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As a teenager, Yong Jiunn Siong had two posters in his room: one of 1970s American actress Farrah Fawcett in a red bathing suit and the other of a black Porsche 911 Turbo (Type 930).
His first car was more realistic than the 911 Turbo. It was a Honda Civic, acquired shortly after graduation and beginning work as an accountant. It was followed by a series of Honda and BMW models.
But 10 years ago, Mr. Yong decided to fulfill his childhood dream and bought a 1984 Porsche 911 Turbo, like the one on the poster. He called it Black Mamba, but it wasn’t exactly what he dreamed it would be.
As with 911 trips of the time, it lacked sophisticated stability systems to mitigate the challenges of a powerful rear-engined car. And like many before him, Mr. Yong found himself circling in the rain twice.
The 53-year-old partner in the accounting group PwC says, “As they say, you never know your heroes. Now I know why they call it the widow maker: You can’t play with 300 hp on the rear wheels of an old 911.” .
In 2012, he added a 2007 fluorescent green Porsche 997 GT3 RS to his garage, followed three years later by a 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 (the first 911 sold by local Porsche agent Stuttgart Auto).
In 2015, you purchased the car featured here: a 1996 993 C4S.
“I am truly grateful to my lovely wife for putting up with me and my passion through the years,” he says.
“I understand that buying four Porsches without telling your best half could be grounds for divorce.”
Still, he would rather not reveal how much he has wasted on all four cars.
Yong met his wife Shirleen, 52, while conducting an audit of the bank he worked for. They have a 21-year-old son and an 18-year-old daughter, both students.
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What’s in the car
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• A Porsche Classic Toolkit
• A Michelin air pump
• Mobil 1 motor oil
• a pair of pliers
• Tire sealant
• A fire extinguisher
• A safety triangle and a car jack
• First aid kit
• A pair of gloves
“My son shares my passion for cars,” says Yong. “But I’m still not going to let him take out the Porsches.”
Of the four Porsches, she says her mint C4S status is her favorite, “simply because she’s the most beautiful 911 in my opinion.” Plus, it’s “the latest and greatest air-cooled 911 that works like a modern 911.”
“The air conditioner really works and has a great sounding hifi system,” he adds.
It has taken him to Malaysia and Thailand. So far it has covered 120,000 km in the last 24 years, with just one rebuilt engine, and is free of oil leaks. But most days of the week, his wife drops him off at the office in his BMW 535i.
Yong is vice president of the Porsche Club in Singapore, which has around 400 members. “I am looking forward to doing more for the club in the coming years,” he says.
The Porsche fan collection extends to scale models. “I have all the generations of the GT3 RS in 1:18 scale,” he says.
When not behind the wheel, Mr. Yong often relaxes at his home in Serangoon Garden. He has a Dolby home theater system in his basement, which he stores with 4K movies and Blu-ray.
As for her other childhood love, she has since moved on to more masculine idols.
“I am grateful that I can still see Steve McQueen (the late American matinee idol of the 1960s and 1970s) running his Porsche 917 on the big screen,” he says, referring to how the coronavirus pandemic has put all the events driving standby and took him to stay home.
When things return to normal, you can still buy another Porsche. “I dream of another GT3 RS,” he confesses.
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