Ex Scott Sloans Speedster For Sale

Wow, Max!

That's a short-lived relationship. Everything okay?

 Terry , Thanks for asking. Need to raise some $$ for several reasons, one of which is a 64 C coupe that needs some help. I really hate to part with this beauty but its necessary if I want to restore the 64. If money were more plentiful I wouldn't part with it. 

Max - I've always admired that car! Its a beauty. I can't imagine that it will take long for the right owner to come along. Best of luck with your '64 endeavor! 

for the record - this car was one of the major inspirations for my mango smoothie.

 

i haqve a framed photo of it in my garage along with a few select bad-ass 356's that i drool over.

 

i LOVE that car.  i've seen it in person (and i believe met you too Max).  TOP Notch.

 

sorry you are parting ways with it.

Well, there it is again for sale and here I am again, unable to pull the trigger on this beauty!

Good luck, Max, she's a beauty.

This is the real Mango Smoothie?

Yeah......."Mango's" car is just a faux-smoothie.

 

I'm jus sayin........

For the record i have a poster of Mangos car above my bed.  The projects he does on his car are inspiring.

 

it's quite a bit more grey in colour than mango.  on the computer it looks similar to mango. 

 

for the record, mango smoothie is trademarked. 

Scott Sloan's car is my favorite IM.

I would have to agree, I have made a few subtle (IMHO) improvements which include Koni's all around, raising the ride height slightly for a better ride, new tires (Bridgestone Potenza 185/65r/15). It runs flawlessly, with 33k orig.miles.

 

Thanks all who have commented, it really is a special car !

I've got Konis on my IM too.  They're an awesome shock.

So, Max, I see you didn't mention the TechnoMag wheels in your improvements. Do they come with the car?

Terry at 50k or something close they will go with the car, if I don't get my asking price then it will be negotiable.

Man, that is a sweet looker!

Scott's big opportunity to buy it back!

Can someone explain why a newer IM has a cross brace between the door sill and the door jam? In everything that I have read this is a fix for butt sag on pan based CMC's. This shows on the interior picture.

I can explain, Jim. The 6 cylinder IMs all have these, as they pretty profoundly increase the strength of the frame for the back half of the car (if you look at a picture of a bare frame, you'll be able to see why). The massive increase in weight and power make this a sensible modification for the 6-cylinder cars.

 

When Scott Sloan had his 4-cyl car built, he had this incorporated into the build-- as the ethos of his car was "dual-purpose racer", and it was a pretty racy looking feature.

 

I had my coach built in 2005. I saw Scott's car that spring, and decided on the spot that I wanted to incorporate the same thing into my car, as I anticipated ending up with a very robust engine and transaxle, and I wanted the entire structi=ure to be as solid as a slab of granite (I had a couple of pan-based speedsters, and never could get used to watching to door-gap change as I drive over railroad tracks, etc.). I wanted everything to be "function over form", so "the brace" just added to what I wanted the car to be about. Scott's car and mine are the only 4-cylinder IMs I know of that have that brace.

Stan, do these side bars hamper getting in and out of the car in any way.

I'll answer that for Stan. No as a matter of fact they actually aid in getting into & out of the car. I use the brace as a handle to support my weight when sliding into & out of the Speedster Buckets.

BTW

 

  IMHO this is one of the Best Replica Speedsters ever made, I've always thought so and was smitten from the first sighting. Its in the design that speaks that "Less is More " & Scott & Henry really nailed it with this creation. I have someone interested in my 64 Irish green coupe so I might just savor this little stone Grey GS Tribute a while longer since no one has stepped up to the plate.   

I HAVE SAID THIS THRU OUT THE YEARS HERE THAT SCOTT SLOANS CAR HANDS DOWN IS THE BEST LOOKING CAR ON THIS SITE. PICTURES DO IT NO JUSTICE

 

Nope. Absolutely not an issue.

Stan, the blue WC Turbo-Audi in Washington has the supports too. 

Ah, if I only had an extra $50k hangin' around.  I'd be on this like white on rice.

That seems completely reasonable. That car puts what, 250 hp or so to the ground?

+1

At my first West Coast gathering in 2006 in Paso Robles, I woke up Sunday morning and started kicking tires in the parking lot. When I saw this car, I said WOW, this is the closest example of the coolest Speedster I have ever seen, and that remains to this day. Of course that is without seeing Stan's car. If I wasn't having so much fun with my 914 AXer, I would be taking a real hard look at this beauty. Someone will be a real happy Speedster owner, I'm sure.