Carey -- opinion, please

Can you make a Spyder look like this on day one? Is your paint guy up to it?

http://www.worldcarfans.com/5040331.004/five-decades-of-the-porsche-550-spyder

Whoooo. I can't answer that, but will pick some brains this week.
I wouldn't bother w. this in Brazil, rather bring the bodyi n primer and shoot it locally. One of our painters does some CRAZY tanks and tins, so he may be up to the challenge.
Actually, some of our Alsa Chrome mistakes looked like either brushed aluminum or worn out chrome... so that may be a start... but at $2200 a gallon... yikes.
Anyway, like I said, I'll pick some brains this week and see what I come up with.

Alright, back to the water (I am having a play day). Man if I know this Ventnor was so much fun it would have been in the water a few years ago!!!

Wow. That's steep.
Enjoy the boat -- hope you've got some delicious and refreshing beverages along.

Oh great xjf98e1;lm,c I just shorted out my keyboard xlkfuawpe ior by drooling on it.... That is EXACTLY the boat I want!

angela

Carey, you have waaaaaaay to many neat toys for someone your age.

Hey Carey, I just found out I'm a your long lost older step-brother! Can I bring my suit?

~WB

Hmmm. How difficult would THIS be? It looks like this is the inspiration for the 550 coupe we saw last year:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/qf/c/PopularScience/9-1953/lrg_porsche.jpg
Reference:
http://classics.com/images05/ql05-05.jpg
And the rest of the eye candy from that photo spread lives here:
http://classics.com/quail05.html

I prefer the Speedster-type lights to the kind on that car. Fabricating a roof like that would be a b***h, but would look sweet.

Doing a roof line like that can be done with multiple layered roof sections from old Beetles This is the only way to correctly do a VW chop top and have it look correct.

That is one beautiful boat. Growing up on the "shore" - primarily a Jersey term for the beach along the ocean - we didn't see many of those survive the effects of salt water. Absolutely gorgeous!

Beautiful 550 coupe... http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.php?file=car.php&carnum=2560

Not long ago, I was at Fibersteel, owned by Russ Rodrgiguez buying parts for a cutomers car.

The 550 coupe prototype was parked in his shop. It's a real beauty but,, that top is a royal PITA. I'm 6'1" 205 lbs and trying to get into the car is almost impossible unless your're 5'8" or under. It's actually worse than trying to get into a 550 with the soft convertible top installed.

Along with the entry/exit problems, you have to remove the top to work on the engine.

Angela
It looks a lot like a Chris-Craft Cobra, ~ late 50's vintage maybe. Should be some around Tahoe so if your in the area keep those peepers open, you may score one.

What's going on??-I was recently told that that facility in Azuza belonged to Automotive Ledgends and all their manufacturing was done at their "Azuza Plant".

I'm confused. Jack, Hot Springs

Or check this out Angela.

http://www.classicboat.com/

Might have posted this before...sorry if its a repeat. Been drooling over these for some time. Even thought of building something like this myself some day. Had really neat plans for one that used Suby power.

Brian

OK... so my painters gave me the "holy s#%t" look and then said they love a challenge... LOL Cory- I'll keep you posted as we research a few things. The tech from Alsa Corp had a few neat ideas

re: the boat. It is a 2002 Ventnor Vagabond that was built for the 100th anniversary of Ventnor, and unveiled at the Miami boat show. This is boat #001 of the continuation series.
Kinda like our cars to an extent, old looks and modern convenience. Plus the LS1 is a little added bonus... :) Mr. Dick Thede was building 10-12 boats a year, but recently sold the company to a guy from Bristol, IN, just 30 miles from here. Haven't seen anything from the new shop, but the work that Dick did is AMAZING!

I was unfamiliar w. them until this boat cam along. Apparently Ventnor held several early patents, including the 3 point suspension hull design , and from what I understand, they dominated racing in the 30's and 40's.

Too many toys? NAH, not yet. You should see the RC-3 Seabee dad just found. He's trying to work a deal on it now... That may push the envelope for "too many toys".

Larry- you are correct. Getting in and out of the coupe was a PITA!!

Same is true for the hardtop that Newton designed. I had to "dive in" head first. Their idea was to affix the top to the deck lid so it opened up w. the bonnet. Made for a 10' long bonnet sticking up in the air (looked stupid) and needed struts to get it open. Needless to say there are only a few of them out there like this, all in Europe I believe.

Holy cow, a Seabee? I remember building a model of one when I was a kid. It would certainly be a kick to drive one. If your dad's deal falls through, he can start over again here: http://www.republicseabee.com/Buyseabee.html

When we lived in Rhode Island there was a guy over on the West side of Narragansett Bay who had an old PBY - huge Radial engines and everything. Saw (heard, mostly) that thing take off when we were over on that side in our boat once, and it was a thing of beauty, to say the least.

Over at Onset, at the North end of Buzzard's Bay there's a guy who moors his flying boat thingie not far from the Southern entrance to the Cape Cod Canal, right off of his Summer home. Been buzzing his neighbors with it for years now......seems he's some sort of a singer named Jimmie Buffet ;>)

"That may push the envelope for "too many toys"".

Carey,

You know the old saying "He who dies with the most toys wins". :>)

ECB