Does anyone know anything about this Speedster? More specifically, what body and potentially wheel/tire specs?
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I believe Thailand....
The car is called “ The Black Pearl” and is in Thailand as Alan stated.
Anyone know what body was used?
@SJarvis posted:Anyone know what body was used?
That might be hard to figure out since the car is in Thailand. But based on the looks of the flares it resembles a Super Wide Body that was made by Vintage Speedsters. Greg Leach from Vintage Motorcars now owns the molds and will build one for you but the wait is going to be a while. He sells that body to JPS who can also build one. Or you can find them on the used market. @Troy Sloan has a silver one coming up for sale in March.
Troy's silver one is here: http://www.replicaspeedsters.com
The rear flares drop off more than the super widebody there is no flat lip. I think its a standard widebody, but not sure.
It's certainly not a Slim Widebody. 
@Robert M posted:That might be hard to figure out since the car is in Thailand. But based on the looks of the flares it resembles a Super Wide Body that was made by Vintage Speedsters. Greg Leach from Vintage Motorcars now owns the molds and will build one for you but the wait is going to be a while. He sells that body to JPS who can also build one. Or you can find them on the used market. @Troy Sloan has a silver one coming up for sale in March.
Troy's silver one is here: http://www.replicaspeedsters.com
Actually, mine is Jaguar Grey but thank you for the mention Robert.
This car in the post is definitely not a Super Widebody and I don't think it came from Vintage either. The interior is definitely not from Vintage and I think it's a one off build.
You can really see the difference in this photo. 
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Actually, it's a Wide Slimbody, Bob: IM S6.
The owner is on instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/about_an_average/
-=theron
@Troy Sloan posted:Actually, mine is Jaguar Grey but thank you for the mention Robert.
This car in the post is definitely not a Super Widebody and I don't think it came from Vintage either. The interior is definitely not from Vintage and I think it's a one off build.
You can really see the difference in this photo.
I didn't actually think it was from Vintage only because the car is in Thailand. Not that a VS couldn't be in Thailand I just don't think it is likely. I can only 100% tell a super wb from the back because there's no mistaking that booty.
He is, but I’m not. I may have to bite the bullet and sign up.
I believe a super wide body is flatter from the engine grill, to the fender lip.
Those flares look custom to me. They are different than both Vintage wide body types as well as the old Fiberfab/CMC Californian flares.
Looks like a CMC widebody in one of the photos, where the owner said the car had been at a shop for six months and nothing was done.(in flat black) Later photo shows the car in white primer with extensively altered wheel openings and complete reshaping of the car. Pretty awsome car when completed!
If you scroll down near the bottom of the instagram photos Theron posted, you can see a couple of shots of the car during the build.
Are they the standard Vintage widebody, instead of the super widebody?
@SJarvis posted:Are they the standard Vintage widebody, instead of the super widebody?
They are closer to the standard Vintage Widebody, but it's not a Vintage built car as others have posted. Like Lane said, it's a custom build.
These views show the difference between a SWB and this car.
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I bit the bullet and signed up for Instagram. I sent him a message about the body and wheels, we'll see. Given the time difference I probably won't hear anything until tomorrow.
For comparison, this is a standard Vintage widebody.
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I'm not now, nor have I ever been, a fan of widebodies.
However - that Thai widebody is righteous. It's righteous enough that I thought it was photoshopped.
While we are on the topic of fat ass speedsters, here is one of my favourites:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...ms/72157650848141080
And it has the horsepower to go with it.
@Bob: IM S6 tThat is one good looking Widebody!! I like this one because it’s mine.
I LIKE BIG BUTT’S AND I CANNOT LIE!!!
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lots of blues songs such as "big butts drive me nuts"
@bob:IM S6, Intermeccanica knows how to build oustanding cars, yours included. That widebody is fantastic throughout!! Thanks for posting!
This is a one off Intermeccanica that started life as a classic body , the mild flares were added by a shop in Shippensburg PA . 
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No response, but I did see it has 18" wheels.
I finally have some answers. Unfortunately, he bought the body from someone and doesn't know the original manufacturer. He's running 18x10.5" wheels front and 18x12.5" wheels rear. I have followed up with a request for tire size, they definitely don't fill up the wheels.
235/40R18 front and 265/35R18 rear