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About RS911

Mid-Wales is a beautiful part of the world, and nestled in a hillside south of Dolgellau, just off the A470, is RS-911. Run by Mark Darby from his fully-equipped workshops just outside Llanidloes, this is where old, tired 911s are reborn, often into something unique, for their enthusiast owners.

Mark's passion for hand craftsmanship is immediately obvious when you meet him and he's always looking for ways of keeping alive the traditions of old. What he can't form from metal himself is given to 'an old boy in town who bashes away in his shed all day', but Mark is learning the techniques as he goes along, keeping this art form from dying an ignominious death.

Mark has gained a loyal, enthusiastic following over two decades of restoring and customising Porsches (but mainly 911s). Purists keep your distance, though, because this thoroughly un-PC, straight-talker has no time for those who complain that what he does is morally objectionable. "We react to the demands and wishes of our customers," insists Mark. "What right does anyone have to say what an owner should or should not do with his or her car?"


These days Mark is ably assisted by his son Lee who, although still in his teens, has many years of experience in (and an amazing talent for) restoring Porsches. He started work on his first restoration project (a 2.7RS) when he was only 13, and by the age of 14 had built a replica RSR, virtually single handed. You can read all about it in this article from Total 911 (PDF). Now he's working full time with his father, and who knows what he'll be capable of once he's been got the years of experience that Mark has.

Mark's been in the automotive industry since leaving school and his skills with car bodywork really have to be seen to be believed. If it can be handcrafted from steel then it is and his work on wide bodies is remarkable, having created some seriously mean and authentic-looking race replicas. From interior retrims to full 935-spec conversions, you can get it all done here. The difficulty will be knowing what to go for (and where to draw the line) because the sky really is the limit once that angle grinder is in hand...

(text adapted, with thanks, from the article by Kevin Hackett in Total 911 magazine)