Ama-Porsche kaMagnus Walker angu-14 Amahle Kakhulu (Nezimoto Eziyisi-7 Ezingezona Ama-Porsche)

Uma uhlangana naye emgwaqweni, ungase ucabange ukumnika amadola ambalwa, kodwa uMagnus Walker akanakhaya. Umklami wengqephu oyibhiliyoni owaziwa ngokuthi isigelekeqe sasemadolobheni wathuthela e-Los Angeles esuka e-England ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-80s. Nakuba ebukeka elingana kahle ne-Skid Row, usezakhele igama emhlabeni wemfashini.

U-Walker waqala umsebenzi wakhe kwezemfashini edayisa izingubo eziseke zasetshenziswa eVenice Beach. Isitayela sakhe se-rocker sadonsa amehlo osaziwayo embonini yomculo nezamafilimu, futhi wathola isivumelwano sokuthengisa izingubo zakhe zokugqoka nge-Hot Topic.

Ngemuva kweminyaka engu-15 yempumelelo, ukuthengisa kwaqala ukwehla futhi uMagnus nomkakhe uKaren bathatha umhlalaphansi emhlabeni wemfashini, bethi abasazizwa bexhumene nezwe. Kodwa ukuchuma ngokudayisa izingubo kwamnika ithuba lokuphishekela uthando lwakhe lwangempela... izimoto.

Lapho u-Walker eneminyaka engu-10 kuphela ubudala, wavakashela i-London Earls Court Motor Show noyise futhi wahlabeka umxhwele iPorsche 930 Turbo emhlophe e-Martini livery. Lokhu kwaphawula ukuqala kokuthatheka okukhulu ngePorsche. U-Walker wayenomgomo wokuba ne-Porsche eyodwa njalo ngonyaka kusukela ngo-1964 kuya ku-1973. Wafinyelela futhi weqa umgomo wakhe.

Umsolwa wedolobha ubephethe amaPorsche angaphezu kwama-50 eminyakeni engama-20. Kungase kubonakale kuphezulu, kodwa uMagnus Walker uthanda zonke izimoto ezisegaraji lakhe. Uzithengela futhi uzakhele izimoto futhi uzama ukwenza imoto elandelayo ibe ngcono kuneyakamuva. Ake sibheke igaraji likaWalker khona manje sibone ukuthi wayeshayelani ngaphambi kokuba abe umnikazi wePorsche.

21 1972 Porsche 911 STR2

Uma iqoqo lezimoto likhulu njengelikaMagnus Walker, ungaqiniseka ukuthi uthola izimoto zakhe kumakhava omagazini nasemibukisweni ye-TV yabathandi bezimoto.

Ngisho noJay Leno waliqaphela igaraji lika-Walker futhi wakhuluma nge-Porsche STR 1972 yakhe yango-911 esiteshini sakhe se-YouTube.

Le moto yenziwe ngeyakho i-Urban Outlaw uqobo, inamasignali akhelwe ngaphakathi, ama-fender flares, amafasitela alouvered, nesivalo somboko. U-Walker ukhulume ngokuthi izinhlelo ze-TV ezifana ne-The Dukes of Hazzard kanye ne-Starsky & Hutch zibe nomthelela kanjani kulokho akuthandayo. Le moto iyisibonelo esihle salokhu nge-blold color blocking kanye nesikimu saseMelika.

20 I-Porsche 1980 Carrera GT 924

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Ngayo yonke impumelelo kaMagnus Walker kanye nothando lwakhe lokuqoqa izimoto, wanquma ukutshala izimali ezithengiswayo ezingahlala yena kanye neqoqo lakhe. UKaren, unkosikazi wakhe, owashona ngo-2015, wathola ibhilidi elalilahliwe edolobheni lase-Los Angeles (indawo efanele isithandwa semoto esinama-tattoos nama-dreadlocks).

Baguqule ingxenye engaphezulu yendawo yokugcina impahla yaba indawo yokuhlala eyinkimbinkimbi ngesitayela se-Art Nouveau-Gothic. Ngaphansi, yiqiniso, igaraji nesitolo esingu-12,000-square-foot. Akuyona njalo ebaluleke kakhulu kumaPorsches, enye yezimoto ezisegaraji lakhe i-80 924 Carrera GT. Lena enye yezimoto ezingu-406 ezikhiqiziwe.

