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Theon Design GBR003

TS LARIMAR BLUE PAINTWORK GLIMMERS in the rare UK sun, the silver roll hoop and bullet-head mirrors reflecting the few pure white clouds in the rich blue sky. Those 18-inch Fuchs replica wheels fill every centimetre of spare space under the carbonfibre arches, the lip spoiler fixed to the underside of the front bumper noticeable but not dominating your attention. Likewise the quarter-height ducktail sweeping up from the engine cover that’s subtle rather than overt, and the white Porsche script running through the ghosted body-colour stripes along the flanks of GBR003, Theon Design’s first Targa creation. Like all the best restomods the details are hidden in plain sight,

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