356 Registry guys were taklin' about this one too. Apparently an early numbered car, but with issues.
Written by "our friend" Adam on the Unobtanium Blog:
This one popped up on EBAY tonight, VIN#80225, making it the 24th car of regular Speedster production, since the first 200 were 1954 prototypes. The early cars can bring huge money, I sold 80244 as a rolling shell for $62,000 a few years ago.
This car on EBAY has a few things that look a little out of place.
1. The dash is not a Pre-A Speedster dash, with the two gauge cluster, but the later style with the three gauge cluster.
2. The fit of the rear bumper looks off.
3. The inner structure of the decklid looks like a later twin grill, but it is a single grill. It is not a pre-a open car grill.
4. The shifter looks to be a later B/C shifter, and the wheel is a B/C.
5. It claims to have 912 brakes.
6. The top frame looks like it has bolts, not rivets holding it together, and it is black.
All in all this is a car I would go and look at before buying. As my mom would say when we would try to snow her, “Too many fuzzies.”
But it is a very early Speedster so even if it had a lot of problems, it would be a good car to grab and restore, you could not lose money on a restoration on this car.
