The humble fuel filler cap has never been the hottest automotive accessory. Most of us only remove, replace and think about this usually humdrum component on the petrol station forecourt, leaving the part to blend into bodywork for the hundreds of miles in between. Not Jonny Ruddock. Owner of automotive and sporting restorations outfit, Carmeleon Classic, and a quarter-century stalwart of the paint and bodywork industry, he transformed the filler system of this Carrera RS 2.7 replica into a work of art. Evoking the ground-breaking 1967 911 R and Singerstyled restomods at his client’s request, he’s fabricated a swan neck filler pipe that places the cap up high and dead centre in the car’s fibreglass bonnet.
The crimped satin black circle ties itself into the matching wheel centres, grille edging…
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Classic Porsche (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024