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has been substantially averted. Even the dashboard with analog VDO looking gauges maintains the classic 911 cockpit appearance. Only now, the gauges display certain EV-related measurements such as kilowatt usage, battery level, and EV range (estimated at 200 miles). Alongside the speedometer is a large state of charge gauge, replacing the traditional tachometer. Even the charging port has been designed and fitted into the car's original front driver-side fuel filler. ose critics who quit wringing their hands in disbelief for long enough to take the wheel of this machine will soon discover the true limit of their mechanical ideologies. And these days the Sacrilege Motors' unofficial home and test track, Lime Rock Park, has become a graveyard of purists' convictions. Celebrated racer Steve Katz gave his video testimony aer taking the BlackBird on the track, calling the car simply "bad-ass" and stating with no shortage of enthusiasm, "It may be one of the best street cars I've driven on the racetrack." But what does Katz know? He is, aer all, only the track record holder at Lime Rock Park. For all the hemming and hawing of their detractors, Wagenheim sees only one cure. "Until you drive it, you don't get it, " he says, "you really have to drive it, to understand what Bobby has done." e team at Sacrilege currently has six cars in production and accepts 964s and G-body client donor cars that meet their specifications, which are, chiefly, very little rust and no frame damage. e 964's are completely reversible without any touching of the frame and the G-body cars require the replacement of stock wiring harness per Singh's behest. Sacrilege Motors sees their work as adding to a car collection, not replacing them. "911's are meant to be driven," says Wagenheim. "You can take a 50 or 60-year-old car and turn it into a daily driver." For those seeking a sustainable, low-maintenance solution to keep their 911 on the road for generations to come, Sacrilege Motors will keep the light on. Says Wagenheim, "Porsche says the car is timeless, we want to keep this car timeless." VUENJ.COM 43