1957 Porsche Speedster 356 Replica on 2040-cars
Yuma, Arizona, United States
1957 Porsche 356 Speedster Replica. This is a Fiber - Fab Kit that was purchased in 1986 and never finished. I bought it from the local VW dealer in 2008 and finished it in 2009. It is titled as a 2009 Assembled Vehicle [ASVE]. The VW dealer had started building it and (EVERY ) part on the suspension (front & rear) is genuine OEM parts. The engine is a 1915cc VW with dual webers and was built as was the IRS transaxle at time of build. Gauges that came with the kit was replaced with genuine Porsche Speedster gauges
as were the hub caps. Most of the trim on the body was bought from Beck Speedsters. I completed the car in 2009 and it now has 1900 miles on it, I would drive it anywhere it runs and drives flawlessly. The convertiable top was never installed, I didn' like the way they looked up or down so I left it off. It's new and still in the package as is the tonneau cover. I had the interior done in light gray and the seats are done in real leather. The top and tonneau cover are tan so if you are going to use them you would want to dye them gray. I''m selling it because I bought my wife an old pickup to replace the Speedster. |
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