Standing in the pickup zone at the Austin airport, I felt the immense humidity of that part of Texas. As a man of the High Plains, much further north on the map, I felt the powerful heat that holds that rain-soaked part of the Lone Star State during the summer. Then the giddiness of low altitude was surpassed by the sight of a baby blue Porsche 911 Carrera.
Led by its impact bumper, a sure sign it’s a 1974+ model, the little nine-eleven glided to the curb. My ride was here in glowing, but still vintage-appealing Miami Blue. And this classic Porsche in one of the company’s signature colors can glide as it did because there is no engine powering it.
It’s purely electric. One of Moment Motors’ latest conversions for a client. The tall, grin-bearing man behind its wheel was Marc Davis, a former IT guy turned drivetrain conversion expert.
My carry-on added to the back seat, we silently left the airport and headed to Marc’s company headquarters. It was here that I would learn of the high-tech and very involved process of converting a truly classic ride into an EV. Moment Motors is a car lover’s dream garage The unassuming office and garage space Moment Motors occupies doesn’t hint at the highly skilled efforts happening inside.
The only giveaway is the old Chevrolet C20 rusting in front with a bed full of discarded parts, clamps, and leftover metal. A lot of the things that come into Moment just cannot be salvaged. And sometimes a new part design doesn’t fit right, .