Finally got the hood handle and emblems on, love the authentic look..
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The patina looks spot on.
Love the patina; liked it better without the badging, but that's just me...
is this the one that was for sale in shingle springs, ca not long ago
Greetings,
A slightly related question. Has anyone found a good site for door or truck reflectors that look acceptable on a Speedster? Also, other stickers like tire pressure, hazard insignia, etc.
Thanks,
Marshall
Yes, this is the one from Shingle Springs. I've had a lot of fun with it.
Everybody asks me if I want to sell it.
Reminds me of one time back in 1987, I saw an old man sitting on a stump playing a banjo. I asked him, "Would you sell me that banjo?"
He looked at me angrily and huffed, "Why would I sell you something that gives me so much pleasure??"
So now I am just like the old man with the banjo.
i remember the price,,U got a killer deal
Not a big fan of patina on real cars, unless they are totally original. These fiberglass cars, though, are like an empty canvas. I love the masterful way in which this was done and how this car looks!
I don't know.
Have a friend who owns a '52 Chevrolet pickup that was in original condition and converted it into a Rat Rod. He did very little to the paint, just a cleaning and flat clear coat. There are some rubbed thru places, but not that much. It looks like the truck is old and well used...with a custom frame, Corvette running gear. The interior is minimal; as they were.
The cars I've seen where the builder tried to mimic patina just don't look quiet right to me. They always seem to be too distressed. With a little rubbing there would be some shiny places.Anyone who came across a potential $300,000 car in this condition would surely do a restoration.
Maybe if they had a few dents and some bailing wire. I think in the real world you never come across Porsche like this unless it had just come from the barn.
To each his own...I guess I just like shiny
Definitely needs a black plate to go with that fauxtina.
I hope this patina-related question may jog someone's memory about an item from 50 years ago in Road and Track magazine. The last page of many issues was titled PS and had a large car-related black and white photo. Some time in the early 70s I was amused to see in such a photo a subject that I had seen in person many times. During the late sixties I was taking evening classes at U. of Pa. in Philadelphia, and I often parked on the same block as a Porsche Speedster in black primer. It had, taped to one of the side curtains, a message to the effect that "This is not an abandoned car. It is a properly licensed and registered Porsche 356 Speedster, legally parked ...".
The Road and Track photo showed a three-quarter view of the same Speedster and an inset close-up of the message. I would love to see that page again, or even to know exactly what issue it was in so I could pursue a copy.
Anyone old and yet young enough to remember this, and have any leads for me?
Funny; remember back then it was probably a used 10-15 year old car. You could probably get them cheap.
@wrkinprogress posted:I hope this patina-related question may jog someone's memory about an item from 50 years ago in Road and Track magazine. The last page of many issues was titled PS and had a large car-related black and white photo. Some time in the early 70s I was amused to see in such a photo a subject that I had seen in person many times. During the late sixties I was taking evening classes at U. of Pa. in Philadelphia, and I often parked on the same block as a Porsche Speedster in black primer. It had, taped to one of the side curtains, a message to the effect that "This is not an abandoned car. It is a properly licensed and registered Porsche 356 Speedster, legally parked ...".
The Road and Track photo showed a three-quarter view of the same Speedster and an inset close-up of the message. I would love to see that page again, or even to know exactly what issue it was in so I could pursue a copy.
Anyone old and yet young enough to remember this, and have any leads for me?
I have a mostly complete R&T collection going back to the 1950's. I'll research to see if I have that issue.
Hi Scott,
It's good to see the old girl, and I'm so glad you're enjoying her! (I am a little sad though, like seeing an old girl friend!) Have fun and treat her right!
Chris
Thanks Chris !
Really love the heater.
Car is running perfect as always, car show in Lakeport next weekend !
@Impala posted:Funny; remember back then it was probably a used 10-15 year old car. You could probably get them cheap.
My buddy Bill can tell stories all day long about buying speedsters for $300 and thinking he had the world by the tail after selling them for $1K. Buying them three states away and taking a greyhound to pick them up, only to have some misery befall him in the trip. Like driving them mid-winter from Michigan to his home in Florida.
@wrkinprogress posted:I hope this patina-related question may jog someone's memory about an item from 50 years ago in Road and Track magazine. The last page of many issues was titled PS and had a large car-related black and white photo. Some time in the early 70s I was amused to see in such a photo a subject that I had seen in person many times. During the late sixties I was taking evening classes at U. of Pa. in Philadelphia, and I often parked on the same block as a Porsche Speedster in black primer. It had, taped to one of the side curtains, a message to the effect that "This is not an abandoned car. It is a properly licensed and registered Porsche 356 Speedster, legally parked ...".
The Road and Track photo showed a three-quarter view of the same Speedster and an inset close-up of the message. I would love to see that page again, or even to know exactly what issue it was in so I could pursue a copy.
Anyone old and yet young enough to remember this, and have any leads for me?
PS. One of my favorite parts of the magazine. A favorite was a picture of an XKE with a horribly mounted D-Type wing along with a bunch of other horribly implemented mods. The caption was “After years of research, Ed finally discovered an XKE that repels women.”
This is my current favorite:
Caption: “Good tires,” Bob said, casually lighting a cigarette, “But certainly not great tires.
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That crashed Ferrari 512 BB is worth over 100k these days, ice and V-12 doesn't make a good mixer..
Did wearing white after Labor Day play a role?
