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And your Porsche for Two Grand a Day!

By John Polnik

When I got a DM from a major coulter fashion brand on Instagram last week, I thought that it was just another social media scam. Turns out, it wasn’t. The ad agency for the designer needed a vintage Porsche in a pastel color for an upcoming photoshoot in Death Valley and their creative director knew just who to call. Plus, they had money to burn. 

With an offer of up to two grand a day and an additional finders fee, I was on the hunt. My first choice was our good friend and PCA member Romi Mirza’s 1979 930 Turbo in Ice Green Metallic. The only problem was that the car was at Trophy Performance where they were frantically trying to diagnose and fix a fuel problem. 

Hurray! They got it done the night before the shoot! Now all Romi and I had to do was get up before sunrise and drive a forty plus year old air cooled car for two hours and hundreds of miles into the most desolate and inhospitable place in the world. What could go wrong?

Nothing. Not a thing went wrong. The old beast ran perfectly and we had an amazing experience with the international photography crew. Everyone absolutely loved the car and it made for some spectacular photos. 

They even had our check ready for us right when we arrived. 

Money for nothing.