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Our Christmas and New Year opening times here at Malton.
Here at Malton, Easter Sunday 24th April from 8.30, Everyone Welcome
The Yorkshire Big Breakfast returns for October 2010.
Our friends at GT Porsche have more details on the new 997 GT3 RS, remember, we have build slots available, enquiry for details.
Easter Sunday, 4th April, will see the next award winning Yorkshire Big Breakfast to be held at Specialist Cars of Malton in North Yorkshire.
From 8.30am free refreshments will be available, there will be a chance to catch up with old friends, have a look at some beautiful cars, meet like minded enthusiasts and hopefully you'll have a drive out first.
We are still providing the bacon and sausage sandwiches at our expense but are requesting a donation to charity in lieu of charging for them.
We have had up to 750 people at these events and a wide variety of rare and unusual sports cars.
As last time all are welcome, please spread the word amongst your friends and other owners clubs, the more the merrier.
To give us an idea of who is coming please add your name and car to the list on Pistonheads
From 8.30am free refreshments will be available, there will be a chance to catch up with old friends, have a look at some beautiful cars, meet like minded enthusiasts and hopefully you'll have a drive out first.
We are still providing the bacon and sausage sandwiches at our expense but are requesting a donation to charity in lieu of charging for them.
We have had up to 750 people at these events and a wide variety of rare and unusual sports cars.
As last time all are welcome, please spread the word amongst your friends and other owners clubs, the more the merrier.
To give us an idea of who is coming please add your name and car to the list on Pistonheads
Please vote for us in The Porsche Awards - here - it only takes a minute and is free. Thanks!
After over 750 people attended our Easter Sunday Yorkshire Big Breakfast Meet it is time to announce the next one, Sunday 18th October at Specialist Cars of Malton, North Yorkshire
From 8.30am free refreshments will be available, there will be a chance to catch up with old friends, meet like minded enthusiasts and hopefully you'll have a drive out first.
Sausage and bacon sandwiches will be on the menu, once again in aid of charity.
There will of course be plenty of amazing cars present, previously we've had Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini to name just a few. We even had a real XJ220!
Everyone is welcome, no matter what you drive, the more the merrier, spread the word, tell your friends on other forums and lets make another great morning of it.
See you then!
From 8.30am free refreshments will be available, there will be a chance to catch up with old friends, meet like minded enthusiasts and hopefully you'll have a drive out first.
Sausage and bacon sandwiches will be on the menu, once again in aid of charity.
There will of course be plenty of amazing cars present, previously we've had Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini to name just a few. We even had a real XJ220!
Everyone is welcome, no matter what you drive, the more the merrier, spread the word, tell your friends on other forums and lets make another great morning of it.
See you then!
Porsche is in the midst of developing a new mid-engined supercar, likely to be called the Porsche Spyder RS, to fill the void left by the Carrera GT.
Have a look at this YouTube video of a road registered Cup Car, similar to the one we have available, the noise is amazing.
The Luxury Institute, which bills itself as "the uniquely impartial, independent and objective ratings and research organization that is the global voice of the high net-worth consumer", has conducted a survey of the wealthy and found that Porsche is the "best of the best" when it comes to luxury car brands.
A chap in Portsmouth has collected 262 Porsche models but has never been out in a real one.
What do you think?
The saga continues...
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We do it again!
Winners Announced
Drivers Replublic have driven the new 997 GT3, here is a video their review. If you would like to place an order for one of the new cars give Mark or John a call.
Easter Sunday saw over 700 people attend our Yorkshire Big Breakfast Meet on a lovely sunny Sunday morning.
This left hand drive 993 RS looks beautiful in Speed Yellow. LHD ideal for continental use, for a trip to Spa or Magny Cours.
Flying Lizard's Joerg Bergmeister qualified the No. 45 Flying Lizard Porsche second in GT2 today in the qualifying session for Saturday's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. 
We have recently taken in part exchange this beautiful Triumph Bonneville America motorbike, ideal as the weather gets better.
A 500bhp Evo IX is hit by a seagull during a top speed run on the MLR 30 to 130mph day at RAF Marham. Indicated speed is 180mph. Seagull takes off, fly's right, car goes left, then the dumb bird does a hard 180deg turn and SMACK!!
Easter Sunday will see the second Award Winning Yorkshire Big Breakfast Meet to be held at Specialist Cars of Malton in North Yorkshire.
From 8.30am free refreshments will be available, there will be a chance to catch up with old friends, meet like minded enthusiasts and hopefully you'll have a drive out first.
From 8.30am free refreshments will be available, there will be a chance to catch up with old friends, meet like minded enthusiasts and hopefully you'll have a drive out first.
Autocar, which brought us the drifting London taxi in a previous newsletter, has gone one further and is trying to drift a hearse. Watch the video here.
