Stunning Singer 911 DLS Turbo project in PICTURES

Some custom car builds require a fair bit of explanation to know what’s going on beneath the metal. Not so for the eye-swivelingly beautiful Singer 911 DLS Turbo.

DLS stands for Dynamics and Lightweighting and it’s a restomod from Singer Vehicle Design which takes inspiration from the Porsche 935 and comes in both road and track flavors.

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If you’re a fan, you’ll instantly spot that it is a blend of the naturally aspirated DLS cars, mixed with firm’s more aggressive Turbo Study. The result is into one truly jaw-droppingly gorgeous restomod for 964-generation 911s.

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The DLS Turbo uses a twin-turbocharged version from the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study. Which is to say it’s a 3.8-litre flat-six complete with two blowers and electronic air-to-water intercooling.

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The result is the best of both world’s between DLS and Turbo projects. So, a 9 000 r/min redline and 520 kW of clavicle-crushing turbo power, sent through a six-speed manual gearbox to the rear wheels exclusively.

TRACK SPECIAL

While there are two specifications on offer, Road and Track, pictured in all its Blood-Orange glory is the latter. We can’t get enough of that central front intake, double-decker wing with an adjustable upper deck and larger splitter to suction it to the ground.

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Then there are the huge, swollen rear wheelarches with ducting to help keep the brakes and turbocharger in fresh air. Beneath those is a track-honed suspension with adjustable dampers, carbon ceramic brakes and 19/20-inch mixed wheels made from magnesium and wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2R tyres.

THE SINGER IS SPECIAL INSIDE, TOO

It prides itself on a similarly bespoke interior treatment. There are DLS lightweight materials interspersed with design elements from the Turbo study. Bucket seats are standard, of course, and the workmanship is second to none.

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Singer founder and executive chairman, Rob Dickinson, saw a video of a Porsche 935 at the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen race that took place in 1977. He says he was instantly in awe of the car, “the other side, the racing side of the 911,” he called it.

Now, 46 years later, he’s built his homage. Kudos to you, sir.

Original article by Ray Leathern