Manfred Hering

[Reza]

http://www.classicdriver.com/en/arti...ion-early-911s

[Macroni]

Very cool...... thanks for posting

[super9064]

Interesting, the demand for classic Porsches is so high that having a "factory" that re-manufactures old 911s into new ones is a viable business model.

[BrentF]

This caught my eye:

How many projects are available at the moment?

We have 10 1965 Porsche 911 2.0, 30 of the 1966-1969 2.0 S, 40 of the 2.2 S, 60 of the 2.4 S, 15 1973-1976 Carrera RS 2.7, 40 of the 3.0 Turbo and seven former police cars, along with several Porsche race cars and other special models.

[fryardds]

Interesting, the demand for classic Porsches is so high that having a "factory" that re-manufactures old 911s into new ones is a viable business model.

Yeah, when the music stops and the speculators leave the scene, this model will be toast. BUT there are some cool cars there and I'm sure this operation would be impressive to tour.

[kouwenhoven]

I believe he is the one that restored the McQueen car....

Yep, I saw it when he had it there

Erik

[john rice]

But, it's all about the money. The cars are merely the medium.

"Our customers come from all areas. We have enthusiasts with a complete collection or who want to optimise their current collection, but also wealthy people who want to spread the risk in their investment portfolios. We see some young entrepreneurs who prefer to buy an old instead of a new Porsche, or heirs who are looking for a good investment. We even get company owners who purchase a rare Porsche as collateral in their company."

I will enjoy my memories of Porsche as an enthusiast's car.

[vipergruen]

I heard that he started accumulating longhood cars many years ago, in the '90s I think. Now sells them only fully restored, not bad for a business model...

[Marek]

I heard that he started accumulating longhood cars many years ago, in the '90s I think. Now sells them only fully restored, not bad for a business model...

I know Manfred for years, very nice guy, good client of mine, the new shop on the pics is mind blowing IRL his stock is BIG , not the biggest in germany but BIG ,

but what if ,I told you he bought, his first oil filter for his first 911 only 10 years ago !!! well that is impressive in my eyes ;-) to build such a "factory" in that short time

Marek

[preS]

I know Manfred for years, very nice guy, good client of mine, the new shop on the pics is mind blowing IRL his stock is BIG , not the biggest in germany but BIG ,

but what if ,I told you he bought, his first oil filter for his first 911 only 10 years ago !!! well that is impressive in my eyes ;-) to build such a "factory" in that short time

Marek

Marek are you sure it's only 10 years? On October 23rd of 2005 (I checked my eBay purchases) I bought two Sporto's from him. Like in a movie I met him at a freeway exit. He was driving a black Audi 100? w/ tinted windows and wearing black sunglasses (didn't take them off). I had to follow him (and he drove fast) to an industrial area, went through two security checks before getting to his buildings. In one building he already had at least 30 cars stashed to the roof, like 3 cars on top of each other in big racks. In another building cars were in different stages of restoration. He told me that he had made money in the it industry and was setting up a Porsche business. He was surprised that I was interested in Sporto transmissions. Every time I see his name I have to think about that occasion. And I agree, despite it was kind of 'different' way to meet he was indeed a nice guy.

Richard