Porsche is being investigated by German financial regulators over allegations that it manipulated the market when it made billions of dollars from hedge funds whilst buying up shares in Volkswagen. Porsche took the hedge funds by surprise by quietly buying up stock in VW at a time when hedge funds thought the stock was over-valued so were short selling the stock (borrowing shares from other parties, selling them with a view to buying back enough shares to refund their borrowing at a lower cost when the share price has dropped hence making money). Porsche had bought up such a massive proportion of VW that there was the unprecedented situation where there was not enough shares available on the open market for the short sellers to close their positions. Porsche then released shares to the market, the demand for which drove the price up from around €200 to a high of €1005. On paper this made Volkswagen the most valuable company in the world for a short while. It is estimated that Porsche made between €6Bn and €12Bn in the frenzied trading back in October.
I received an email yesterday which was sent to all Aston Martin employees informing them the company would be fielding a pair of LMP1 Prototype cars and challenging the diesel entries of Audi and Peugeot for the outright victory of the Le Mans 24 Hours in June. It is 50 years since they last took the overall victory although have won the GT1 category with the DBR9. The car will run in the historic colours of Gulf Oils (the light blue and orange, as seen on the Gulf Edition Carrera mentioned above.
Porsche is strongly rumoured to be on the verge of announcing a stripped out Cayman Clubsport model losing up to 100kg of weight lowering the 0-62 time from it's already quick 4.9 seconds. Road and race versions are expected, the latter being equipped with sports seats, harnesses, a rollcage and fire extinguisher system. Prices are expected to be around £4000 over the cost of a Cayman S.
Rumours are circling that Porsche may be working on a more focussed lightweight version of the 530bhp 997 GT2. Sources suggest the new car might be as much as 200kg lighter than a standard GT2 and power being raised towards 600bhp. We will of course bring you more information on this and other new launches as it becomes available. Pistonheads carries the story.
A revised version of the 997 GT3 has been unveiled to the motoring press. The new car features 20 BHP more power from the now 3.8 litre engine, PSM (Porsche Stability Management) which can be switched off, a higher downforce aerokit, bigger brakes and the option of ride height raising to allow the car to clear speed bumps easier. 911uk has the story.
911 & Porsche World this month will feature a shootout between three of our cars, a 944 Turbo, 944 S2 and 968 coupe.
As thieves become more and more professional when stealing prestige cars like Porsches fight back with a Tracker, available now at the special offer price of £295 +VAT fitted, saving you £55 +VAT over the usual price of £350 +VAT. You are likely to get a discount on your insurance if you have a Tracker fitted which will make it even more cost effective.
To keep your pride and joy in top condition over the winter months whether or not you are driving it Zymol can help protect the paintwork. We are offering special prices for a full Zymol applied by our trained detailers, starting at just £199. We can even come out to your house or office to Zymol your car, within 30 miles of Malton.
Whether you're going to be driving your car over winter or not why not book it in with our workshop for a Free Winter Check which will ensure your car is ready. Call me on 0844 7000 997 and choose option 2 and I will book your car in.
As you will know the level of VAT has been dropped by 2.5% to 15%. Here at Malton we are going one better and adding a 10% discount to this 2.5% drop meaning a massive 12.5% off services with us through to the end of March. The workshop is pretty busy so don't miss out, call me on 0844 7000 997 option 2 to book your car in. Please quote discount code JN when booking to take advantage of this offer.
We now have a presence on Facebook, the popular social networking site. Become a fan and get the latest news, event information and special offers from Malton quicker than ever before. Our page is here.
Our website has served us well over the past few years but is in need of a refresh. Top of the list of priorities is bigger photos of the cars in stock. What would you like to see in our website? If you have any suggestions please email me them, we want the views of the people who use the website, people like yourself, so would really appreciate your comments.
Here is an amazing opportunity for your company or business name to appear on Mike Johnson's front running Porsche racing car as he competes around the UK and Europe in the Porsche Open. As little as £500 will get your name on the car, larger graphics are available right up to sponsoring the whole season.
We are pleased to confirm the next Award Winning Yorkshire Big Breakfast Meet is to be held at Malton from 8.30am on Sunday 12thApril (Easter Sunday). Being a bank holiday roads will be quiet early on so why not arrange a run out with your friends and meet at Malton for a bacon sandwich and a cup of coffee. We have taken note of feedback from the October meet and will still be providing the breakfast free of charge but will ask for a donation to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance in lieu of payment. Around lunchtime we will be starting up one of the Formula One cars we have, an event not to be missed. All are welcome so invite your car enthusiast friends, relatives and colleagues and let's make this one even bigger than last time. In order to try and gauge how many people are coming I would ask anyone who is a member of Pistonheads to add their name to the list here.
We have a luxury American motorhome for sale, a little departure from our usual stock but ideal for Le Mans, the British Grand Prix or any other motorsport event, or just for holidays away in greater comfort than any caravan can provide. The motorhome even has its own shower and satellite TV system! Photos will be on our website shortly.
We have a gorgeous Gulf Edition Carrera, this is a car we have converted, some of you will have seen it in the workshop during its build. Now finished it looks resplendent in Gulf Blue with orange accents, orange BBS wheels and Gulf graphics. The car has lightweight interior, sports seats, quick release harnesses and a full colour coded rollcage.
