Posts tagged Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton's Home Movies...

There's arguably a bit of anecdote value in the Eric Clapton connection. And it's fun to imagine the stories my car could tell from its time with Eric, and with Bobby Whitlock. Whitlock was the keyboard player in Derek and the Dominoes, and Eric gave him the orange Porsche sometime in 1970. The car is mentioned in biographies / autobiographies of both Clapton and Whitlock.

But, on reflection, the part I think I like the most is the little home movie. Please see gif below. There is something about seeing my car in motion in 1970, and seeing the details (as much as can be discerned from a few seconds of low quality film). I can at least see the stance, how it moves over the bumps, get some idea of spec and how the colour looked. I like it!

70S Hurtwood EC Bobby Whitlock.gif
2018 Rebuild 1Richard FryEric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Hurtwood, Porsche 911, 911S, 1970
The ex-Eric Clapton Porsche 911S ... blah blah blah

I will admit that I find the high-end collector car adverts, which tend to prominently mention the most minor of celebrity associations, a bit silly. Celeb celeb blah blah blah.

I should say I used to find them a bit silly. Until today. Today I have established beyond reasonable doubt that my car is ex Eric Clapton.

So now I've decided it's cool.

The story goes that a (Porsche) friend of mine recently attended the UK premiere of the new Eric Clapton biopic "Life in 12 Bars". He mentioned that in the film there's a brief shot taken from old home movies, around 1970, of an orange 911 whizzing up the drive of Eric's house. Hmmm, there weren't so many RHD 911s in 1970, and even fewer orange ones. So I watched the film. It's rather good, I think.

My favourite part is the bit with MY ACTUAL CAR in it:

2018 Rebuild 1Richard FryEric Clapton, porsche, 911, 1970