Background
It all started with a beat-up old 911 that nobody wanted
Fresh out of school in the early nineties, Martin Wiesner decided to buy an abandoned Porsche 911 in the hope of bringing it back to life, unlike his friends who all took the easy road and bought hot hatches. The 911 was a beat-up, incomplete and badly mistreated by previous owners. Martin's journey to get the car back on the road and the fun he had with it when it eventually ran, started a lifelong passion for the marque.
At first he enjoyed the challenge of tinkering with and improving his own cars, often applying modern technology to unlock their potential. The results spoke for themselves and soon attracted the attention of fellow Porsche owners who wanted the same for their cars. Eventually this hobby turned into a business which today uses modern technology to produce solutions for a wide variety of classic Porsche models.​
As a sideline, Martin started creating artwork based on the mechanicals of classic Porsches. This struck a chord with fellow enthusiasts and many of these items are now offered for sale.
The Rationale
As new technologies developed, in particular 3d scanning and 3d printing, it became possible to produce ever more complex objects. The aim was initially to develop performance parts but it soon became apparent that 3d printing could also be used to produce no-longer-available (NLA) parts. In many cases these parts were tougher than the originals they replaced and, as always, improvements were made where possible.
It turns out that modern technology can also be used to recreate classic Porsche parts in miniature, making it possible to appreciate them in new ways. Others felt the same and soon there was a waiting list for tiny Porsche parts in wooden frames.
All of this eventually turned into a business and today, from their UK-based studio, Wiesner Classic serves customers all over the world, bringing old parts back to life - big and small.