Nhu Nguyen - Speaking Porsche and the Art of Air-Cooled Excellence

Bonar and Trevor sit down with Nhu Nguyen...a rare technician who doesn’t just work on Porsches, she speaks Porsche.

Trained in Canada and now based in sunny California, Nhu works at a small independent shop focused almost entirely on classic, air-cooled cars. Along the way, she earned one of the brand’s most respected credentials: Porsche Classic certification—becoming the first woman ever to achieve it.

We cover Nhu’s late-career leap into the trades, what it actually takes to become Porsche Classic certified, and why classic work is often about undoing what previous hands have done. Nhu also shares practical buying advice for anyone dreaming of an air-cooled 911, the tools she swears by, and the mindset that separates great technicians from average ones.

If you love air-cooled lore, craftsmanship, and the reality of keeping old machines alive, this one’s for you.

Guest: Nhu Nguyen
Find Nhu: @dear_new