19 1990 964 Carrera GT

Ngqo ngaphandle kwegalaji likaMagnus Walker kwakunomgwaqo ongapheli wamathuba. Yaziwa njengendawo yezokuthutha, i-Los Angeles iyikhaya lamamayela namamayela ama-viaducts, imigwaqo emikhulu egudle ugu, kanye nemigwaqo emiwonyovu ye-canyon. U-Walker wachaza ukuthi usebenzisa imigwaqo yedolobha njengethrekhi yakhe yomjaho, ehlola isivinini esikhulu se-Porsche yakhe e-6th Street Bridge edumile.

Ngeshwa, ibhuloho le-viaduct, elenziwe laduma kumafilimu afana ne-Grease, Gone in 60 Seconds kanye ne-Fast and Furious 7, ladilizwa ngo-2016 ngenxa yokungaqini kokuzamazama komhlaba.

Kodwa uMagnus Walker waba nethuba lokushayela phezu kwayo izikhathi eziningi ku-Carrera GT 1990 yakhe ka-964. I-964 enenjini yangemuva ishaye i-100 mph ebhulohweni, kodwa inamandla angaphezu kuka-160 mph.

18 1971 Imoto yomjaho iPorsche 911

Isikhathi esithile empilweni yakhe, i-City Outlaw yayingenela umjaho. Konke kwaqala ngesikhathi evula iPorsche Owners Club ngo-2001. Ngonyaka olandelayo, waba nosuku lwakhe lokuqala lokucula. Akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani uMagnus Walker wazulazula emaphandleni eshayela imigwaqo emikhulu edumile njengoLaguna Seca, Auto Club Speedway kanye neLas Vegas Motor Speedway.

Ngemva kwesikhashana umjaho waphela inhlansi. Uma izinga lokuncintisana liphakeme, u-Walker wathola ukungajabuli kangako. Wanquma ukuyeka ukugijima wafaka imali yakhe ekuthengeni nasekubuyiseleni izimoto. Kodwa kunengqondo ukuthi imoto yakhe ayithandayo yimoto yomjaho ka-1971 911.

17 1965 Brumos Porsche 911

IBrumos Racing yiqembu laseJacksonville, eFlorida elaziwa ngokuwina kwalo umjaho wamaHora angu-24 e-Daytona. Njalo uma bethatha iPorsche beya emncintiswaneni. Nakuba iqembu lavalwa ngo-2013, abathanda izimoto (ikakhulukazi abalandeli bePorsche) bazi kahle iqembu, futhi uMagnus Walker waba nenhlanhla yokuthola ucezu lomlando wabo.

Ngesikhathi ethenga i-1965 911 yakhe, wayengazi nokuthi yayingeniswe eBrumos. Walandela imoto isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinyanga eziyisi-6, elinde umnikazi wayo ukuthi alungele ukuyidayisa.

Lapho imoto ithunyelwa kanye namaphepha, u-Walker wathola isitifiketi sobuqiniso esifakazela ukusetshenziswa kwemoto yeBrumos Racing.

16 1966 Ukubuyiselwa kwePorsche 911

UMagnus Walker akayena nje usozigidi onesabelomali sokukhipha umsebenzi wakhe wokubuyisela. Uthanda ukungcolisa izandla zakhe futhi ashune amaPorsche akhe. Imvelaphi yakhe kwezemfashini imnikeze ithuba lokufunda njengoba ehamba kodwa akaziboni engumakhenikha. Uthanda ukusho ukuthi izakhiwo zakhe azihambisani, kodwa ulandela intuition yakhe.

U-Walker uthola ubuhle kanye nemininingwane emincane ye-Porsches yakhe ithakazelisa kakhulu. Uthanda ukunakwa ngemininingwane futhi ulandisa ngokubuyiselwa kwePorsche yakhe yango-1966 911 kubhulogi yakhe yezithombe eku-inthanethi. Igcine ukubukeka kwakudala ngenkathi ibuyekeza ingxenye enkulu yengaphakathi nengaphakathi lemoto.

15 66 911 Porsche

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UMagnus Walker wayeka isikole futhi wasuka eSheffield, eNgilandi waya e-US eneminyaka engu-19. Iziqu zazingenandaba, njengoba isikhathi sizosho, futhi uMagnus Walker wazenzela impilo yenkululeko. Ukhuluma ngenkululeko yakhe yokuqala lapho egibela ibhasi esuka eNew York eya eDetroit futhi ekugcineni efika e-Union Station eLos Angeles, kude nedolobha lakubo eNgilandi.

