ACCEPTING OFFERS Father of 3 needs a back seat SELLING SPYDER

"Little Pastor!" That is great.

Beautiful car, good luck with the sale.

Beautiful car! I'm sure someone out there is looking for a bad a$$ ride like that.  @Little Pastor

Very Nice. Where is the spyder located?  

Nice touches, Pastor.

The car is located in Wisconsin, between Madison and Milwaukee, summer driving only and is stored in a heated garage with the battery unhooked every off season.  

Beck Spyder  titled as a Porsche asking 35,900  obo.   All proceeds go to diapers and a convertible with a back seat to replace this baby!  

Little Pastor posted:

Beck Spyder  titled as a Porsche asking 35,900  obo.   All proceeds go to diapers and a convertible with a back seat to replace this baby!  

What convertible are you thinking of moving to? It's been so hot up here for the last 10 days (100F+ with the humidity) that the convertible would be mostly parked....

Exactly why you drive faster !    Looking at an Audi, BMW or even my first love of a 69 VW Bug convertible.     BTW, I called Beck (now located in Indiana) and they let me know that the 2000 BECK with the Porsche title is free to go to Canada and Australia with out any issues.   Have a great weekend!

Nice Spyder. Can you tell me where the 4 lug center caps came from? I too have 4 lugs on my Speedster but have not been able to source center caps.

Thanks, David

Hi Dave,  not sure if this is where I purchased mine, but it is the brand, should be a good start.

http://www.centercapsdirect.co...ls-Wheels_c_139.html

@Heritage 2008 
Mangels discontinued the center cap for the 4 lug VW style wheels when they discontinued the steel wheels. There are 2 similar styles on their website, but I don't believe either will fit.

When we moved the old tooling from Mangels to another Brazilian wheel company I also took the last of their center caps.  I'd have to check the warehouse to verify, but inventory shows I have a few sets of them left.

And regarding the export to Canada and Australia mentioned above, to clarify, yes it should be Canada eligible as it is more than 15 years old now and has been registered in the US for 15+ years.  

I don't think it qualifies for Australia however.  Currently Australia still requires the car be manufactured before 1989, but the new proposed law for them is a sliding "25 year" rule that is supposed to be in effect sometime in 2019 and there has been rumor that this may get dropped to 20 or even 15 years now that the last Australian car manufacturer, Holden, has closed up shop.

chines1 posted:

And regarding the export to Canada and Australia mentioned above, to clarify, yes it should be Canada eligible as it is more than 15 years old now and has been registered in the US for 15+ years.  

I don't think it qualifies for Australia however.  Currently Australia still requires the car be manufactured before 1989, but the new proposed law for them is a sliding "25 year" rule that is supposed to be in effect sometime in 2019 and there has been rumor that this may get dropped to 20 or even 15 years now that the last Australian car manufacturer, Holden, has closed up shop.

Thanks for the clarification Carey!  Pray all is well in Bremen!

Spider is an Aussie red-back

What kind of snaps are those on the Tonneau cover?

Boothy posted:

What kind of snaps are those on the Tonneau cover?

@Boothy

Those are German Tenax Fasteners.

Be advised there are German Tenax Fasteners and English Tenax Fasteners and they are not compatible with each other.

Carey Hines would have the info on the Tenax. He carries both sizes, or can get them. He hooked me up with some when I installed my top on the old car.

The smaller Tenax, like the 4 used on the rear cowl for the corners of the top, are our standard English Tenax used on all builds.  The larger Tenax (used on this tonneau) are the German versioning were most likely added later.  We stock the UK version as it is our standard, and we can order the German version when required.

Hi Little Pastor, is the car still available?

I have been in your shoes ( as others here have) with three little ones some time ago. The time will come down the road when you can once again own another unique car in the mean time enjoy the kids and the tax credits !

Claude Dudouit posted:

Hi Little Pastor, is the car still available?

@Little Pastor

Someone is asking about your car.

Thanks @ROBERT M for the push...👌😀

I sent Pastor Clark an e-mail and directed him back to the forum.  I don't want to post his e-mail address but would pass it along via PM if you want it.  

Friends,   Thank you for following up with me,  the car sold back in August.  Sorry I'm a teacher/coach so the season/year started and I never got back to the site to update the masses.   Sold it to a father who bought it for his teenage son to race.   While sad to see the car go, I am at peace knowing its going to a good family.     Now the quest for souped up Beetle with a back seat (for car seats)   Thank you for the many comments about the car.  I told Carey so I'll tell you as well, pencil me in now in 15-20 years when an empty nester to rejoin the group with my next Spyder purchase.    Thank you for welcoming me into the Spyder family.   A blessed Merry Christmas to yours!

PC

@Little Pastor- Rich Drewek has a (I believe- I have to admit I haven't seen it) very clean '68? Beetle he's looking to sell (he's got to pare down the fleet) if you wanted to do it up your own way.

Calling @Rich Drewek!

Rich's is an immaculate '69!  I hear his stable is growing and will undergo some culling soon too.

Friends,  I love the replies, its a nice distraction from the 30 essays I have left to grade.  I should specify my beetle love is for a "convertible"  with what little hair I have left, I still want that to blow in the wind while I cruise down the road    Just not as fast as I would have with my Spyder.  

PC

Little Pastor posted:

Friends,  I love the replies, its a nice distraction from the 30 essays I have left to grade.  I should specify my beetle love is for a "convertible"  with what little hair I have left, I still want that to blow in the wind while I cruise down the road    Just not as fast as I would have with my Spyder.  

PC

I get it- if I was going to do another Beetle I'd be looking for a convertible too. And I completely understand the wind across the scalp thing...

Little Pastor posted:

Friends,   Thank you for following up with me,  the car sold back in August.  Sorry I'm a teacher/coach so the season/year started and I never got back to the site to update the masses.   Sold it to a father who bought it for his teenage son to race.   While sad to see the car go, I am at peace knowing its going to a good family.     Now the quest for souped up Beetle with a back seat (for car seats)   Thank you for the many comments about the car.  I told Carey so I'll tell you as well, pencil me in now in 15-20 years when an empty nester to rejoin the group with my next Spyder purchase.    Thank you for welcoming me into the Spyder family.   A blessed Merry Christmas to yours!

PC

If you're going to get back in the hobby in 20 years you should put money down on an SAS. It might be ready a few years after that but hey, it's worth a shot.

Please don't do anything I suggested above. It was sarcasm. You still wouldn't see the car in 100 years.

Hi guys, thank you so much for your kindness CHINES1 and thank you for the update LITTLE PASTOR!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL SPYDERS AND SPEEDSTERS OWNERS AND FANS!

Claude