appears to be a good deal

A '59 would have wind-up windows.  For life of me I don't see them in any of the shots. 

You're right, Jane. That's a great deal. Thanks for bringing it to everybody's attention.

If it stays at that price, but who knows what will happen in the next 24 hrs...

Can I say I hate the seats or is that now Taboo?

I think you're good to hate the seats, Bill. Nobody here is trying to sell it.

Ugh, $80 each dune buggy seats and covers.

Dune buggy seats and covers, in defense of same I've used these a few times on custom flared speedsters.

I build up the foam in stacked making side bolsters then use an "electric knife" to slowly shape them for a form fit. A lot of trial and error gluing them in place.

Out of the box they are crap but done right, they look "perty good".

I'm trying to find out if it was built over 15 years ago. The price is right and it's close to home. Does it look like a Vintage...anyone ?

 

Only two bidders at this point and the auction ends on a Monday afternoon. Not to bright for seller to do that.

Not a Vintage with 914 gauges and the horizontal rubber dash piece as well as other tell tale signs.

CMC / Fiberfab. Hibachi grill. Dash pad & 914 gauges.

At that price it's a great starter speedster!

Ted

Ted, You want to explain that for us uninformed about the differences with CMC/Fiber fab?

FiberFab purchased molds from IM when they were still in California, FF then sold speedster molds to CMC which,  was shuttered by the Florida Attorney General.

Auto Resolutions was created as part of the court settlement to supply disgruntled customers with kits and parts not delivered by CMC.

Shortly thereafter, Street Beasts popped up as the CMC replacement (surprise... same high pressure sales tactics and King Levine still in the Pilot House.

Street-Beasts couldn't make it due to their parts being specific to their street rods only and overall crap workmanship, hence they went belly up .......so there you have it.

-Engine lid grill, typical CMC.

-The "Speedster" on the dash is incorrect sb/ "porsche", lower case gold/silver tones.

-The dash vinyl goes completely across the dash, Vintage stops short.

-The passenger grab handle is too far inboard.

-The front bumper is too far away from the body.

-The EMPI shifter, is not typical VS.

-The VW dash switches are typical CMC/FiberFab

-Abarth/Monza style exhaust is typical CMC.

-The Momo steering is not a Nardi.

 

 

NOW after all that nit picky, this is still a nice car and for very little, you could bring this into top shelf.

 

I have a CMC, and based upon what I see this is a

good buy.

Just one guy's opinion, "objects in the mirror maybe closer"

 

Woohoo - The side curtains are VS! And builder threw away the CMC door top rails for the side curtains. I like the paint color.

Minor note, the side curtains appear to be the real P' deal.

The butterfly pins area bit different and the center cloth tabs are too.

I still have a set of the P curtains somewhere on a shelf.

Thanks, as you may know I have Mickey Donatello's old Speedster and there was NEVER a final determination as to who made the car? He thought it was an IM others a CMC or Fiber Fab? I don't know and it would be nice to know!

       
       

Art and Doc pretty much nailed it. The engine grill and the dash are the two biggest tells. The seats, the gauges, and the interior are the others.

I have a CMC myself. It's just a series of things you pick up after driving one for a while.

Ted

       
       

For the sake of component quality, those three are all pretty much the same car. Early IMs have Intermechanica embossed on one rear deck lid hinge.

Call it an early IM or CMC and just enjoy the ride.

The ad describes it as "Black", is it just me, but I'm not seeing that car as black exterior ?

Speaking of good deals: Just needs a little buffing!

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsch...%26sd%3D281865275264

 

~WB

 

 

The Seller advises that the car was built by Classic Industries and is titled as a 1970 VW.

 

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I've been watching this ebay auction in which the reserve of $12.5 is met seems like a fair deal

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsch...%26sd%3D281865275264

 

 

That looks like an excellent car for around $13-14K.  Would need to know more about the chassis, drive train.  For what it might need, you are way under $20K.  (my guess)

I know color fairly well and that exterior is NOT black.  Maybe the camera setting was wrong when the pics were taken.(?)

Craig;

 

RE: your turd, if it is matching numbers, go for it.