George, Author at Tailored Driver

EU Market Find: 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S in Aventurine Green over Green

George·September 11, 2025

Aventurine Green was a standard color for the 993-generation Porsche 911 in 1996. Left on that alone, this car would be cool in desirable widebody Carrera 4S specification, but it wouldn't qualify as tailored. However, it's once you open the door that you realize how special this car is.

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Canadian Market Watch: 2020 Volkswagen eGolf Spektrum in Deep Blue Pearl

George·September 10, 2025

It's probably a total coincidence that we just wrapped on the next issue of the Tailored Driver Podcast (part of the Weekly Driver Podcast series) chatting with Volkswagen of America's former Golf family product manager Megan Closset who managed the Spektrum program in the USA.

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EU Market Find: 2000 BMW M Coupe in Dakar Yellow (1 of 5)

George·September 10, 2025

Is a Dakar Yellow “clown shoe” the perfect storm of 90s era BMWs? For certain the color was iconic on the E36 M3, and the shootingbrake style of the Z3 M Coupe (a.k.a. “clown shoe”) is an icon in its own right. Both have fierce fans, so add them together and what do you get?

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Market Find: 2022 Audi Q7 in Misano Red

George·September 10, 2025

The Audi Q7 is a bit of a Clark Kent. Underneath the dad wagon form of a 7-passenger SUV and more-often-than-not German Rainbow (read: shades of grey) color options lies a great-looking yet utilitarian family hauler. We're fans, and even bigger fans when it's ordered in a racier Audi exclusive color like Misano Red.

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Market Find: Rare Shade 1983 Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole

George·September 8, 2025

Ferrari’s 308 GTS Quattrovalvole stands as a sublime blend of classic styling and technical advancement. Designed by Pininfarina, its timeless targa-top form recalls the golden era of Italian sports cars. Introduced in the early 1980s, the Quattrovalvole (or “four-valve”) engine marked a notable evolution from earlier models.

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Market Find: 2022 BMW Individual M5 CS in Frozen Deep Green Metallic

George·September 8, 2025

Every so often, a car surfaces that blends brutal performance with a level of exclusivity normally reserved for the very few.

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Canadian Market Find: 2018 Volkswagen Golf R in Magma Orange

George·September 5, 2025

We're always fond of Volkswagen Golf R Spektrums. Highly unique, they're a great entry point into the tailored driver world. For Spektrum watchers, we particularly love watching the Canadian market where more than their usual share were sold and well-kept examples can be had should you be willing to jump through the few hoops it takes to import one. Among those cars, we believe Magma Orange may be one of the rarer examples and we've confirmed with a Spektrum expert that is the color on the car you see here.

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Market Find: Smoke Topaz Metallic 2020 BMW Individual M4 Competition

George·September 3, 2025

Purists **could** criticize this well-kept 2020 BMW M4 Competition for being automatic.

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Euro Market Find: Green-on-Green 1979 Saab 99 Turbo a Rare Sedan

George·September 3, 2025

Green over green is a unique thing, even if the Pistachio Green paint of this Saab 99 Turbo was a standard color.

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Market Find: Curious Spec Red-over-Brown R8 Spyder on Bring a Trailer

George·September 3, 2025

Some cars hit every note perfectly. Others take a bolder swing. This 2011 Audi R8 Spyder does both. Finished in Brilliant Red over a two-tone Saddle Brown and Cognac interior, it’s a combination that will strike some as daring and others as mismatched. Either way, it stands out.

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