{"id":35942,"date":"2020-02-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/the-man-behind-1-rico-customs-2\/"},"modified":"2020-10-09T09:05:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T09:05:27","slug":"the-man-behind-1-rico-customs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/the-man-behind-1-rico-customs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The man behind Rico Customs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are we allowed to change things that are already close to perfection? When it comes to fashion designer Rik, the answer is obvious – “Yes”. With rebuilding and customising Porsche 911s, one of his childhood dreams has become true.<\/strong><\/p>From his passion to classic cars resulted much more. His idea behind Rico Customs:<\/strong>

“MAKE IT YOUR DREAM 911”<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SC: For those people who don’t know you please tell them who you are and what you’re working on?<\/em>My name is Rik, aka Rico-Customs on Instagram. I\u2019m working as a fashion designer for a denim brand based here in the Netherlands. When I\u2019m not working I spend as much time as I can on restoring classic cars and sometimes even motorbikes. I think you can say that I definitely have the petrol virus on the highest level possible. Currently I\u2018m working on backdating a 1988 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 liter to a 911 R in slate grey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\u00a0S<\/em>C: Where did your passion for cars start? And why do you stick to classic Porsches?

It all started when my dad took me to the race track of Zandvoort for a classic race when I was young. I can remember that I was addicted straight away. The sound of the engines, the smell of petrol, just everything started to excite me. First it was mostly BMWs that catched my eye, also because they were cheaper to drive and race. I bought an E30 in full DTM spec, which was an insanely great car, I still miss it! But at one point I just wanted to pursue my dream \u2013 a 911.So I sold all my BMWs and bought my first Porsche. It was a 912 which I restored and sold straight away to finally get a 911. From there on the 5th gear kicked in.<\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n

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