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Bought in the Dark

Written by  Kevin Leaper
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Bought in the Dark

When PPC’s Kevin Leaper had his mid life crisis he did what most petrolheads do - he bought a Porsche. Only his crisis was a little deeper than most, so he was broke. That ruled out a 911 so it had to be a 928. In an alternative galaxy the 928 could be the ultimate Porsche; big V8, stunning looks and quirky interior. Only in the Milky Way we live in they’re been completely overlooked.

Kev’s wish list included manual gearbox (very rare), black interior and a decent service history. He bought this 928 in the dark, not noticing the interior was actually brown, and the speedo worked erratically on the way home, suggesting the recorded mileage was just that, the recorded mileage, not the actual mileage.....


......Undaunted, Kev has owned the car for four years putting many miles on the running gear (but not many on the erratic speedo). He swears it’s not too expensive to run, servicing it himself which included fitting the world’s longest cambelt and a trip to casualty after leaning over the bonnet for the best part of a week.Recently it out ran PPC Editor Will’s Holman’s Capri in a drag race but forfeited the race due to Will and Kev only having a hazy understanding of the rules and adjourning to the pub to discuss traction control.At the moment the Porker is about to undergo a face-lift as Kevin turns it into a track-day car and possibly even a race car.

Follow the progress of the Porsche every month in PPC magazine.

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Kevin Leaper

Kevin Leaper

Has more cars than most main dealers and more projects than South-Central LA. Almost none of them work.

Website: www.ppcmag.co.uk/kevin-leaper.html

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Practical Performance Car (PPC) is a monthly magazine aimed at real car enthusiasts interested in affordable performance tuning. At PPC we pride ourselves in providing the most entertaining, informative and inspiring features for petrolheads everywhere. Each month we feature an eclectic mix of affordable performance cars, great driving adventures and world-class technical features for the DiY tuner. Our editorial team is headed up by well known Will Holman who has a deserved reputation for 'stick a V8 under the bonnet' attitude to life. His editorial team is stacked with experience including Dave Walker (speciality engine management), of the sadly missed Cars and Car Conversions (CCC) magazine, David Vizard, the legendary engine tuning guru, and Kevin Leaper - ex technical editor of Practical Classics.

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