As Newby as you can get

@356 John

I’m impressed.  You found an antique Hella (I think) rear fog light. That’s like the third one I have ever seen on a VW.  Those are amazing car photos.

356 John:

You are going to fit in just fine here.

Welcome, and great work on that Bug.

Thanks

Thank you.

Welcome 356 John! as the guys have already said, you are no newby with that lineup of beautiful cars under your belt. As you probably know it's always a bit of a challenge in Ontario finding a Speedster or building one. The bigger the budget the easier it is to do here. The next challenge will be figuring out what you want your car to look like when completed. Whatever you do  it will be well recieved here and the techical support is always fantastic! I live in London Ontario and here's a shot my car( CMC widebody).

Very nice car.

Curious thou , how did you get it into Canada? I know gov. has restrictions on kit cars.

@Robert M posted:

That Auratium green is a very nice subtle color. It has a binate VINTAGE look to it without it looking old. Pair that with an oxblood interior, tan interior, or baseball glove brown leather interior would look nice.

Fixed it. I should have proofread that first. The Auratium green has a VINTAGE look to it.

@Stan Galat posted:

... there we was, waitin' for Rich and Tats, who was off tryin' to find Mt. Rushmore or sumthun'. Ain't none of us had a banjo, but we was there long enough to consider a corncob pipe and Jew's harp*.

Before we had a chance to set up a still or cook up some meth, there was a feller with a black Bee Em Double-U folleren' us around. He was friendly enough we didn't think he was a revenuer or nuthun', but we made him go look for them other folk whilst we set on the porch a spell.

Twernt no thang.

Twernt a thang atall.

Sorry John, We gotta way o sidetrackin round heah.

MG-shaped kits and Porsche-shaped kits can coexist peacefully in this most utopian of all possible worlds.

They're all clown cars underneath.

Yes I get it, there's nothing like the open air driving experience! I've had several through the years and it makes me laugh when you hear people not liking convertibles.

I have your complete body etc right now. What should I be asking for it ?

Thanks for your help.

John

Running car with good paint, top & upholstery and few if any problems maybe $6k. Maybe $7k.

@356 John posted:

Beautiful car !

Iam outside of Peterborough on Pidgeon Lake for just over a year. Got the hell out of T O.

Good decision, my brother has a place on the lake in Fenelon Falls that he just retired to and my daughter went to school at Trent just outside of Peterborough. I'm still in west GTA but think of getting the hell out all the time. Probably 5 years left here though.

@edsnova posted:

MG-shaped kits and Porsche-shaped kits can coexist peacefully in this most utopian of all possible worlds.

They're all clown cars underneath.

Thought I'd insert a few throw-back pics from the 2013 Speedsters/Spyders/Coupes & MGs in Carlisle, PA.

Click on pics to enlarge...

Hi 356 John, my car was imported as a kit in 1985 and assembled here; we were able to do that a lot easier back in the day. Now to import any completed replica into the country it must be 15 years old or older, with documentation to prove when it was built. I don't know what your budget is , but Intermaccanica in B.C. has a 2017 Canadian spec speedster with about 4000km on it for $62000.00 Canadian (a very nice car).

Iam going to import a body as I have a complete VW chassis and do the necessary work.

With all the restoration that he did he has the skills to put together a speedster or refresh one, Which is very cost effective.  
I Hate to belabour the point but the  issue I have is the seasonal driving is so short that without a good top and roll up windows or hardtop with roll up windows you won’t drive much hence my first try was to get a coupe but my IM is great.

Or........   You can do what many, many of your fellow Canadians did in the past when they found that the heat in their little VW Beetle wasn't exactly "robust".....

Just be on the lookout for a decent Eberspacher BN2 heater, restore it and install it in the car.  Doesn't matter if it's a Speedster, Roadster, 356 coupe or Spyder (with top and windows, of course).   It'll give you more than enough heat to make it comfortable in there and extend your driving year a bit longer until the salt appears late Fall and then disappears in, what......   July or so?  

Funny guys ! Your speaking with a tough Canucker. Just slip on the long underwear and my favourite toque. Oh ya dont forget my large hot coffee.☃️🇨🇦

Hey 356 John where are you getting your body from, and what's the process for importing it?

Iam not ready yet to order it.

Info I got is you hire a shipper and have it delivered. You will pay your taxes on its value.

Not as difficult as importing a car.

356 John , I didn't know if the supplier of the body had to send paperwork to Canada Customs ahead of time to see if you could even import it or not. Not exactly clear when you go into their website.

That only applies to a whole car. You are only importing parts which is way easier.

I forgot because of a shipping company involved you'll need a broker.

Give one a call and you'll get some answers.

@Carlos G posted:

That BMW kept on following us around, like he was part of the group or something.

You've heard the difference between a porcupine and a BMW joke, right?

@356 John posted:

This is ABSOLUTELY GLORIOUS!

@jesse postill posted:

Welcome 356 John! as the guys have already said, you are no newby with that lineup of beautiful cars under your belt. As you probably know it's always a bit of a challenge in Ontario finding a Speedster or building one. The bigger the budget the easier it is to do here. The next challenge will be figuring out what you want your car to look like when completed. Whatever you do  it will be well recieved here and the techical support is always fantastic! I live in London Ontario and here's a shot my car( CMC widebody).

Love the stance on the CMC Californians (that was the name used for their version of the widebody); just like Mr. Nichol's Pearl.