Australia / newzealand 356 kits

Enquiring whether can help with locating a 356 speedster kit in either Aust or NZ .
I have been told there was a kit produced in NZ but I have had no luck locating them.
I am in Australia so ideally an Aussie RHD kit would be ideal .all info would be greatly
Appreciated..

I can ship you a RHD one from Thailand if you cannot get one domestically

There are 2 owners in the registry that own Platinum Speedsters, a company that used to make replicas in NZ. There is another replica owner in Western Australia that posts on here occassionally, but I couldn't find his posts. Maybe someone else on this site can help.

Paul---looking for a Speedster is a very worthy project!

One thought. Vintage Speedsters makes more cars than all the others put together---over 3,000 so far and still counting.

Most of their production is shipped overseas. You could go to the Vintage site---just click on "Makers" at the top of this page and send the owner, Kirk Duncan an email to see what he says about shipping one down under.

We were in Aus last July---stayed near Darling harbor. Loved it all---especuially the Aussie brew.

Good luck.

hi Paul, l'm up here in Brisbane, have been building my speedster now for a few years, brought the kit in South Africa, l dont thing there are any... getting a speedster registered is a real nightmare to, had to do mine as a VW and then do the conversion....where are you located Bill

Hi Paul,
I'm the guy from WA that posts here occasionally.
The only manufacturer I'm aware of in Australia was/is RC Speedsters who produced a fairly expensive modernised update with Subaru mechanicals. Not sure if they're still around though.
I have a very well made, Belgium replica, an Apal Speedster, which is currently undergoing conversion to RHD in Perth WA.
When it's finished, I may consider selling as I may have the opportunity to repurchase my old 1961 356 B coupe that I sold interstate a couple of years ago. I should know by early Feb 2012.
If I do sell the car will be advertised in the low $30ks.

Regards,
Phillip B

Jack.. you were in Australia and didnt come and see us... shame shame.....

I am in Brisbane and have a RHD Vintage Speedster with a 1600 Super motor fitted. It was engineered in Queensland and then registered in 2000 with a VW motor and the Porsche engine fitted later. It has covered 9000kms since being built to a very high standard.

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Bill--next time for sure. We stayed very near Darling harbor and only were in Sydney and Canbera for one day. Lovely country and great people. Can't wait to return.
G'day mate!

Hi Cal would like to catch up some time, I'm over at Mt Crosby ... been building my car for a long time and its about to hit the road

if you go to my web site www.unclebillsbikeshop.com go to the Bills News and scroll down, there's a pic taken a while back

Mines a mixture, has the flared wheel arches, REX engine, 911 instruments, and Subaru steering column

We'll be back in the USA some time next year

Regards Bill