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july 19, 2018 - Porsche

With pathos and patina

More than ten thousand kilometres on the sea have visibly affected the flat engine. Salt has crept in through the ventilation fins on the engine cover and has settled on the visible parts. The first signs of oxidation are flourishing. And at some point very soon, the regulator on the alternator will fail. But Matt Hummel is not going to let these problems stand in his way. The American has devised a roadmap and intends to stick to every detail of its dramatic composition. Hummel had the authentically preserved #Porsche 356 SC shipped over from San Francisco and meets it two weeks later at the French port of Le Havre. Ultimately, the plan is to drive via Le Mans to Zuffenhausen – the place that means everything to him: the birth place of his 356 passion.

The 42-year-old from the Californian city of Sacramento has acquired many fans and followers with his unpretentious way of driving #Porsche vehicles exactly as he finds them in barns or overgrown gardens. Whether he’s taking them on muddy slopes or dusty hills, Hummel subjects his 356 models to almost any terrain and the social media scene celebrates him for it. “I want to inspire people to go on adventures with their #Porsche. For me, visual perfection is not what matters – it’s the driving experience itself. You’re not automatically cool just because you have a #Porsche. It’s about what you experience with your #Porsche. Like I have with the SC here...”, the #Porsche fan muses.