DON'T CROSS THE MUSTARD

Don't Cross the Mustard

Evan Sawyer shows us how he enjoys an afternoon in the hills with his custom built 1970 911E.

Well known within the LA car scene, Evan Sawyer, also known as the Canyon Carver, lives and breathes the twisty roads in the hills above the city. “Canyon carving” is central to how people enjoy their cars out here and most who take part will have seen one of Evan’s many POV videos promoting responsible canyon etiquette, including his infamous “don’t cross the mustard” reels.

Eric’s 1970 911E isn’t something you’ll ever spot on the wrong side of a double yellow line, but he certainly knows how to have fun with it in the space of a single lane. It’s a car he sought out specifically to enjoy these roads, a long hood 911 with a 3.2 litre engine from the G body era, uprated to 10.2:1 compression and fed by a Motec EFI setup. Finishing it off is a custom livery by Eric Williams, who owns the number 51 911S pictured alongside Evan’s car, giving it that perfect period-racer look.

“These roads are the aspect of the automotive hobby that I enjoy the most” says Evan. “I like the track, but there’s something truly special about winding through nature. Over time I’ve gravitated to owning cars that make excellent ‘canyon carvers’ and the 911E is so at home here. It’s my absolute favourite car and completely irreplaceable to me.

I bought it from my best friend’s dad, Henry Williamson. Henry is a prolific collector and was responsible for introducing me to long hood Porsches. It had the 3.2 installed by a previous owner but Henry rebuilt it and made it a really solid driver. His son Warren came to live in my duplex from time to time, so one of his Porsches was often in my garage. This one was with me for a few days and I really got to experience it. I was just blown away by how quick it was, I knew I had to have it.

Eric’s 1970 911E isn’t something you’ll ever spot on the wrong side of a double yellow line, but he certainly knows how to have fun with it in the space of a single lane.

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“I like the track, but there’s something truly special about winding through nature. Over time I’ve gravitated to owning cars that make excellent ‘canyon carvers’"

Eric Williams was then totally responsible for the livery. I’d fallen in love with his black ’51’ 911S and we both decided that it was going to be an inspiration for my car. It’s a livery that pays homage to the late 60s 2.0 litre cup cars, the sort that you could drive to work in during the week and enter into a road rally at the weekend.”