Theon Design Unveils Its Latest Porsche 911 Commission
Entirely bespoke air-cooled Porsche 911 commission conceived as the client’s vision of the ultimate road-going 911 with a classic exterior & modern performance…
Theon Design has revealed its latest bespoke Porsche 911 commission, a carbon-bodied coupe created for a British customer. Finished in the classic Porsche color of Medium Ivory, the 4.0-liter, 420-bhp, 2,500-pound machine was created in close collaboration with the client to be a pared-back, timeless interpretation of the ultimate road-optimized, air-cooled Porsche 911, company officials stated in a press release. The commission’s classic, reserved exterior belies its modern performance: it packs a better power-to-weight ratio than a 992 GT3 RS.
Blending cutting-edge British motorsport engineering DNA and technology with hand-crafted luxury and OEM-grade design details, Theon Design’s latest build strikes a balance between performance and real-world useability, with more compliant damper settings and smaller, 17-inch wheels, ensuring it is at home on pockmarked British roads, noted the release.
As with every Theon build, this latest car has been crafted over the course of 18 months, enhanced from the ground up at the company’s HQ in the heart of the UK’s Motorsport Valley. Based on a 911 (964) donor, the car was taken back to a bare shell before being transformed in a considered, deliberate Porsche way.
The resulting car leverages and honors over 60 years of Porsche engineering and design heritage—right down to the period-correct yellow chromate protective coating on all mechanical components—while also incorporating the latest road car and competition-bred technologies. It delivers modern performance—0-60 mph in under 4 seconds—allied with a satisfying analog air-cooled 911 driving experience.
Each Theon Commission Is Individually Designed & Built
Led by co-founder Adam Hawley—a former senior designer for luxury OEMs such as BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover and Lotus—each Theon commission is individually designed and built, conceived in a personal, one-to-one consultation process with Hawley himself.
“Our latest commission, built for a British customer, is a refined, timeless take on our air-cooled 911 recipe,” said Hawley. “The client wanted to create a 911 that spoke softly—classically elegant to look at and subtle to the untrained eye—but carried a big stick; this build has performance to keep a 992 GT3 honest on a twisty road. The Medium Ivory paint with Grand Prix White stripes and Copper Brown Metallic PORSCHE script harks back to the 1970s whilst also looking entirely contemporary, delivering an understated aesthetic with a dash of motorsport purity, hinting at its performance capabilities.
“Mechanically, we’ve optimized it specifically for British roads, with touring-focused suspension that delivers exceptional compliance over our uniquely challenging surfaces. The 4.0-liter motor has been specified with open trumpets to deliver an evocative, addictive intake rasp that recalls the 911 RSR race cars of the ‘70s. It all adds up to create a sophisticated, truly rounded machine that is just as at home loping along a motorway as it is howling along Welsh B-road.”
Exquisitely Handcrafted Cabin
Moving inside, the same exacting level of attention to detail can be found in the car’s fully carbon fiber interior, which has been trimmed in the finest leather, the company said. The cabin features tactile nubuck Tobacco leather, offset by contrasting Licorice semi-aniline hides. Exterior color-matched Ivory stitching provides a subtle visual connection to the car’s exterior.
The car has been specced with Theon’s sporting Recaro CS seat option, which strikes a balance between support and touring comfort. The seats feature satin carbon fiber backs and distinctive woven leather centers combining the Tobacco and Licorice tones with contrasting Ivory stripes; even the belt holes and tilt handles are trimmed in Licorice leather. The dashboard features a matching woven leather insert stretching across its face, creating visual cohesion throughout the cabin.
The build also features a rear seat delete, with the resulting space transformed into a leather-trimmed, carbon fiber storage deck, featuring an aesthetic carbon fiber tray and complemented by a bespoke, interior-matched luggage set, making this 911 a practical proposition for longer road trips.
