funds, I'd buy a Singer or do a 911 ST clone with a 3.6 swap in a second. That thing is a work of art.
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...where did they source the headlights...deleonl1
I spent some time researching those, and couldn't find anything. If I had a pre- 1995 911, they are the first things I would install, but I imagine they are very pricey.
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incredible details on that singer car...

just looking at this:




> wood.
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The headlights have been asked about a lot. I think they are custom jobbies that they have no intention to sell separately. Same goes for the clock... In that video they hint at some of the tweaking this car has recieved, nothing is as simple as it seems.

Best part is still that 9M engine, though!!
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JPP opined that Rennlisters inspired Porsche's development of their limited edition 997 Speedster.

I'd add that Singer influenced Porsche's decision to market the 997 Sport Classic

Originally Posted by deleonl1
Where did they source the headlights?
Originally Posted by Rinty
I spent some time researching those, and couldn't find anything.
Originally Posted by bart1
The headlights have been asked about a lot. I think they are custom jobbies that they have no intention to sell separately.
I looked for separate headlight pricing, but if it was broken out as an option on the pricing sheet I downloaded or SingerVehicleDesign.com, I missed it. However...
Originally Posted by Singer

Lighting

• The primary lighting on the car is radically updated using state of the art Hella Bi Xenon headlight units that have been incorporated into newly developed headlight housings.

• Newly developed lightweight polycarbonate headlight lenses are used to replace the original glass units.

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