While checking out Bring-A-Trailer, I see Lane Anderson's Super Coupe By Special Edition is up for grabs. I wish I had the funds to have Santa bring me a nice gift. I will be watching this one .........
https://bringatrailer.com/list...65-beck-356-replica/
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Well it's already higher (by $5k) than my sale was on day one. I don't know if I want to watch this one or not.
@chines1, She's BAAAAACK! Damn that's a gorgeous car. Sigh...
@Lane Anderson posted:Well it's already higher (by $5k) than my sale was on day one. I don't know if I want to watch this one or not.
@chines1, She's BAAAAACK! Damn that's a gorgeous car. Sigh...
The seller contact me a few weeks ago with some questions so I knew it was going live soon. Looks great.
I hope the buyer is someone who keeps it for a while.
Or maybe it'll become the focus of the "Brotherhood of the Traveling Coupe?"
We could all follow along on its future adventures!
( Tall people need not apply.... )
Such a beautiful build, what did it previously sell for on BAT, I can't remember?
$65k. I think it'll top that this time.
Closed at $77,777
Wow. 2 buyers really wanted that car.
Dayyum! That's about what I was hoping for the first time. His pictures were a little better than mine, and the videos were a lot better.
@Lane Anderson posted:Dayyum! That's about what I was hoping for the first time. His pictures were a little better than mine, and the videos were a lot better.
Better pictures and video probably wouldn't have cost an additional $12,777, but they wouldn't have been free either.
Woulda, shoulda, coulda -- auctions are funny. It's all about whose imagination is captured at the time of the sale. Time of the year? Phase of the moon? Position in the election cycle? It is what it is.
I wish the buyer happiness.
I hope he's short.
I hope the new buyer is relatively short in stature. That car with the mid engine setup is not for those long in the inseam. I'm anxious to see a super coupe with a rear engine. I'd be interested in that. I'm 5'7" and I thought about buying Lane's car when he was selling it but it was the mid engine that soured it for me. Greg Leach is building himself a Pre-A coupe with a 2.65L T4. Greg will get tired of it in a few years. I told him to call me when that happens. I know. I haven't even gotten my IM with the Pat Downs T4. I hope I love it as much as I love my spyder. Now that car is a keeper.
Phil.
You need a larger garage.
:-)
@Bob: IM S6 posted:Phil.
You need a larger garage.
:-)
Does he though? I was thinking more like a therapist for automotive ADD 
Whoa! That's a heck of a price.
Wonder what my IM6 would bring?
I recently jumped into the BaT bidding for the very first time after lurking for years. Unfortunately , I was my own worst enemy and the type of bidder most hate. I had an idea of what the reserve would have been, based upon the narrow field of comps and the Hagerty evaluation of the car. I figured the reserve would have been around $20k. And while that may not seem like that much money to some, I worried about the intangibles. The car was definitely a level 4 driver. The stains on the tires made me think it was sitting in water for a bit. And therefore I didn't have the warm fuzzy feeling to get near what I thought the reserve was at. I set my limit at $10k. Then dealers started getting involved in the bidding, so I stepped out altogether.
The car ultimately was a RNM. The dealers stopped at $9500. Apparently they had the same pause as I did.
The car was a 1955 Packard Caribbean. Slightly differently than our speedsters. It's not exactly a passion car for me, as much as it was for my dad (it was his favorite car). Being around the holidays, I felt driven to buy this car to fill some void.
what a great car!....being 6' 2"...it would be simply yard art for me....i hate to be debbie downer or capt wet blanket.....so hopefully no mechanical issues arrive any time soon with "murphys law"....... timing belt or head gasket or clutch issue ...even spark plugs are going to be a possible worst case scenario.... just sayin'....yikes! 
@jncspyder posted:what a great car!....being 6' 2"...it would be simply yard art for me....i hate to be debbie downer or capt wet blanket.....so hopefully no mechanical issues arrive any time soon with "murphys law"....
Wouldn't be a problem for me. Drop the motor. It's what you do with a Boxster or Cayman. And if you have to drop both motor and trans(Carey could answer that) it's not a big deal, it's IRS. Just take the axles and exhaust system out and drop it. Beck even uses the factory harness: one or two big plugs and you're done with wiring.
