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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

New arrival in the shop!

Autobahn Interiors were delivered another 911 just recently. This time a 1967 911 model in White. We did a full interior restoration on this beauty...

The owner went with all German Black Vinyl for inside, with German Ivory for the headliner and the Ute carpet is German Haargann

We are also in the process of working on the seats.

Below are some pictures of the work ....

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

"Best of the Best 2014"!

A while back Autobahn Interiors worked on a 1967 Porsche 911 "S".

The restoration was a success and we were featured in Classic Porsche magazine United Kingdom November / December 2014 edition! The article is called Best of the Best and we are very excited about making headlines across the pond!

This particular model has quite a story behind it. The car was originally completed in October 24th 1966, finished in Irish Green with Black leatherette interior. It was then sold by a dealer in Hamburg, Germany to an anonymous buyer,and remained in Germany for little over a decade. Then in 1977 it was bought by an American from New Jersey who had the car shipped out to his home.

For the next 20 years the car stayed in the USA but the condition had declined, until 1998 when due to its desirability it was sought out and purchased. The car suffered some body damage from a run in with a snow-plough but then not too long after a deal was struck the restore the Porsche.

The first portion of work was done in an Oregon workshop. There in Bend, Oregon, the exterior restoration was done by Tim Morris with German Master Tech. With over 30 years of experience the Porsche was in good hands with Tim Morris. Many more companies along the way were responsible for the complete restoration of this rare model, some locally to us here in San Diego such as Queen City Plating, and for the interior , yep you guessed it, Autobahn Interiors were chosen to give the car a new life on the inside. We are honored to have been selected to work on such a highly sought after model and cant't wait for the next one!

*The pictures added here are from the Classic Porsche UK magazine November/December issue and photography credit goes to Michael Ward.*

Monday, November 10, 2014

Speedster in the shop for November 2014!

One of our ongoing projects during the month of November 2014 will be some interior restoration on a 1955 Speedster!

The owner has decided on an all Tan color leather interior and to compliment this we will be adding an Oatmeal color square weave carpet set!

These colors go hand in hand and really add to the style and age of the car.

Please review the pictures below of the Porsche in the early stages of the project, and be sure to check back soon for the completed work!

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Lets go back in time...

An interesting history lesson for the early Porsche fans out there, although no doubt most of you will know.. In 1949 at the Geneva Motor Show the first ever Porsche 356 was shown to general public. These earlier versions of the car were actually hand built in Austria at Gmund. The A model was produced as far as 1959, the B model until 1962, and the C version up as far as 1965.

Statistics show that the 356 model was a very popular road car with a racing heritage. Some of these earlier models were specially prepared so as to be entered in competitive events such as the Le Mans 24 hours race. When first introduced the 356 was powered by a rear mounted 1100cc engine . Further down the road the engine options progressed to include the 1300cc, 1500cc, and 1600cc versions. To further boost the horsepower Twin choke Zenith, Solex and Weber carburetors were added.

The “S” or “Sport” specification was the only 356 to be given Four-wheel disc brakes, which were a nice compliment to the 1587cc engine. The speed could top off at 110 mph and at the time fuel economy was rated at over 30mph.

Well that's all for now, thanks for reading and we would love to hear your feedback!

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Another satisfied customer!

Autobahn Interiors recently finished work on a 1959 356A GT!

The owner of the Porsche was very happy and said " beautiful interiors by Tony and the boys".

Custom seats were also installed and look fantastic we might add!

A big thank you to Julio for giving us the opportunity to work on such a fun project, we are very pleased with the outcome and want to thank you for the pictures you sent us of the finished work

*Picture credit goes to the owner of the Porsche's*

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

1973 911 e Coupe. Wow!

Early Porsche enthusiasts!

Some more eye candy for you in the form of a 1973 911 E Coupe!

It has been restored with a complete tan leather interior, a head liner in German ivory and German carpet in med.brown haargarn

The door pockets were also restored, an original dash was used, and recover after market sport seats factory style to complete the finished look!

Tony Garcia and the team at Autobahn Interiors really outdid themselves on this one, but don't just take our word for it, please review the pictures below!

1959 d convertible in the works..

We have been working on a 1959 d convertible over the month of October.

This model is very easy on the eye, the owner has kept the body of this beauty in pristine condition!

Autobahn Interiors used original products for the entire installation process of the car.

For the seats the Saddle color leather was added, German tan square weave for the carpet and the door panels feature pocket latches on both sides.

The owner is returning the car to us very soon to work on the top for the completion of the project! Stay tuned early Porsche enthusiasts for the grand finale!

See pictures below..