Interior Door Panels
I thought long and hard about what I wanted to do with the doors. The original cards were looking a bit tired and didn’t fit with my desired aesthetic (more on that later). Most people seem to do the 964 RS door panels in earlier cars, which I am really not a fan of. To me, they look out of place on an early car. They’re great in the 964, or if you’re going for a more modern performance vibe in the early car. But they really clash with “period correct” details, in my mind.
I then thought about alternative door arrangements. The Singer 911s use a Porsche 356 armrests, for instance, coupled with a 964 RS-style strap:
This looks great, but would likely be beyond my skill level to replicate. Plus, I don’t necessarily want to start down the imitation route. Another thought I considered was an early Porsche 912-style door pull, as used in the Dutchmann Weekend Racer build (see:
Dutchmann - Weekend Racer). Again, this is a great look, being much simpler and more elegant than the 911 door pulls of the era. But these parts are quite difficult to find, etc.
So I decided to with a Carrera RS-style door, but with my own variations, inspired by the tartan interiors that Porsche was installing in these cars in the 1970s. I hope you like it!
