1957 Porsche Wide Body Speedster Replica by CMC with 356 Motor

"No VW motor here."  Besides the obvious value of the real 356 motor, I'm not so sure that having a VW motor is such a bad thing. 

@RONUSSER.COM I just read what occurred the last time you posted a car for sale here.  In an effort to subdue that same type of response, may I offer a suggestion?
Be honest about your product.  These are very intelligent folks on this forum that know these cars inside and out.  Lying to them about work that has been done or the overall condition is not going to go very far.  Admit what you know, and simply state you don't know what you don't know.  No clever "salesy" adjectives are necessary.  Detailed information and clear photos work great.

I should have realized from the flowery talk that it was not an individual's car for sale - but a reseller of shoes to real estate.

http://www.ronsusser.com/inven...ry/cars-motorcycles/

And don't forget very unique cars and motorcycles.  If you object to the posting, I apologize and feel free to remove it.  If it is a cool car that might appeal to the membership, then leave it and have people who are seriously interested in purchasing it, contact me.  It is a customer car that I thought the membership might enjoy seeing and potentially buying.  If you're not satisfied with my description, then please remove it and we move on.  No need to get all negative.

Actually, you don't understand how it works (and how could you unless someone explains it to you?).

You see, if anybody (aside from a select few) posts anything for sale here, the chances are about 99.9% sure that the ad will rapidly descend into a feeding-frenzy akin to sticking some raw meat in a tank full of piranha.

No car is too nice to escape the scrutiny when there are nits to be picked. No fairly priced item can avoid the watchful eye of the value-police. May God help you if your "for sale" post is the first thing you ever put up.

Welcome to our absolute worst habit. We're a friendly(ish) sort. 

x2 what Stan said. Regretably, as with a lot of internet forums, no good deed goes unpunished.

Stan and Musbjim.  Thanks for your kind words and support.  I'm just trying to bring a car in front of the right audience without being circumcised.  I guess we'll see what happens.

Since you're going to be making money off this sale, how about at least becoming a supporting member? 

Looks like a nice car to me, fwiw. I even like the Ferrari-esque wheels.

Edsnova - it's local to you. You should come by and take a look. It's a great car. Simply put.

I would if I were in the market. Good luck with the sale.

Stan Galat, '05 IM, 2276, Nowhere, USA posted:

Actually, you don't understand how it works (and how could you unless someone explains it to you?).

You see, if anybody (aside from a select few) posts anything for sale here, the chances are about 99.9% sure that the ad will rapidly descend into a feeding-frenzy akin to sticking some raw meat in a tank full of piranha.

No car is too nice to escape the scrutiny when there are nits to be picked. No fairly priced item can avoid the watchful eye of the value-police. May God help you if your "for sale" post is the first thing you ever put up.

Welcome to our absolute worst habit. We're a friendly(ish) sort. 

What you say is so true. Its to bad this forum at one time was a good site for cars "For Sale" No longer!

That is a shame.  It is right place to sell these cars.  Shame.

ronsusser.com posted:

That is a shame.  It is right place to sell these cars.  Shame.

It is.

We have nobody to blame but ourselves. You've got a nice car for sale there, and fairly priced from what I can see. I personally think the Porsche engine makes it more valuable, if for no other reason than to remove and sell it seperately.

Good luck with your sale. Ebay is where guys who really want to sell go. 

I'll draw flak for this, but I think that posting "For Sale" classified ads should be available to Supporting Members only. I also think there should be a dedicated forum for classified ads.

That might ward off shysters and offset the revenue loss from the dumping of SAS as an advertiser.

Most everything else on here is free except for a couple of parts of the site already reserved for Supporting Members.

It's a cheap date and I still think worth it. Sure, we get into whizzing contests among us every time a car goes up for sale, mostly upstaging each other, but that's what people do. I am a people.

Well, Bob, I have to disagree (but no real flak coming your way).  BTW, you knew flak was a military term, yes?

If we prevent people from posting cars for sale, those who log in here (this is not a closed site) with the intent of seeing what might be for sale could potentially miss out on a good car.

Theron 'owns' this site, and it's up to him as to how he handles issues such as this.  I have no problems with people posting cars for sale here, just with how these posts are sometimes received by some. 

It's a big hobby, and different cars appeal to different folks. 

I have it on ebay at the moment so if anyone would like to bid on it there, please feel free to:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/132195...rksid=p2471758.m4704

I learned about flak in the Marines.

I speak only for myself and clearly understand that Theron makes the decisions. 

We are not the only site where Speedsters can be advertised, but we may be the best place to advertise them to people truly interested in the hobby.

Nobody is prevented from advertising here, only charged $49.00 for the privilege, and after the first ad the rest are free for the duration of a year. Don't want to advertise on the premier Speedster hobby site in North America, there are plenty of other sites that may or may not charge.

Best to you, Bob. Hope all is well.

Drs. Ferdinand and Fuhrman are spinning in the DIRT!

I just became a supporting member, I have been hanging around for some time and I check the classifieds almost everyday. I just felt it was worth the 50 bucks to hangout here. This is really the only Speedster replica site that's worth a dam. I would think you guys would want lookers and sellers to show up here. What's wrong with a guy posting a car here for sale on his first and only post. I think there are some members who have made some $$$$ on some of these deals. Enough of my rant, I just think its a bad idea to run potentially good deals and good people off...Thanks

Oohrah, you should see the other ad posted on Oct 16 and comments there! I think comments are generated subconsciously when we see a new poster that only posts cars commercially advertised for sale. We don't expect to see "I am pleased to offer this" - we expect "Sorry I have to let it go after X years, but".

https://www.speedsterowners.com...ats-1915cc-motor-cmc

WOLFGANG posted:

Oohrah, you should see the other ad posted on Oct 16 and comments there!

https://www.speedsterowners.com...ats-1915cc-motor-cmc

 

WOW, I'm surprised anyone try's to sell a car here...Too bad

hotrodstitcher posted:

I just became a supporting member, I have been hanging around for some time and I check the classifieds almost everyday. I just felt it was worth the 50 bucks to hangout here. This is really the only Speedster replica site that's worth a dam. I would think you guys would want lookers and sellers to show up here. What's wrong with a guy posting a car here for sale on his first and only post. I think there are some members who have made some $$$$ on some of these deals. Enough of my rant, I just think its a bad idea to run potentially good deals and good people off...Thanks

DITTO: something extraordinary might show up and some member WILL get a deal OR use his/her discretion to do otherwise. Nice to have the option to connect with a possible good BUY/SELL?

Please see this posting.
https://www.speedsterowners.com...lassified-no-replies