I bought a '62 Porsche 356 Karmann Knotchback for $300. (Quite rare but unloved). It ran well but needed brakes and a driver's floor (Rust too in lower doors and the longitudinals). This was 1976. Was in luck when someone knocked STOP sign down at end of my street! It had the old VW chrome over rider bumpers. I flipped it for $1700 via Panorama. Guy flew in with a buddy and drove it from Hampton VA to Ohio.
Even my Miata's high performance OEM summer tires come with a warning of driving below 40 degrees. The rubber gets rock hard and can actually crack.
I'd wrap my Speedster in the Joplin car's art work! I did check mine out yesterday and it is still in my barn.
@WOLFGANG posted:I'd wrap my Speedster in the Joplin car's art work! I did check mine out yesterday and it is still in my barn.
Me, too.
I saw that car IRL once. I went to Storz Garage in Denver to buy some parts for my 912 and it was there. Apparently Janis’ sister lived in Boulder and she brought it in to get it running prior to displaying it at the R&R Hall of Fame.
(I haven’t seen it, personally, but I understand her car was later sold and the museum has a replica now has a replica on display)
Well, 60000k apparently can get you one as seen by this past sale
You know how much @DannyP and @Chris MacDonald hate the "James Dean Spyder" thing? How their dislike for it has moved beyond a scale where they can even explain it to guys who don't really care one way or another? Where they start to foam at the mouth a bit when somebody creates (yet another) "130/Little Bastard"? clone?
That's how much I dislike the Janis Joplin 356C and all the re-pops it has spawned. Every pot has a lid, I suppose - but what started out as an acid-fueled and ironic defacing of a status automobile, has somehow become a desirable object for men of a certain age. Remove Ms Joplin from the equation and it would easily be mistaken for a vandalized car.
I really, really hate it. That thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. Resale value aside, I'd rather own an electric car than that abomination.
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It really does scream out to you just like she did. 
@IaM-Ray posted:It really does scream out to you just like she did.
Yeah. It screams, "somebody put me out of my misery!"
See Stan, now imagine that every other person you saw in your car said, "Hey, isn't that Janis Joplin's car?"
That's why
@Chris MacDonald posted:See Stan, now imagine that every other person you saw in your car said, "Hey, isn't that Janis Joplin's car?"
Every other person who sees my car thinks it's a Karmann Ghia.
@Stan Galat posted:Every other person who sees my car thinks it's a Karmann Ghia.
That happened to me last month in a parking lot in Ft. Bragg, California, this lady screamed and waved her arms saying : 'I LOVE YOUR KARMANN GHIA ! "
@ilovespeedsters posted:That happened to me last month in a parking lot in Ft. Bragg, California, this lady screamed and waved her arms saying : 'I LOVE YOUR KARMANN GHIA ! "
Not that there’s anything particularly wrong with that....I love Ghias too...🤣
@Stan Galat posted:You know how much @DannyP and @Chris MacDonald hate the "James Dean Spyder" thing? How their dislike for it has moved beyond a scale where they can even explain it to guys who don't really care one way or another? Where they start to foam at the mouth a bit when somebody creates (yet another) "130/Little Bastard"? clone?
That's how much I dislike the Janis Joplin 356C and all the re-pops it has spawned. Every pot has a lid, I suppose - but what started out as an acid-fueled and ironic defacing of a status automobile, has somehow become a desirable object for men of a certain age. Remove Ms Joplin from the equation and it would easily be mistaken for a vandalized car.
I really, really hate it. That thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. Resale value aside, I'd rather own an electric car than that abomination.
Remember; it’s a product of the time and circumstances; when almost everybody were on something and dropped out. As an aside, I love Janis’ musical talent...😉
I listened to some Joplin yesterday starting with Summertime.
@Stan Galat posted:Every other person who sees my car thinks it's a Karmann Ghia.
Ani't that the truth
@ilovespeedsters posted:That happened to me last month in a parking lot in Ft. Bragg, California, this lady screamed and waved her arms saying : 'I LOVE YOUR KARMANN GHIA ! "
Typically what they say is, "I love your Karma Ghia." Most people seem to pronounce it incorrectly.
@Stan Galat posted:You know how much @DannyP and @Chris MacDonald hate the "James Dean Spyder" thing? How their dislike for it has moved beyond a scale where they can even explain it to guys who don't really care one way or another? Where they start to foam at the mouth a bit when somebody creates (yet another) "130/Little Bastard"? clone?
That's how much I dislike the Janis Joplin 356C and all the re-pops it has spawned. Every pot has a lid, I suppose - but what started out as an acid-fueled and ironic defacing of a status automobile, has somehow become a desirable object for men of a certain age. Remove Ms Joplin from the equation and it would easily be mistaken for a vandalized car.
I really, really hate it. That thing fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. Resale value aside, I'd rather own an electric car than that abomination.
Man, and I thought I had a bad case of “Get off My Lawn” syndrome. 
FWIW, I feel the same way about putting Subaru motors in Porsche replicas. Don’t like “fiddling with carbs?” Need AC? Stereo? Heated massage seats? Cup holders? Buy a friggin’ Toyota. Or a Subaru.
And don’t get me started on fauxtina
Counterpoint: The Joplin car is supercool (I saw it once in Pittsburgh, parked next to a real 356 Carrera) and hats off to those who replicate it. Let yer freak flag fly.
Also cool: fauxtina, racing meatballs, PCCA stickers, various unearned badges. Etc.