The Autopian’s sister-company, Galpin, is over the moon to finally show you what its talented media team has been working on. It’s called My Porsche Story, and in this premiere episode we dive deep into the journey of Magnus Walker, a collector whose passion redefined what it meant to be a Porsche enthusiast, especially after his iconic film, Urban Outlaw.
It is no secret in today’s car collecting world that the idea of a “numbers matching” car holds greater value than one that doesn’t. Numbers matching typically refers to the engine, transmission, axles, and major components being original, true to their authentic engineering. There’s something about retaining the delicacy that the factory put into some of our favorite cars. In many collectors’ eyes, nothing is more perfect than factory-original, even if it’s not as powerful or not as tech-forward.
This may mean nothing to you, or this may mean the world in deciding whether or not a car is worth pursuing. In the first episode of My Porsche Story, Magnus Walker tells the story of how a numbers matching engine case for his 1975 930 Turbo — his “Dream Car” — actually found him. Magnus is a different kind of collector, unique in his overall approach towards life, and it was a pleasure filming him and hearing his story, so without further ado:
[Editor’s Note: I’d like to introduce David Osorio. He’s a real car nut who runs social media for Porsche Santa Clarita, a member of The Autopian’s sister company, Galpin. He was a huge part of the My Porsche Story series, so he’ll be writing these up as they come out, first once a week for the first three episodes, and then biweekly. Next up is Matt Farah and after that is J Ryan; their stories — and especially the latter — will move you. Anyway, here’s a bit more from David O. -DT].
What makes a Porsche more than just a car? For many enthusiasts, it’s the stories behind the wheel. My name is David Osorio, I run the marketing at Porsche Santa Clarita, a member of the Galpin Motors family. Over a decade ago my passion for cars came from the driver’s seat of my 1983 Datsun 280zx. For years I religiously chased my brother on the canyon roads of the San Fernando Valley. On the mountain I naturally learned how to heel-toe, how to shift the weight of my car, and how to stay on the right side of the car’s limits. Driving was quite literally the start of my career in the automotive world of content-creation; one random night I met a now longtime friend who asked me if I would be interested in shooting professional drifting at Irwindale. The rest, from there, is history, and I wouldn’t change those adrenaline filled nights for anything in the world.
  
Fast forward to about 7 years ago, Porsche found me at a dark time in life through my buddy Drew who runs Cooled Collective. He was just starting this Porsche lifestyle brand venturing out from the JDM scene we had all grown to love, and I joined him for the ride. Quite literally, I was saved by the church of flat-six. Since then, it’s been nothing but a literally fueled passion for all things Porsche. Now with my position at Porsche Santa Clarita we’ve done some fun projects. Whether it’s the building of cars in the Porsche Restoration Challenge, or our monthly Cars and Coffee events that have become a staple in LA car culture. Our new major project I’m thrilled to introduce to you is “My Porsche Story,” a docu-series showcasing the tales of some of the most influential and iconic figures in the Porsche world.
My Porsche Story stemmed from the Porsche passion that has been such a major part of my professional life now. In my automotive career I had been around so many subcultures within the car world. Whether it was the drift scene in Japan, off-roaders, or gentlemen open wheel racers in the U.S. I realized very quickly that there are few things like the diversity of the Porsche community. This sparked the idea to want to tell the stories that made up this scene. Together with Galpin Media and Creative Director Chris De La Garza, our collective efforts have brought to life a series that I feel anyone can enjoy. With My Porsche Story join us as we explore the essence of Porsche culture and the journeys of those who live it.
Living in an unorthodox Porsche world, Magnus Walker a true rockstar of the flat-six. In episode one, we sat down with him at his downtown LA warehouse for this interview and relived the days of the forums, diving into threads for answers and information that Chat GPT could never give us. It was awesome to hear about his pursuit for the perfect 1975 930 Turbo and how his purchase of a rolling chassis eventually landed him the engine case belonging to the car — all thanks to car forums.
The Porsche classic world has changed, with aircooled cars making their way back to Porsche showrooms and easily fetching six figures. Magnus has been collecting these classic 911’s before the hype — way before the hype, back when a classic 911 would run you a few thousand dollars at most. So when it came to numbers matching, did Magnus pursue it for the added value, or did it just feel like something he had to have?
On behalf of Porsche Santa Clarita we look forward to sharing more of this series with you. Check out our first episode of My Porsche Story and make sure to tune into the full season only on the Galpin Motors YouTube. And if you know of someone with a Porsche story, drop me a line at dosorio@galpin.com. Thank you!
Call me sour grapes and all but I’m not really connecting with story about Magunus spending dump truck of money to buy a motor to make a car complete only to have it sit on a shelf. Video production is great though!
No one is soliciting my input but how about the story of an average dad spending nights and weekends working with the teenager to build an awesome 944 because the kid wanted one since he was a kid.
Nope, no thanks.
Enough with the holy grails.
Choosing Holy Grails is important. For while the true Grail will bring you life, the false Grail will take it from you.
That’s pretty dang cool