1957 Porsche 356 Speedster Replica Black with Gray Seats 1915cc Motor CMC

Nice looking car, but it's a Speedster, not a Speedster Cabriolet.  A 356 Cabriolet is slightly different, with a painted windshield frame and a higher top.

appreciate the correction.

Ron

Is that Tom Cruise's Top Gun jacket and sun glasses? Being very close to Pacific Coast Highway I am always careful to lookout for horses before I put my top down.

Yes, this car was used in a Maryland casino for a Top Gun promotion.  I've also got the 1985 Kawasaki 900 Ninja that resembles the one that Tom Cruise drove while in pursuit of Kelly McGillis in her black Speedster replica.  You can live out your Top Gun fantasies with the car and the bike.

...But what about the jacket and the glasses? That is what completes it. Kelly McGillis... well, you can hang on to her but everything else... you know.

I just looked up her current photo... what happened?

Include the jacket and the glasses and I think this car will sell immediately. I would not make any mention of Kelly McGillis again.

Jacket and sunglasses are up to you.  Yikes, I guess we all get older.

I notice a few issues: missing small belt line trim, mirrors are not in the best visual position ,looks like something went on in the engine bay, air cleaners are too short to allow proper air flow, different gauges, top rear window is different reflectors in wrong place, deck lid latch is a different one and the fuel filter is in a location to cause a fire.

Thanks for your comments.  Runs and drives great.  

Some women just get hotter with age...

You know Hillary Clinton is looking pretty hot these days.

I think we're getting off topic here.

Is it me or are those gauges not spaced evenly?

that jacket looks like a WW2/Korea era flight jacket for AF. Navy guys don't go for all that wool stuff in the Topgun era.

I'll pass that along to the casino as they organized the props.  I'm sure that they weren't too concerned with authenticity. 

barncobob posted:

that jacket looks like a WW2/Korea era flight jacket for AF. Navy guys don't go for all that wool stuff in the Topgun era.

Here's the real deal here... Hollywood had it's own ideas about topgun era styling!

it's you. gauges are fine.

Put a wig on me, that jacket and those glasses and I think I could rock that car... I suppose you could even put present day Kelly McGillis in the seat next to me.

So... I think if ronsusser threw in the jacket, the glasses, an original Top Gun soundtrack on CD, wrote a letter to Ms. McGillis asking her if she would allow herself to be sold with the car and she agreed then I'd buy it.

I feel the need!

tempting - I'm open to offers and suggestions as crazy as some may be.

You've lost that love'n feeling ..you never close your eyes when I kiss, your lips and it's a given as to why...

That front bumper has something odd going on with it.  Is that a custom job?

Ted

This is the 1985 Kawasaki Ninja 900 Top Gun bike that is available for separate purchase.  Price is $4000.  See below:

http://www.ronsusser.com/inven...miles-just-serviced/

Ted,  must be a reflection.  Bumper is fine.

The front bumper is incorrect. There should not be a flat shelf on top. Someone did an odd body / form to that bumper. You should also invest in some proper Kadron air filters.  

Car has several issues which should be addressed post purchase / before driving long term. 

Suggestions for next owner.  If I were keeping it, I'd get the air filters etc. 

TRP is right about the bumper Mr. Susser. It is unique and unlike any I've ever seen on a replica or original speedster. Doesn't make it good or bad, just very unusual. Do you have photos of any other Speedster with that same bumper?

The rear bumper's appearance is consistent with other rear bumpers on replica Speedsters.

I noticed what appear to be two dimples on the top of the front bumper. Do they accommodate the mounting bracket system or do they seem to be landmarks for driving lights?

I'll look some up but frankly, I like unique.  I'm perfectly fine with that.  Perhaps a buyer out there will agree.

Has the rear wheel well radius been altered?  

Truly, good luck selling the car.

Re: The bumper, please see below...

Rusty:

Do you look the same today as when Top Gun first came out?

I just took the time to compare it to another Speedster that is for sale on the site and frankly, I like mine better.  Maybe it's an interpretation of the front bumper instead of a literal copy of the actual but I think it's more sleek and sinister looking.  Obviously, it's subjective but I'm simply offering my opinion now that you've educated me on it.  Certainly unique and different and I take that as a positive.

no idea re: wheel well radius.

Mr. Susser - as you may have already surmised, this site is populated by would-be comics and EXPERTS! Tough crowd. 

Nice car for the right person who likes to tinker! 

(RE: Rear wheel well was probably 'radiused' to fit those larger tires.)

Tom Williams posted:

Has the rear wheel well radius been altered?  

Yeah, it looks like they have been opened up or something. Note how close the arch is to the side trim and how much of the tire you can see. 

Something else is wrong - Notice how the belt-line trim doesn't line up with the door?

Ron is getting a fast lesson on what happens here when you sign up here just to sell a Speedster 

BobG posted:

Rusty:

Do you look the same today as when Top Gun first came out?

No. That's why I said I'd need a wig.

Well this is a great place to sell a speedster isn't it?  I've enjoyed the spirited discussion and hopefully the members have as well and who knows, maybe it will sell.

"Something else is wrong - Notice how the belt-line trim doesn't line up with the door?"

Only on one side; the other side looks good!

Can be corrected I imagine. 

Did you also notice that one of the wiper blades was not correct, and the tires had the wrong amount of air in them?  Then, there's the issue of the left side rear spark plug not being the right brand.