For Sale: 1969 Vintage 356 Speedster

I'll let someone wiser than me, critique this ad.

The shirt sleeves are being rolled up...

Nice car, Brett, and with a fair price! Hope you can find the right buyer, best of luck! You'll miss it when its gone but hope you had fun while you had it! 

Sounds like a sweet car to me. Fair price, I 'spose . . .

At that price, seems fair.

Fab price, if I didn't have 3 project cars and another on the way, I would buy it right now.  Plenty of room to play and get your money back out of it.

-=theron

As one who just purchased a full tonneau, but hasn't installed it yet...

Are the paint scuffs on the door tops typical of Speedsters with full tonneaus?

No. It looks like he washed the car with the full tonneau on and didn't do a good job of wiping it down. You will never drive with the full tonneau on in the buttoned up position. Some people may drive with the passenger side buttoned up. Typically you would install the full tonneau, tuck 3/4's of the material onto the luggage shelf or behind the seat if your shorter and button it up when you park. Most of the time I have a 1/4 tonneau installed that just covers the emergency top. Some may have experienced paint fade if they park the car outside with the full tonneau buttoned up and don't use the car much but generally these are inside pets.

Brett you are lucky. Your ad is so far unscathed and you even got kudos!

Ryan - what causes paint scuffs is the tonneau being allowed to flap in the wind against the paint. If your tonneau was done right it won't do that. I drive with my full tonneau all the time with the driver side exposed of course.

Hi

Those are water spots on the top of the door from washing it before the pictures.  The photographer's eyes weren't able to pick that up.

The full tonneau is on my car all the time and I drive with the paaenger side covered quite a bit.

It doesn't scratch the paint, but does leave some marks that are easily cleaned off. The car is ivory - a very light off-white color. The stayfast canvas VS tonneau is two layered - the outside is light tan, but the underside is black, and the black dye does leave some marks over time. Again, they clean off pretty easily.

Has anyone else noticed this?

The reason why Brett's ad hasn't been picked apart is likely due to a few reasons.

1) Honest & detailed description
2) The author correctly shied away from the use of hyperbole 
3) Priced at or below market value

If everyone stuck to honest and open selling tactics I bet we'd see a lot less biting and sniping comments.

I would not be surprised if this car is sold very quickly. 

Best of luck to you Brett. Sorry to see you leave the hobby.

Sincerely,
Ted Pierson

TRP:

Ditto on the ad.

@Sacto Mitch, sorry to hijack the thread, but any advice on local folks than can install the tonneau? (PM me if it's distracting here)

Ryan;

There is a lot of boating activity and biz in Sacto. Some canvas shop that services the boat trade, could do a tonneau.  Also specify Tenax fastners.  There are 2 types British and German and they are not inter-changeable. I've forgotten which is preferred, but both are way better than chinese junk. (If the canvas maker doesn't know of Tenax, walk away.)

my 06 997 cabrio, the top was german Harttz(spelling?)Hartzz

Ryan, my tonneau is the original that came installed with the car. I do know someone in Sac who just had a local car upholstery shop install a VS tonneau for him. Sending you a PM with details.

When you order a tonneau from VS after the initial sale, it comes with the snaps not installed because they don't know exactly where the snaps on your car are. If you want tenax fasteners for the tonneau, you'll also have to change the fasteners on your top to tenax as well.

art posted:

Ryan;

There is a lot of boating activity and biz in Sacto. Some canvas shop that services the boat trade, could do a tonneau.  Also specify Tenax fastners.  There are 2 types British and German and they are not inter-changeable. I've forgotten which is preferred, but both are way better than chinese junk. (If the canvas maker doesn't know of Tenax, walk away.)

 

German Tenax.

Back to the original post. Porsche started making Type D 356's in 1958/59. This then is the  approx. end of Speedster production, although GT, et al lingered a little longer. Perhaps then, the 1969 date is a typo.

Very nice car at a really great price!   I paid more than that for my car, I'd take 21K in a New York minute!

art posted:

Back to the original post. Porsche started making Type D 356's in 1958/59. This then is the  approx. end of Speedster production, although GT, et al lingered a little longer. Perhaps then, the 1969 date is a typo.

Very nice car at a really great price!   I paid more than that for my car, I'd take 21K in a New York minute!

Since it was built by VS it's on a shortened VW pan. It very well may be built on a 1969 pan and that is where he is getting the date from. Or it could just be a typo.

Robert;

I had  not considered the pan's vintage.  Your probably correct, as this fellow has been very up front about his car's details, with no , "slip one past you" . As noted by others.

Art

Hi

The registration lists it as 1969.  

Brett;

That confirms Robert's motion.   '69 pan/chassis. Smog  free in CA. That will be a selling feature for a Cali buyer.

Good Luck.

Art

Ryan in CA posted:

As one who just purchased a full tonneau, but hasn't installed it yet...

Are the paint scuffs on the door tops typical of Speedsters with full tonneaus?

A clear strip along the door top (like the "Clear Bras") would prevent that.

That's what I did.  I found some clear tape made just for that purpose, but I cannot remember where.  It's held up well for almost 10 years.

art posted:

Brett;

That confirms Robert's motion.   '69 pan/chassis. Smog  free in CA. That will be a selling feature for a Cali buyer.

Good Luck.

Art

Just like a broken clock; I'm right twice a day. Unless of course it's a digital clock then you just get a blank stare.

Mine has scuffs. I just drive it. I only worry about the mechanical stuff. My paint and body work are 20+ years old. 

Drive it a bit and the worry about the small stuff.

The exterior of my CMC is still Gel Coat, the finish is now called "patina". I am like TRP I keep up with the engine and suspension. you have to look under my car to see the good stuff!

labull posted:

The exterior of my CMC is still Gel Coat, the finish is now called "patina". I am like TRP I keep up with the engine and suspension. you have to look under my car to see the good stuff!

 

There are some other things just like that:

Car is SOLD!

Thanks everybody!

Congrats, Brett!

labull posted:

The exterior of my CMC is still Gel Coat, the finish is now called "patina". I am like TRP I keep up with the engine and suspension. you have to look under my car to see the good stuff!

 

Same here and I like it that way! When I sell it, It will it will be painted...