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Alan Drayson is the owner of Canford Classics in the beautiful rolling hills of Dorset, near the small village of Bere Regis in the United Kingdom. There he and his team restore and care for classic Porsche automobiles. They have earned an international reputation that has become the benchmark within the classic Porsche fraternity. Alan’s love affair with Porsches started in his Mum’s garage when he was 17 with a 1967 912 that was in need of some love. Over 2 years he restored that Porsche and the hook was set. Today Canford Classics is known for their painstaking attention to detail and quality in every vehicle they touch.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • MetronGarage • Christopher Kimball Financial Services
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
Every day is a school day! You have to be learning something new every day.
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
I started working on cars as a young lad. I went all the way through my studies, from my bachelor’s degree, to my master’s degree, and then on to my PhD, and I finally realized that the meetings I was taking at work just weren’t meaningful to me. So my wife suggested that I spent every moment when I was not at my job, working on cars. So I had an ah ha! moment when she suggested that I should just work on cars as my career!
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
Right-hand drive 1970 Porsche 911 2.2S
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
You’ve always got the scope to learn, even if you think you are an expert.
RESOURCES
RECOMMENDED BOOK
Factory manuals for the cars are brilliant.
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Enjoy yourself in whatever you own. Take it out and have some fun!
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