DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Great idea as so much is on Instagram these days. Mine’s very easy as it’s same as my DDK username, which actually originally came from Instagram’s suggested usernames when I originally created an IG account because I’m not very inventive - although not sure it’s any better

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matteo68 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 6:44 pm Great! I used to have a 993 C2 Coupe 20 years ago before children and am still in touch with the owner - it still has a very special place in my heart, as it was also our wedding car…

Wow what a great story! (and very cool wedding car)

I've not been to this event before, and I'm really looking forward to it. Seeing all the amazing earlier air cooled cars will make a welcome change from all the usual PTS 99x GT3's etc at most events. Will be heading up in my 993 with another 993 Turbo friend if all goes to plan, although assume we'...

Quite a lot of work! Serious commitment, and good to see under such a modern 911! Did you cavity wax all the structure? Yes it’s been a decent amount of work over the last couple of years. It’s always good to know what’s underneath. All my cars tend to turn into some kind of project. It’s all part ...

Wow, that’s some serious scope creep but you know the car is right now. Car looks lovely. Where did you get the bodywork done out of curiosity? Glad to know there's interest in 993's :) Bodywork was all done through Steve Winter at JAZ along with all other work on this car in my ownership (except a...

So there we are, that's a big update sharing the story of this 993 since I purchased it in May 2020 from long-term DDK member Mike. I want to thank Mike for letting me buy this wonderful car. It's a privilege to own it, and I hope it's being looked after as you would have wished. Hopefully people li...

And finally it's pick up day in July 2022 after almost 10 months at JAZ & the bodyshop, a lot of which was due to supply chain issues as one part was needed, then another, and so on as things went back together. All components were inspected as they went back on the car to make sure they were in...

... and work progressed over the next weeks under Steve's watchful eye & high standards. Replacing anything that needs to be replaced along the way, protecting everything for the future (probably even better than when it left the factory), and putting everything back together. https://live.stati...

... and as some of you will probably guess, this is where things started to escalate. I'm always trying to resist my perfectionist tendencies, so when I'm asked if whilst we're there I'd like to fix something else, I'm always going to say yes. Jobs like this are like paining the woodwork in my house...

So now we are up to October 2021, and it's back to JAZ for annual servicing and TLC. Last time we spotted some minor corrosion above the engine, so we decided to drop it and take a closer look, and take the opportunity to closely examine everything for long term preventative maintenance whilst the e...

This car also gets used. I had a great day at Millbrook with Colin Hoad at CAT Driver Training, exploring the further limits of the car (and mine) under his careful tuition. Plus a more gentle outing at Brands. Both a lot of fun, although for me this isn't a car for racing. It's a car for the experi...

Many of you will probably recognise this place. I took the 993 on a road-trip to the Lake District and on the way back I booked in to see tuning master Wayne aka Chipwizards. Such an interesting chap, great conversation, and learned so much from him, watching him work through the window in his waiti...

I have to admit to being a little precious with this car, so it doesn't sit outside in bad weather. This is it's other home in secure underground storage near where I live, normally in one of the carcoons you see on the left, together with many more-illustrious neighbours from Italy and other exotic...

The new 964 RS gearshift is very different to the previous. Very direct & brings a different character which like. Although I might still play with this a little in future, I feel there's middle ground perfection still to be found. All part of ownership fun :) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535...

And just because I love this photo for some reason, sitting on my driveway one cold winter's morning...