Finally

Good on ya', Al.  You've got a beautiful car!  If your registration process in Oz is particularly painful, let us in on the fun.  It will serve to make our lengthy and tedious requirements easier to take. 

Cool car, Al! I'm sure you'll enjoy many miles of top down driving on those wide open roads!

Welcome To The Madness! 

Congrats! It looks really nice.

Thanks for the kind words everyone, it really is a pleasure to drive but first and foremost to 'LOOK AT'

They ARE beautiful cars, aren't they?

So very glad that the transaction and shipment worked out well for you.  I think if I shipped something from overseas like your car my heart would be in my mouth until it arrived.

Have fun with (and we're all sure that you will) and "Welcome to the Madness!"

Nice car al.  Lot's of attention to the details.   Mirror in correct position.  Antenna on correct side.  Rear reflectors correct. Wiper blades silver, not black. The steering wheel looks great with the car color. Very nice!

Yes, the whole process of buying/shipping has restored my faith in humanity. There are still a lot of honest people out there...

Yes Art, I tried to get all the details right as much as possible. I also had a VS over 8 years ago and I was determined to have a useable side mirror this time! It really works!

Classic. Enjoy! She's a beauty!

Thanks mate! Okay, so far this are the list of items I need to do to the Speedster in order to be eligible for road use/registration in Australia. Oh the joys of 'Red Tape'!

1. Install seats with head rests.

2. Install shoulder & lap belts to both front seats.

3. Install anti-intrusion bars to both doors.

I would love any photos or ideas how anyone has done a similar things to any of the above list to their Speedster replicas. Thank you!

That bad boy sits low....is it bagged?

+1 - if it's not bagged, I can't imagine how there is any front suspension travel left.

In looking at some of the other photos, it looks like it does not always sit that low.

Ted

Ted

OK, we need a "car" slang dictionary in the knowledge section.  What does Bagged mean?

I think he is referring to air bag suspension.

Correct.

…now if he said 't-bagged', that would be a whole different story! 

Hey mate, my black cherry super wide tub is in your country somewhere. Took the new owner months to register also, but I think he's out cruising it now....

keep an eye out for him...

Thanks for that. Do you still have his contact details? I would love to have a chat with him.

Don't have any contact information, but his name is Lyndon Sanders and he is a member of this site.....I don't use this site much, so you will need to look him up yourself, through whatever means it allows....

Al - the only info on his profile is that he is located in Brisbane. 

Thanks guys. I have sent him a PM.

Hi al, send me your email address/contact number to lyndon.sanders@live.com

Lets have this chat 'off line'.

Cheers, Lyndon

And there you have it. The world wide web to the rescue!