U-Walker uthi injabulo yokushayela i-Porsche yakudala ingenye yenkululeko ephelele.

Uthola ukuzidela emigwaqweni yaseCalifornia, edlula kuthrafikhi futhi akhohlwe ngengcindezi yokuphila emgwaqeni. Uvamise ukukhulula ingcindezi ku-1966 Irish green 911 yakhe ayithole esikhangisweni se-Craigslist e-Seattle. Imoto yayicishe isitokwe.

14 1968 Porsche 911 R

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Uma wazi ngisho okuncane ngezimoto, uyaqonda ukuthi imoto ngayinye ikhuluma kanjani nawe. Umehluko ocashile ekuphatheni, ukubukeka nomuzwa unikeza imoto ngayinye ubuntu bayo. Ngisho noma unegalaji le-Porsche eligcwele, basagqama komunye nomunye ngazo zonke izizathu ezifanele.

I-911 68R kaMagnus Walker ingenye yamaPorsche esiliva acishe afane ayisithupha. Kodwa yile moto eyenza i-Walker ihluke kubakhi bezimoto ngokwezifiso. Ngokumiswa okuthuthukisiwe, injini eyakhiwe kabusha kanye nayo yonke imininingwane yobuhle yangokwezifiso kaMagnus Walker, le moto ingenye yezinhlobo zakhe azithandayo zamasondo amasondo amafushane.

13 1972 Porsche 911 STR1

Njengoba sesishilo, usozigidigidi owesabekayo ubephethe amaPorsche angaphezu kwama-50 eminyakeni engama-20. Kumuntu obukele, eziningi zalezi zimoto zibukeka ngendlela efanayo. Kunemininingwane emincane yobuhle abantu abangayiqapheli ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kodwa yilokho akuthandayo uMagnus Walker ngezimoto zakhe. Kungama-nuances wokuhlanganisa okwenza imoto ngayinye ibe yodwa.

Zonke izimoto zakhe zihlukile ngendlela yazo, kanti uWalker uthi kwesinye isikhathi umehluko awuchazeki. Enye yezimoto zakhe "eziphindwe kabili" iPorsche 1972 STR yango-911. Imoto ewolintshi kanye nezimpondo zendlovu kwaba yisakhiwo sakhe sokuqala esingu-72 STR futhi kufanele sithi wenze umsebenzi oncomekayo.

12 I-Porsche 1976 930 euros

Ngo-1977, uMagnus Walker wehla nalokhu akubiza ngokuthi i-Turbo Fever. Nakuba athenga iPorsche yakhe yokuqala eminyakeni engu-20 edlule, akazange athenge iPorsche Turbo yakhe yokuqala kwaze kwaba ngu-2013.

Ngaphambi kokuthenga i-Turbo yakhe yokuqala, uthi "ubeyindoda elangazelele ngokwemvelo ngokuqhubekayo." Nokho, uthanda ezihlukahlukene ngesitayela sokushayela.

I-Euro 1976 yakhe yango-930 inokubukeka okunolaka okudonsa amehlo. IneMinerva Blue ngaphandle nesikhumba esimhlophe ngaphakathi namasondo asagolide. U-Walker ukholelwa ukuthi inhlanganisela yombala eyingqayizivele iyenza ivelele. I-Euro iqeda iqoqo lakhe lamamodeli e-Turbo asuka ku-75, 76 no-77.

11 1972 914 Carrera GT

Izizathu ezimbili eCalifornia inesiko lemoto enjalo isimo sezulu kanye nemigwaqo. I-California State Route 1 ilandela ugu lwamamayela angu-655 ukusuka e-Dana Point kuya e-Mendocino County. Umgwaqo omazombezombe we-Scenic Highway ugijima ngendlela eya ezindaweni ezinkulu zezivakashi ezihlanganisa i-Big Sur ne-San Francisco. Lena enye yezindawo u-Magnus Walker ayintandokazi yokushayela, yesibili ngemva kwedolobha lase-Los Angeles.

Uzovame ukumbona ehamba emigwaqeni yolwandle eyimiqansa ngePorsche yakhe. Ukubamba kalula kweCarrera GT yakhe yango-1972 914 kukwenza kube ukukhetha okusobala ku-Highway 1. I-Porsche epholile emoyeni, enenjini emaphakathi iyinketho ekahle kuMagnus kanye nolwandle (uyi-watermark, phela).

