DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Sounds like a great plan

love the look on the new wheels and those seats re very cool

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Sounds like (IMO) you've got exactly the right approach to/plans for the car - keep the updates coming ...

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Like the Group 4 wheels look the part and will be interested to see the seats retrimmed. Where are you sourcing the basket weave leather?

Mike

Some fettling of the exhaust and a session on the local rollers got it running lovely. I've enjoyed driving it immensely all summer. I still love the patina on it, but it was filthy when when I collected it from the barn and all the miles I've done did not help that. I took it over to my local, reliable detailer for an end of season spruce up. I'm convinced he's a magician. Interior refurb is still on the cards this winter.

The interior refurb has been scaled back a bit. I don't want to strip the character out of the car, but the front seats were some horrible 70/80s things that looked like they were out of a Triumph. They stood out like a sore thumb and were sagging with busted piping, so last year I bought a pair of these aluminium seats from a chap who fabs them himself.



Got them painted to match the car.



Then dropped them off with the chap who trimmed my 911. He sent me these photos today.













I think they're going to transform the interior and look far more period correct. I can't wait to get them fitted.

Also, if a mod wants to move the thread to the replica section I've got no argument. It's gone a bit off track from the original message.

Agreed!

Looks great. A little bit of me loves those bare seats bare and painted (they look great trimmed too by the way).


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I considered leaving them bare, but my behind is a little more boney and my back a little more creaky these days. I doubt they'd have been kind the further i sprint towards middle age. The leather is a good match and the having the hessian visible through the holes in the back will be a nice touch I reckon.

Ha ha, fair enough. As someone that has sprinted through middle age I respect that!