All registered and sorted… bang!
All sorted 🙂 I gave in waiting for the ATC to sort it and get the pass registered on the RTA system. They asked for the day to sort it, … Continue Reading All registered and sorted… bang!
Registration woes…
Next was to register the car – after some debate I chose the Dubai Classic plate route – 5 trips to the RTA in 2 days and no resolution, sadly … Continue Reading Registration woes…
Porsche COA
Porsche USA offer a great Certificate of Authenticity, for a small fee they’ll send you the basic details and options of your cars build, its birth certificate as it were. … Continue Reading Porsche COA
356 – Back to AAA
The wiring harness on a 356 at the headlights goes through a front fender brace and into the lamp bowls. One of mine was so decrepit and twisted from a … Continue Reading 356 – Back to AAA
Let’s have a look at what we’ve got then…
VIN 212760 – is 1963 356B T6 Karmann Coupe – check, that works. Engine 601416 – is a 1600 Type 616/1 T5, 1960 built in 1959 – hmmm not original … Continue Reading Let’s have a look at what we’ve got then…
Arrival
Sight unseen – 53 year old car of unknown origins, for about $45,000. One of my smartest moves, probably not, but it did look nice and shiny in the pictures … Continue Reading Arrival
The perils of the Emirates Auction site
Having left Dubai, sold off my Karmann Ghia and Lotus Esprit and moved my life, family and worldly goods to Dallas… 6 months later I find myself back in Dubai, … Continue Reading The perils of the Emirates Auction site
Jensen Interceptor III /SRT8
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’
TVR 420SE
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’ <<my previous car>> <<my next car>>
Porsche 356B-T6
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’ <<my previous car>> <<my next car>>
Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 2012
Did I mention how much I liked my Ford SVT Raptor in the US, so much I bought another in Dubai. In truth it had always been a car I … Continue Reading Ford F-150 SVT Raptor 2012
Range Rover Supercharged 2012
A glitch in the matrix. I don’t know why I bought it and my wife was shocked when I arrived home in it. It was horrible a real disappointment. It … Continue Reading Range Rover Supercharged 2012
Porsche Cayenne Turbo 2013
Waiting for us on our return to Dubai, was a rather nice 2013 Porsche Cayenne Turbo, literally waiting for us, at my office! A colleague of mine had bought this … Continue Reading Porsche Cayenne Turbo 2013
Jensen Interceptor III
Still in the stable. Follow the blog in the ‘In the Garage section’ <<my previous car>> <<my next car>>
Porsche Cayenne S
We looked at a Grand Cherokee SRT8, but my wife felt it too plastic and cheap – she’d been spoiled by the Cayene in Dubai. I found another for … Continue Reading Porsche Cayenne S
Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
The move to Dallas was work driven, but only lasted 6 months before I was back in Dubai. I didn’t imagine we’d be back so quickly and to ease the … Continue Reading Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
Retro Rides Dubai 