Brand new JPS Conv. D just sold on BAT for $37,000

For virtually a brand new car, you can see a ot of fit and finish minor problems. The driver's seat appears to be partially collapsing, the carpet cutting leaves much to be desired, around the tunnel mounted vent control knob etc, the frunk looks like my 10year old carpeted it, door card pockets looks all bent. Anecdotally, JPS does paint and other things very well. But the attention to detail is severely lacking. Motor looks great.

Being a Convertible D is a definite plus, almost offsetting it being a JPS.  As you said, the usual JPS our-the-door-before-it's-ready issues, but a savvy owner could deal with those.  All in all, very well bought.

The biggest issue with that car is that it was registered in Colorado as a 2020 Porsche.  I am guessing that knocked 15k off the price.  It is a nightmare to try and get smogged/registered in most other states.
-=theron

And in a state like Virginia, you'd pay yearly personal property tax on a 2020 Porsche!  That could be costly every year.  Recall Carl (Here years ago) had issue in either Connecticut or Massachusetts with how his VS was registered as a Porsche.  Thank goodness FL (NJ/NY/TX too) don't have such a yearly fee.  I remember VA only charged an initial sales tax of 2% - where FL charges 6.5%!

Is that tax some kind of a we-hate-hard-work-and-wealth tax?

In Canada right now, they're floating the idea of a new wealth tax all in the name of "fairness and equity" where we already have a graduated income tax.

Kind of a consumption tax (on a State level - I lived in Fairfax county just outside DC -  commonly called FairTAX). akin to Europe's VAT. 

That JPS D was a killer buy - except for the titling snafu!  Even color is period classic.  Seems to be very few blue or green 356 replicas.

still lots of visible "Dr Jekyll" short cuts.....one which is very evident...the worthless junk china  gold  starter...mine didn't make a thousand miles,,,probably unseen is a possibly wore out shift rod?.. etc etc....still like mentioned... stuff easily updated to make it better...ask me how i know      luckily all just a painful memory

@Lane Anderson posted:

Being a Convertible D is a definite plus, almost offsetting it being a JPS.  As you said, the usual JPS our-the-door-before-it's-ready issues, but a savvy owner could deal with those.  All in all, very well bought.

I understand that the only thing that "offsets" JPS builds is an ample wallet to pay for the fixes after you buy it.

@Panhandle Bob    been there, done that!   but after words i have offers in hand for nearly twice of delivery $$$ price in 2018....just a phone call away....disclaimer: not for SALE  at this point in time

I'd offer that you really need more than just money after the sale to get a JPS "sorted". Lots of patience, and some sincere masochistic tendencies.   They do come with pretty good paint, usually.

@El Frazoo  my saga has been well documented...in my 1 1/2  saga with Mr. Hyde...i'd probably add the word "HOMICIDAL" to that list...he's a real piece of work..again, glad all that's in the rear view mirror

Ya know, things started out and ran pretty well for a time -- Dr, Jekyll, I guess.  He was responsive to questions and sent replacement parts for shyt that needed to be fixed.  Then as the stream of exceptions that I kept pestering him about (trans-continental as I live in MD)  just got to be too much for him, Mr Hyde emerged and we parted ways. The car is, I'm going to say, pretty much sorted at this point, owing to a lot of learning on my part and some truly exceptional advice and hands on help from a few of the SOCers here.   So, between what I know and what I know how to do (owned two 356s back in the day, have tools, will tackle just about anything), plus what advice and council I can get here, and some well spent $$ to real experts as might be required, the car continues to be a pretty sweet deal.

This is an Athos Convertible D from Brazil.  It is made with the old Gen 1 abandoned Beck tooling of mine that was run by Chamonix for so many years.  As I understand it, the old owner of Chamonix is trying to revive them.

Whomever did the AC also copied my lower AC valence, which was a US made part, so that surprised me a little, but it was made and installed wrong here anyway...  There are just SO MANY shortcomings in the Brazilian manufacture and the amount of time and money and energy it took to sort all of these things out, and make a top quality product like our Gen 1 Becks, is something that many wouldn't understand (and clearly the builder of this car doesn't either).  This is one of the main reasons i was so happy to move production back to the USA on ALL Beck products...

Based on the BAT photos I'd much rather have a used Gen 1 Beck...  just my $0.02