356A Porsche Speedster Replica. Built by Specialty Auto Works, Inc.

Heres a speedster that came up for sale by me. Sweet deal if you want one with a subi power plant.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/3021455961.html

Hell of a buy..

dibs. I'll take it.

So Ryan how's the MODEL A you got in trade? I talked to CLYDE about it just now

Does it come with a top

Yea it looks like a great buy.

barne - Not sure what your referring to. I wish I had a model a. Must be someone else.


Doesn't look like it come with a top.

This car was built as a standard Speedster by SAS and shipped to a guy in Oregon in 2005. The owner wanted to race the car and had it severely modified to that end. Parts were removed and the body modified. The convertible top was removed and the seats replaced with Speedster seats. Here is the picture of the car as it left SAS. You can go to the Craig

wow I used to have bumpers...20k is a good deal don't you think Charles? What's a top go for anyway? How bout' exactly how much would it take to bring it back to it's original level?

ryan I thought you were posting YOUR CAR. My bad

The person who owned it (and older gentleman) bought a Model A according to 'Clyde'. Clyde is the shop owner who took the car in on trade. 15k as the value. OK this could all be bs. I'm just repeating what the seller said.

He is a nice guy. I had a long chat with him about the car and other hotrod stuff.. runs a hotrod shop in Monroe, WA (appx 30 miles north of Seattle)

I'm tempted. I'm not really a speedster guy. In my world I spend way too much time on freeways and a functional top is a must

If I was mr speedster I'd be all over it. Maybe spend 10 grand on options and have what only a few have. A real SAS

The car may be altered more than is visibly revealing. The car may not be a daily driver and may no longer be street legal. The items removed include: front and rear bumpers with deco, horn grills, door handles, deck lid grill, convertible top and bow system, side curtains, heater/defroster, tonneau, boot, rocker deco, threshold trim and rubber tread, wiper assembly with arms and blades, washer assembly, Roadster seats, door mirrors, entire interior, trunks upholstery, Porsche badges, hood handle and badge, sound deadening.

The bodywork performed: door handle pockets filled, horn grill openings filled, deck-lid grill recess filled, bumper slots filled, defroster slots filled. I am unsure what if any alterations were done to the engine and emission system.

damn. whoever owned ripped it a new one'. I'm gonna say it's a good buy at 18k. Knowing the seller got it for 15 he might bite on that if it doesn't sell right away

I would love to make it an autocrosser though. That would be cool to drive my Cab' M-F AND the speedster on weekends

I'm surprised he didn't install a roll bar.

yeah Ron..and maybe some better seatbelts. Another question would be does it have Subaru McP' suspension?..or the A arm fronts?

This car does not have the later suspension front or rear, the power brakes with ABS, or the wider and longer footwell. The engine is the early 165hp version.

The only thing there that bothers me is the shallower foowell.

I could easily live without ABS. I'm not a big fan of big brother in sports cars..

AND the earlier suspension would be fine. I actually prefer it to the Mcpherson struts. There might be more options for shocks for the front. Whereas I've never really found an off the shelf strut cartridge for a Subaru I liked. Only when I had them custom valved was I satisfied

After all that I'm starting to understand why the owner let it go for 15

Didn't know somebody hacked it. $10,000 tops.

10 would be good.