We still have a number of customers looking for cars, if you have an RS, Carrera GT or 993 GT2 and would like to capitalise on the strong demand for cars from Europe give us a call or email.
Continuing the successful start to the year we have had a record week selling 10 cars worth a total of £856,000. Of the 10 cars 6 were 993s including a Supercup car, an RS Clubsport and a very rare GT2 in addition to a Carrera GT, Indy Car, 944 and a Vauxhall VXR8 (the 6 litre V8). Three of the ten are returning home to Germany, the weak pound against the Euro means good savings for European buyers. The Indy Car is heading to the USA where its new owner hopes to race it at Sebring in March. We wish him the very best of luck campaigning the car. We have subsequently sold another Carrera GT this week bringing the tally to 5 in the last 12 months!! January has ended being the best month in Specialist Cars 20 year history with sales totalling £1.1 million so thank you to all our customers, new and old.
We kicked 2009 off in style being crowned Independent Porsche Sales Garage of the Year by members of the 911UK forum. We are honoured to win this prestigious award which reflects the effort and passion we put into supplying and maintaining the best cars in the country. A big thank you to everyone who voted for us. We also won the Members Event of the Year for the Yorkshire Big Breakfast Meet but more of that later.
Here is an amazing opportunity for your company or business name to appear on Mike Johnson's front running Porsche racing car as he competes around the UK and Europe in the Porsche Open. As little as £500 will get your name on the car, larger graphics are available right up to sponsoring the whole season.
This month's 911 UK magazine features the silver Carrera GT on the cover.
As thieves become more and more professional when stealing prestige cars like Porsches fight back with a Tracker, available now at the special offer price of £295 +VAT fitted, saving you £55 +VAT over the usual price of £350 +VAT. You are likely to get a discount on your insurance if you have a Tracker fitted which will make it even more cost effective.
To keep your pride and joy in top condition over the winter months whether or not you are driving it Zymol can help protect the paintwork. We are offering special prices for a full Zymol applied by our trained detailers, starting at just £199. We can even come out to your house or office to Zymol your car, within 30 miles of Malton.
Whether you're going to be driving your car over winter or not why not book it in with our workshop for a Free Winter Check which will ensure your car is ready. Call me on 0844 7000 997 and choose option 2 and I will book your car in.
As you will know the level of VAT has been dropped by 2.5% to 15%. Here at Malton we are going one better and adding a 10% discount to this 2.5% drop meaning a massive 12.5% off services with us through to the end of March. The workshop is pretty busy so don't miss out, call me on 0844 7000 997 option 2 to book your car in. Please quote discount code JN when booking to take advantage of this offer.
With interest rates at a 57 year low we can create a finance solution to suit your budget and needs, with rates from as low as 2.95% per annum and repayment periods of up to 5 years. Together we can offer some stunning deals, why not have a look through our stock, drop in and see how we can make the car of your dreams a reality.
Although not in stock we have access to a black Carrera GT, delivery mileage and VAT Qualifying, a very, very rare car.
A BMW Z4M Coupe looks very nice in black, it has only covered 15000 miles with BMW service history and the 19" CSL alloys set it off well.
A GT2 RS in Arctic Silver is another new addition, one of the very low number of cars we converted to huge power, this car features a Gemballa rear wing and has the looks to match its performance.
these limited production run cars are set to be the classic of the future. The car we have is white with red graphics and wheels and wears a Cargraphic SuperCup exhaust system which gives the car an amazing sound. The original exhaust is also included if you prefer to blend in a bit more!
Following the astounding success of our first ever Yorkshire Big Breakfast Meeting back in October we are pleased to announce that our next Big Breakfast Meeting will be held here at Malton at Easter weekend, we will confirm the actual day shortly. This meeting will feature a Formula One car being started up, for those of you who have never heard one at close quarters nothing prepares you for the noise! Once again the meeting will feature a free breakfast provided by Specialist Cars of Malton. All are welcome, tell your sports car friends whether they be Porsche enthusiasts or not, bring them all, the more the merrier.
Specialist Cars is proud to be nominated in the Independent Porsche Car Sales Garage of the Year, Independent Porsche Service Garage of the Year and 911uk Member's Event of the Year (for the Yorkshire Big Breakfast Meet). To cast your vote first please register with 911UK if you haven't already done so, then click on the categories above. 911UK is the definitive enthusiast and resource site for the entire Porsche experience. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free, so join up today for full access to the site and benefit from latest member offers.
Remember, don't try this at home kids!
Team Flying Lizard is one of the friendliest racing teams out there, racing Porsches in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). They have just published their review of the year which makes good reading and gives an insight into the workings of a world class racing team. You can download it here.
Porsches a plenty in the 24 Hours of Dubai on January 9th, a preview is here.
A concise little article on Oversteer and Understeer, if you want to practice why not book our trackday and do it in safety?
Newly crowned FIA World Touring Car Champion Yvan Muller is set to fly to Argentina where he will take part in the Dakar Rally in a buggy powered by a Porsche engine. More details on Yahoo.
The Telegraph has a road test of the revised Cayman, the details of which I brought you last month.