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Rob Dickinson is the owner of Singer Vehicle Design in Southern California. At Singer, Rob and his team restore Porsche 911s in a bespoke manner starting with older Porsches and reimagining them by completely customizing the cars to unbelievable detail. The cars are literally restored, reimagined, and reborn. The level of thought, design, engineering, and detail that go in to each car is beyond most imaginations and is defined by a mantra that is spray painted on his shop wall: Everything is important. In his former career Rob was a musician and singer-songwriter playing in the English alternative rock band Catherine Wheel. Rob recently created a limited edition book about his builds titled: One More Than Ten: Singer And The Porsche 911, published by Stance and Speed.
SHOW SPONSORS
Christopher Kimball Financial Services
SUCCESS QUOTE
“Everything is important.”
“Cool is something or someone that expends no energy in defining itself.” – Russell Bulgin
CAREER CHALLENGE
The first three years of developing the Singer automobile and getting the business off the ground.
AH-HA MOMENTS
Moving to southern California and realizing the importance of custom built Porsche 911 cars to a specific group of enthusiasts.
FIRST SPECIAL AUTOMOBILE
A 1987 Porsche Carrera 911
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
The importance of wheels and tires on a car and how it looks.
GREAT RESOURCE
FAVORITE BOOKS
One More Than 10: Singer And The Porsche 911 by Rob Dickinson* and Michael Harley*
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Carrera RS Book by Gruber / Mäder
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
You have to be true to yourself and if you have an idea, be fearless, and do it.
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