The Ultimate Road Trip with Rob Dickinson

About this episode

Rob Dickinson discusses his journey from musician to founder of Singer Vehicle Design, focusing on the Porsche 911 and his ultimate road trip.

Singer Vehicle Design founder Rob Dickinson is the final guest on the Ultimate Road Trip Podcast for 2023! This year marked the 60th Anniversary of the unveiling of the Porsche 911 at The Frankfurt Motor Show and it’s fitting that we have the man behind one of the most celebrated automotive companies of recent years on the podcast, chatting about his childhood through to his time in 90’s band Catherine Wheel, to starting Singer. The company restores and reimagines 911’s -based on the 964 chassis- in the direction of each individual clients’ wishes, striving for ”a relentless pursuit of excellence” and it was a privilege to chat to Rob about Singer, as well as, of course, his Ultimate Road Trip!

People in this episode

Hosts: James Whalley, Louise Irving

Guest: Rob Dickinson

Topics covered

• automotive design
• Porsche 911
• Singer Vehicle Design
• music history
• personal journey
• ultimate road trip

Keywords

• Rob Dickinson
• Singer Vehicle Design
• Porsche 911
• Catherine Wheel
• automotive restoration
• ultimate road trip
• Frankfurt Motor Show

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Singer Vehicle Design, Catherine Wheel

Products: Porsche 911

Places: 2023

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