10 I-Porsche 1967 S 911

UMagnus Walker uthe izici eziningi zesiko le-pop lase-US zaba nomthelela ekwakheni kwakhe. Ukhule ebuka u-Evel Knievel kanye noCaptain America, futhi waklama ezinye zezimoto zakhe ukuze zilingise ukubukeka kwalezo zithombe. Imoto yakhe yomjaho i-71 911 ingenye yazo, futhi lesi esinye isakhiwo esifanayo.

Wake waba nama-5 Porsche 1967 S 911s. Bekuyimodeli yezemidlalo futhi enamandla amahhashi amaningi kunangaphambili.

Ukubuyisela kuthathe isikhathi eside kakhulu kunalokho abekuhlelile (njengoba kwenza abaningi), kodwa akazibheki njengomuntu ohlanzekile futhi uthanda ukulungisa izimoto zakhe. UMagnus uthuthukise iPorsche futhi wayinika amashifu amafushane. Futhi ungabona ukuthi imijaho yaseMelika nesiko le-pop kube nomthelela kanjani ekubukekeni.

9 1964 911 Porsche

Enye yezinselelo ezinkulu uMagnus Walker okwakudingeka aqedele iqoqo lakhe kwakuwukuthola iPorsche yonyaka wokuqala. Idokhumentari yakhe ethi City Outlaw ilandisa ngohambo lwakhe lokuphila kanye nesifiso sakhe sokuba nemoto eyodwa njalo eminyakeni engama-911, kusukela ngo-1964 kuya ku-1977. Yiqiniso, eyokuqala yayinzima kakhulu ukuyithola.

Manje njengoba esenePorsche yowezi-1964 911 ezandleni zakhe, mancane amathuba okuthi ayisuse maduze. Engxoxweni abe nayo ne-Autoweek, uthe, "...into efana ne-'64 911 ayinakwenzeka ukukhiqiza kabusha, ngakho-ke ingenye yalezo zimoto ezinenani eliningi lokuzwela." Uqhube wathi akasoze adayise noma yimuphi kule mishini ngemali yothando.

8 1977 930 Porsche

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Nakuba uMagnus Walker ethanda ukushintsha izimoto zakhe futhi azinikeze umuntu siqu "isitayela sokwephula umthetho wasemadolobheni", ngezinye izikhathi awukwazi ukudlelana nezakudala. U-Walker wayephethe ama-Porsche ambalwa ka-1977 930. Leyo anquma ukuyigcina esitokweni kwakuyinjini emnyama yangaphambi kwesikhathi engu-3 litre ayenayo umshini wokudlulisa kanye nenjini eyakhiwe kabusha kodwa yagcina ukubukeka nokusebenza kwakudala.

Le moto wayithengisa eminyakeni embalwa edlule ngemali engaphezu kuka-$100,000.

Futhi wayene-ice green metallic eyingqayizivele engu-930. Kwakungeyokuqala engu-77 930 eqoqweni lakhe futhi lapho ifika egaraji lakhe yayigcwele isitokwe. Le modeli bekungunyaka wokuqala lapho iPorsche inikela ngamabhuleki kagesi.

7 1988 Saab 900 Turbo

Uma uthanda into futhi ikulahlekele, kunengqondo ukuyifuna futhi. UMagnus Walker wayenemoto ayeyithanda kodwa yamlahlekela. Kwakuyimoto yakhe yesibili, iSaab Turbo 1988 yango-900. Wayeneminyaka embalwa kuphela lapho eyithenga ngo-91 futhi ubelokhu efuna entsha kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.

I-Saab 900 ingenye yalezo zimoto ezimnandi nezinhle kusukela ngeminyaka yama-80s.

Ekukhishweni kwayo, bekuyimoto enhle kakhulu yalezo zinhlobo zokuzenzisa ezithanda ukushayela kanzima. Ngokuphathwa kwayo okuhle kakhulu, kuyacaca ukuthi kungani u-Walker ejabulela ukuhamba nge-Saab yakhe e-Mulholland.

6 '65 GT350 Shelby Replica Fastback

Ngaphambi kokuthanda kwakhe iPorsche, uMagnus Walker wavumelana nawo wonke umuntu; I-65 Shelby GT350 fastback kwakuyimoto epholile. Wonke umuntu othanda izimoto angathanda eyodwa, kodwa njengoba kwenziwa ezingu-521 kuphela, abambalwa abanelungelo kuphela abangaba nayo. Nakuba u-Walker engase abe ne-traction kanye nezimali ukuze akuthole manje, kudingeke ukuthi athole ikhophi esikhathini esidlule.

