Needs work.
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That sh*t'll buff out...
Damned thing might still bring $100k!
Such insanity.
Well, all the parts to rebuild that shell are available:
http://www.restoration-design.com/
These guys are just a few miles away from me.
It looks like every part that could possibly be removed has been stripped and then the usable body panels were cut off.
Does this mean today's going rate for a VIN number is $4500?
Ooops, the VIN plate rusted away!
That looks like about what Lewis Hauser started with when he built the Sportolet
"Ran when parked."
foolthrottle posted:That looks like about what Lewis Hauser started with when he built the Sportolet
I was thinking it might work better for this kind of project:
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foolthrottle posted:That looks like about what Lewis Hauser started with when he built the Sportolet
http://www.ferdinandmagazine.c...orsche-356-sportolet
(For those who were curious...)
Door gap is the same as my CMC.
I think this guy likes to cut up Porsches. DEXTER... See the 911 behind it looks to be in the same shape.
Looks like the old story of the parts being worth more individually than when part of a rotting hulk.
The difference here, though, is the hulk still has some value when the parts have all been sold.
I don't think a Corolla in this shape would be worth much.
Interesting idea for a removable hard top for anyone with a convertible D or Cabriolet...
Use this as a donor for a clip of the roof. Use the clip to create a mold, leaving some extra "meat" at the rear cowl and widshileld. Then use die marker to slowly grind away at the mating surfaces until you have a good fit.
You might be right, Stephen.
About twenty years ago when original speedster prices went way north, people were dragging this kinda stuff out to be restored. In one guys shop I saw a speedster that had been t-boned, severely and to the point that whom every was drivin it likely did not survive, they put the car on a rotisserie and began cutting away damaged and rusted parts, adding braces as they went, when they were done, what they had was a rotisserie attached to a bunch of braces, with damn little speedster remaining