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The sheep looked around suddenly and had every right to look baffled.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sheep don\u2019t generally expect to be stalked silently by a 1979 Porsche 911 Targa. Yet, here it was, the smooth, low-slung bonnet and iconic slightly oval headlight surrounds within pouncing distance of the bewildered sheep\u2019s woolly jumper.<\/p>\n

With an air of bemusement and hurt feelings \u2013 cars usually have the decency to announce their arrival with clattering engines and smelly, belching tail pipes \u2013 the sheep shuffled to the side of the road and the gleaming silvery shape of the 1979 Porsche 911 Targa glided past. With little more than the crunch of the gravel surface and a soothing, spaceship-like whine to mark its passing, the sports car sped off into the Welsh hills, gathering speed without sound.<\/p>\n

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This part of Wales is well used to classic cars and sports cars of all shapes, sizes and ages. A convoy of early 20th<\/sup> century exotica had fumbled past just 20 minutes earlier, piloted by drivers who all looked roughly the same age as their cars but far more in need of full body-off restoration. The area is adjacent to where fire-breathing beasts compete at the annual British stage of the WRC series.<\/p>\n

At first glance, Richard Morgan\u2019s Porsche is simply another example of a beautifully restored 911 Targa, with flawless paint, gleaming brightwork and supple, unmarked interior surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\t\t