Paul Smith’s Iconic Stripes Take Over Porsche’s 1965 Car In Ultra Cute Redesign
Over the weekend, Porsche graced the Le Mans Classic vintage sports car event in a pleasantly surprising way that’s garnered a great deal of attention.
Porsche’s 1965 ‘911’ model was given a fun and bold redesign by way of British brand Paul Smith’s iconic multicolored stripes. The aesthetic continues from the automobile’s exterior to interior, which houses a dark green roll cage, black leather steering wheel and wooden gear knob.
The makeover is a special collaboration project between Paul Smith and James Turner—Porsche enthusiast and founder of Sports Purpose that’s dedicated to Porsche customizations.
Turner explained that he’d always been a fan of Paul Smith and was “absolutely thrilled” with the outcome of the teamwork.
For more adorable vintage automobile designs, see Fiat’s cute redesign of its 1958 car that has built-in shower for beach lovers, as well as this three-wheel ‘Nobe’ car that’s a 100 percent electric and modern take on the retro aesthetic.
See more images of the Porsche x Paul Smith model in the Instagram album below.
A special guest visited the #PaulSmith Paris showroom today. This 1965 Porsche 911 has been painted, inside and out, in the colours of the #ArtistStripe. It was lovingly created by @sportspurpose to race in the 2018 Porsche Classic race at #LeMansClassic this weekend. Find out more about this special car next week on paulsmith.com Photography: @mathieubonnevie
on-track at Classic Le Mans • #porsche #paulsmith #artcar • ????: @mathieubonnevie
[via GQ, image via paulsmithdesign]