motornoter Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Hi all I write buying guides for the main classic car magazines in UK, and my next subject is the 986 Boxster! I need your help, please, to find a good representative car to photograph for the article. The owner who helps out will get a CD of photos and copies of the mag when it's published - plus the kudos of seeing your car in a major mag photo shoot! BUT it's quite short notice (sorry) and we need a few hours of your time on a weekday, in one part of the country, so it's not going to suit everyone - and only some colours will work for the shoot. Here's what we need, please.... 1. Earlyish car, ideally pre-2000 2. Located in central southern England (basically anywhere to the south of Birmingham, east of Bristol, west of London) so that I and the photographer can get to you reasonably easily. Could be a bit further away if you're happy to come to us. 3. Available on the morning of Tuesday, July 18. We normally come to you around 10am and it takes around 3 hours to take all the photos we need. As well as static and detail photos, there will be some driving shots, with you driving your car, and a portrait of you as the owner (used very small in the mag, so no need to be shy!) 4. Car needs to be in good condition and visibly standard specification, including under the bonnet (minor mods considered, but ideally to be representative of standard spec) 5. Car needs to be a bright colour, as it needs to stand out when opening pics are cut out against a white background. White is an obvious no-no, and experience shows silver goes very flat when cut out. Ideal colours are a good bright red, blue, yellow or green. Please get in touch if you'd like to help! Either here, or direct on 07711 901811. Thanks. Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfprorich Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Great opportunity for someone! About 6 years ago my ZX9R was used for a 6 page article in Performance Bikes and was also on the front cover, made me very proud so I'd recommend someone snap this opportunity up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southy Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 pity mines a 2001 must be some great 2.5 about to have a crack at this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sazzy Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 What a great opportunity! If only I wasn't in the wrong part of the country, unavailable on week days, my car wasn't silver, and too new!! Someone will come along soon surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topradio Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 My 986 may fit this requirement, its a pastel yellow (quite rare and one of the colours used in the launch brochures) 1998 2.5 and to the untrained eye quite standard. However it has a soft top from a later car with a glass screen and the dash has been replaced with a facelift one with a glove box. In other respects its fairly standard, done about 80K, has a full service history, a large A4 folder bulging with provenance and I have owned it from new. Edit - I have just remembered that I have changed both the front and rear lights for the facelift 'clear' ones which, I feel, compliment the cars colour better as the standard ambers clashed with the yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Mine was used for a photo shoot reviewing all boxsters through the ages, it was featured on the front cover of 911 & Porsche Mag along with the others (see profile pic) mine is an early 1997, in the classic silver with boxster red interior, very original, even has the original cassette player, only mod is a new roof in red. im based about 40 mins from Bristol near Marlborough and Cara is available on the 18th. happy to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jvr Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Mine A 99 2.5 in zenith blue good condition esp in photos all standard with a few extra silver bits inside from factory black full leather and much money spent getting oily bits right Live in Swindon Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motornoter Posted July 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Thanks, guys JVR's car ticks all the boxes for us, THANK YOU!! Just to clarify, the Pastel yellow is lovely in normal life but goes a bit flat against a white background, same with silver - the Zenith Blue though should make the photographer's life easy! Thanks for the terrific response on this forum - one of the best I've ever come across! Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 3 hours ago, Jvr said: Mine A 99 2.5 in zenith blue good condition esp in photos all standard with a few extra silver bits inside from factory That's a bloody big rear spoiler though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southy Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jvr Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 If you think the spoiler's big wait till you see the exhaust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pquadro Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Mine is 2002 in seal grey, red boxster leather and alu pack In London - avail the 18th https://m.imgur.com/2e9OzmE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrumbly Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 I Have this if others fall through 2000 3.2 s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rav Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 W registration Viola 3.2 S in Marlborough available. Lovely background of Silbury hill or Avebury...... R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topbox Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 @Jvr car looks superb, nice job. Hope you enjoy the photo shoot, look forward to seeing the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jvr Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Should be out in September at some point under the buyers guide spread in Classic and Sports car Cheers P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr96er Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 One to look out for! That colour looks so different depending on the light! I've come to really like it. Helps when it's outside your house every damn day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pquadro Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 zenith blue it's absolutely phenomenal. Looking forward to the artiucle. I love my boxster. Dreamed of it when I was a teenager. 17 years later she is mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardjjs Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 On 07/07/2017 at 11:04 AM, motornoter said: Thanks, guys JVR's car ticks all the boxes for us, THANK YOU!! Just to clarify, the Pastel yellow is lovely in normal life but goes a bit flat against a white background, same with silver - the Zenith Blue though should make the photographer's life easy! Thanks for the terrific response on this forum - one of the best I've ever come across! Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardjjs Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Why not have a couple of different cars Would like to see the atricle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jvr Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Just an update My Boxster is in the October edition of Classic and Sportscar out now Cheers P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billzeebub Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 4 minutes ago, Jvr said: Just an update My Boxster is in the October edition of Classic and Sportscar out now Cheers P Thanks for the heads-up. Will get a copy tomorrow. For me Zenith Blue is the best colour offered on the 986 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red rocket Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 26 minutes ago, Jvr said: Just an update My Boxster is in the October edition of Classic and Sportscar out now Cheers P Saw it on your dashboard at Bicester yesterday - figured it was the car mentioned in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jvr Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 58 minutes ago, red rocket said: Saw it on your dashboard at Bicester yesterday - figured it was the car mentioned in this thread. Well spotted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allatsea Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Looks fantastic, glad it all worked out; wish it had been me! AaS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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