UCarroll Shelby usezakhele igama esebenza ku-289 kanye ne-427 Cobras. Sekuyisikhathi sokushaya i-Mustang. Inikwa amandla injini enamandla engu-8 hp V271. nopende wesignesha ka-Shelby, wonke umthandi wemoto kwadingeka asule amathonsi esilevini sakhe.

5 1967 G., Jaguar E-Type 

Ngisho no-Enzo Ferrari waqaphela i-Jaguar E-Type, enemigqa emihle yomzimba nokusebenza okuphezulu, "njengemoto enhle kunazo zonke ezake zenziwa." UMagnus Walker wazizwa ngendlela efanayo isikhashana. Ngaphambi kokuba abe nesigidi samaPorsche, wayene-'67 Jag E-Type.

Umlandeli ocacile wezimoto zaseYurophu kusukela kuma-60s, i-Jag ayihlukile kakhulu kwamanye ama-Porsches akhe.

Imoto eyakhiwe eBrithani yayiyivelakancane ngendlela emangalisayo; ukube ubenochungechunge 1, angaba nenye yezimoto eziyi-1,508 ezenziwe ngalowo nyaka. I-roadster ibinomehluko omncane kwamanye amamodeli, futhi ngokunaka kuka-Walker emininingwaneni, siyaqiniseka ukuthi ubekuthanda lokho okucashile.

4 1969 Dodge Super B

Ukuthi ungowaphesheya kwezilwandle futhi ushayela kakhulu izimoto zase-Europe akusho ukuthi uMagnus Walker akakwazi ukujabulela umsipha omncane waseMelika. I-Road Runner ebuyekeziwe ivele ku-1968 Detroit Auto Show; Dodge Super B. Futhi u-Walker kwadingeka ahambe ngemuva kwesondo.

Imoto ibibukeka ngendlela efanayo neye-Road Runner, kodwa ine-wheelbase ebanzi, izinguquko ezincane zezimonyo, kanye nezindondo ze-"Bee" zesiginesha. Imoto ibiphinde ibe nesipho esilinganiselwe se-Hemi, esinyuse intengo ngama-30%. U-Walker wayeyithanda i-Super Bee kangangokuthi wayenezimbili zazo kusukela ngo-1969 futhi wayene-tattoo yokufanisa.

3 1973 Lotus Europe

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Enye imoto ephawulekayo enesakhiwo senjini esingajwayelekile kwakuyiLotus Europa yama-60s nama-70s. Lolu hambo olusuka eNgilandi elihle lwaqalwa ngo-1963 nguRon Hickman, ngaleso sikhathi owayengumqondisi weLotus Engineering.

Idizayini yemoto ye-aerodynamic yayizilungele izimoto ze-Grand Prix, nakuba abambalwa abasebenzisa lokhu kusetha.

UMagnus Walker wabona ukusebenza nokuphatha izinzuzo zemoto futhi ungumnikazi we-Europa kusukela ngo-1973. Ama-Europas angena ezifundazweni ashintshwa ekungenisweni ukuze ahlangabezane nezindinganiso zikahulumeni, ikakhulukazi ngezinguquko ezithile ngaphambili. Kwenziwa nezinguquko ku-chassis, injini nokumiswa. Izinguquko ezincane zokungeniswa kwamanye amazwe zenze imoto yehla kancane uma iqhathaniswa nenguqulo yayo yase-Europe.

2 1979 308 GTB Ferrari

UMagnus Walker wayesevele ethuthuka eqoqweni lakhe le-Porsche lapho engeza i-Ferrari 1979 GTB ka-308 egalaji lakhe. Kodwa empeleni, alikho iqoqo lemoto elikhulu elizoqedwa ngaphandle kwe-supercar. Ucabanga ukuthi abangani bakhe babembiza ngoMagnus PI ngesikhathi eshayela?

I-Walker's '79 Ferrari ibingenye yezaziwa kakhulu ohlwini lweFerrari futhi yaze yakleliswa ku-#5 ohlwini lwe-Sports Car International lwezimoto zemidlalo ezihamba phambili zango-1970. UMagnus Walker angase angabi nalo isondo elishisayo elingokwezifiso njengemoto yakhe yenkathi yokugula (njengama-Porsches akhe amaningi) kodwa lisabambe indawo ekhethekile enhliziyweni yakhe.