1957 Porsche 356a Replica - Vintage Speedster on 2040-cars
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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This was an EBay purchase on 2012 from Colorado that was supposed to be an 8.5 out of 10 when I received it!. I have since pulled the car apart and upgraded or replaced virtually every piece as follows to now make it a 9.5+: Car has only 120 miles on restrortaion, started with 8500 miles on original working odometer. I have every bill for every part purchased and will supply them with a binder and all of the restoration photos (over 250 detail photos were taken) 1) Complete body off restoration and 100% paint strip to bare fiberglass. All areas prepped and block sanded to perfection. Car is now 05' Volvo Silver, base coat clear (was black) 2) New VW floors, full length c/w all new body seals. Primed, painted and undercoated. 3) Mechanical: New ceramic exhaust and SS tips, all new 4 wheel disc brakes, pads and lines. New Eagle GT Radials. Complete new steering system to include steering box, pitman arm, steering dampener, tire rods and ends c/w all bushings. Every bolt on the entire car replaced with new plated bolts (all metric). New shocks, front & rear. Engine gaskets, CV boots, engine grounds, 4) Body: New front glass and window trim. New door handles, new coped SS body trim, new decals, all new emblems, all new plastic lenses and lights. New fuel tank, sending unit and wiring. All new fuel lines front to back. New bumpers, mounting hardware and trim 5) Electrical: Replaced and re-wired complete car front to back with all new wire, every connection soldered. Multi grounds, master power fusing. Up graded fusing system to modern fuse block & spade fuses. All new VDO gauges: MPH (electronic sender), Tachometer, Fuel gauge, Oil temperature, Volt meter new alternator and wiring. 6) Engine: MSD Electronic Ignition c/w wires, coil and plugs. Engine dress up kit (chrome) New exhaust. New starter motor, new battery and all cables front to back. Engine had only 8,500 original miles and runs perfectly (dual carbs), has been tuned & timed. 7) Interior: Dyna Matt sound dampening materials on inner doors, floor, firewall and rear engine wall. New black reclining seats and trim. All new carpet (black) c/w professionally bound edges. New dash pad and trim. New interior door handles, knobs, mirror and all interior snap fasteners, trim screws etc. Nardi wood trim steering wheel. Original tan convertible top is in great condition with no holes (operates perfectly). All hardware is in perfect working condition. Side plastic windows were polished and look new. Black cockpit cover in new condition covers hide away top. All snap fasteners are new stainless steel. If you don't see something here, just ask! I am sure I replaced it
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Fri, 18 Apr 2014When Nick Murray took delivery of his 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S in June 2013, he had saved for it for the past five years. He didn't just pluck a random 911 off a dealer lot. He specially ordered his car with thousands of dollars in extras tailored just to him, and he captured all of the options on his YouTube channel. The love affair didn't last long. Eventually the channel became a place for Nick to air his growing list of grievances about his deteriorating 911. Eventually, his mix of righteous indignation and sarcasm went viral.
By late December, he had already had four warranty repairs done on the car. Things got much worse in March. The computers began resetting whenever Nick drove over large bumps. There was also an acrid, electrical smell that occasionally permeated the cabin. Murray filed for Lemon Law protection. Porsche Cars North America contacted him for the first time to fix the problem, but it didn't help.
Things culminated in April when Murray put up a new video that showed more troubles. He began arbitration with Porsche and asked for either his full purchase price back or an exact replacement. The company countered with a portion of what the car was worth, based on its mileage. Murray refused and turned to his YouTube watchers for help. He asked them to spread the word, and the video went viral with over 800,000 views as of this writing. Supporters posted it multiple times on Porsche's Facebook and Twitter sites.
Leno buys classic Porsche 356 Carrera 2, seeks out and finds perfect expert for help
Mon, 19 Aug 2013The world of collector cars is fairly tight-knit when you get down to individual models. Need proof? Just take a look at this latest video from Jay Leno's Garage. The subject is a gorgeous 1963 Porsche 356 Carrera 2. Jay, being known as quite a collector, got a call from someone looking to sell. While doing his due diligence and looking for a 356 expert to go over the car with him, he came across John Willhoit.
Where the story gets weird is when Leno is asked the license plate number - it turns out that Willhoit, owner of Willhoit Restorations, had restored the exact same car more than 30 years prior. He then sold it to the same person that was looking to give it to Leno. What follows is a truly interesting video on the little quirks of the 356, along with Willhoit's personal history on a car he hadn't seen since 1976.
This is a bit more mechanically detailed than Leno's normal videos, but it's on a very interesting subject. Take a look below for the entire film.
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The solution? Offer to lease them a Boxster or Cayman until their new Macan arrives. Shorter in term that the usual new-car lease, these six-month terms are designed to keep buyers from turning their backs, all the while experiencing the kind of vehicle Porsche does best.
Of course it doesn't hurt that the dealer then gets a used sports car to sell again once the short-term lease is up. And we wouldn't be surprised to see some buyers asking to hold on to their mid-engined sports car for a little longer, either.