Mike Brewer has claimed he is the ‘only one’ not backdating a classic Porsche (Image: X / @MikeBrewer)
TV host Mike Brewer has suggested a major restoration project.
In his spare time, the host of the popular restoration show is working on fixing a stunning Turbo.
His passion project stems from his love of the German marque with Mike securing the gorgeous car as a side job alongside his TV and car dealer work.
When grabbing the keys to the model, Mike admitted the car needed a lot of work and he is slowly putting the pieces together
However, the Wheeler Dealers’ TV star claims the approach he is taking to his Porsche project is
Mike is working on restoring the gorgeous historic Porsche (Image: TikTok / @mikebrewerofficial)
Many historic car enthusiasts wish to backdate a vehicle, which means effectively taking a car and making it look older than it is.
In theory, this allows owners to design a car to look exactly as it did the day it rolled off the production line.
However, Mike is adamant he wants to keep many of the modern features installed on his classic Porsche to add to his comfort behind the wheel.
, Mike admitted: “We are doing some design work on my Porsche 964 but we are not going to this extreme.
DON’T MISS [COMMENT]
“I think I’m probably one of the only people in the Porsche enthusiast world at the moment that’s not buying a 964 and backdating it.”
He also added: “I like the fact that my car has got hydraulic gearbox, hydraulic brakes, power steering, air conditioning. It feels like a modern car but it’s still a car stuck very much in the 1990s.”
The project to restore his classic Porsche got underway in June in between filming Wheeler Dealers.
Enjoying some time off, Mike took the classic historic on a road trip to Portugal where experts got to work on repairing the Porsche to his standard.
Mike makes no secret of the fact that he has a soft spot for Porsche and has previously admitted his love stems from his childhood.
He previously commented: “For me as a young impressionable man wanting to succeed in life, for me it was always going to be a 911.
“I fell in love with the shape and the look of them well before I got to drive one.”