@DannyP you are correct....that's still a very big job and unless you have mechanical ability it's a potential "rabbit hole" scenario and i'm just tooo lazy....haa!...i had vw's in my youth...i can still turn wrenches if the occasion calls for it...i just choose not to anymore...unless it's something simple.....and not overly involved...."it's not the years honey, it's the mileage"- indiana jones 
It used to take me all day to pull the motor and trans on my Spyder. But having worked on my two Spyders and building a motor and trans for a customer car, I've got it down to two or three hours to remove the clamshell and pull the powertrain.
I think you could change a water pump or timing belt on the Beck mid-engine coupe. There is an internal engine cover that un-bolts. Spark plugs are good for 50k at least. Be a long time before that's needed.
@DannyP posted:Does he (need a bigger garage) though? I was thinking more like a therapist for automotive ADD
No matter what a therapist might suggest, he still needs a bigger garage.
Everybody needs a bigger garage. Everybody.
^^ truth ^^
Preach, Brother Stan!!!
I think the SE Super Coupe with a 2+ liter air cooled four banger (T4??) is the ideal. Just MHO.
@Stan Galat posted:I don't have one of those. (water pump)
... or one of those. (timing belt)
Thanks, but I think I'm good.
We know. I am not advocating for a Suby. But honestly, all the things jncspyder was worried about are not really issues on a seldom-used vehicle with a reliable mainstream powertrain. Put fuel in it, check the oil, and DRIVE!
I actually loved the sound and performance of the Subi engine as well as the 5-speed transaxle, but if I did it again I'd definitely get it rear-engine. The extra space and improved access would be worth the probably slight (at least for my purposes) degradation in handling. Probably leave out anything approximating an audio system and go with a set of wireless speakers that my iPhone could connect to. Maybe skip the rollbar and live with 3-point belts instead of 4-point so access to the rear luggage area would be good. I'd have to have headrests of some kind. And I'd definitely have a smaller gas tank with a little more room in front of it - maybe a fuel cell. I'd skip the faux vent windows for improved ventilation. Same colors and pseudo-outlaw look though.
Still, there is a certain attraction for an air-cooled engine though.
I tell ya what, there’s your V-8s through flowmasters, 930 Turbos, Ferrari V-12s, etc, but I think one of the best exhaust notes out there is a WRX with a fart can. Don’t know what it is about it, but I just love it.
@DannyP posted:We know. I am not advocating for a Suby. But honestly, all the things jncspyder was worried about are not really issues on a seldom-used vehicle with a reliable mainstream powertrain. Put fuel in it, check the oil, and DRIVE!
I know you get it, but honestly, where's the fun in that?
@Lane Anderson posted:I actually loved the sound and performance of the Subi engine as well as the 5-speed transaxle, but if I did it again I'd definitely get it rear-engine. The extra space and improved access would be worth the probably slight (at least for my purposes) degradation in handling. Probably leave out anything approximating an audio system and go with a set of wireless speakers that my iPhone could connect to. Maybe skip the rollbar and live with 3-point belts instead of 4-point so access to the rear luggage area would be good. I'd have to have headrests of some kind. And I'd definitely have a smaller gas tank with a little more room in front of it - maybe a fuel cell. I'd skip the faux vent windows for improved ventilation. Same colors and pseudo-outlaw look though.
Still, there is a certain attraction for an air-cooled engine though.
I feel your pain, Lane. This car, with the do-overs you'd have, would be perfect. This car, with a 2280 T4 5-sp, would be perfect for you.
Do it.
@DannyP posted:It used to take me all day to pull the motor and trans on my Spyder. But having worked on my two Spyders and building a motor and trans for a customer car, I've got it down to two or three hours to remove the clamshell and pull the powertrain.
I think you could change a water pump or timing belt on the Beck mid-engine coupe. There is an internal engine cover that un-bolts. Spark plugs are good for 50k at least. Be a long time before that's needed.
We also made a large removable panel in both the coupe and water-cooled spyder, so you can pull the seats, remove the panel and have full access to the timing covers and water pump/oil pump area without pulling the motor/cradle.
Did mine have that or was it added later? I guess the roll bar would have blocked it anyway.
@Lane Anderson posted:Did mine have that or was it added later? I guess the roll bar would have blocked it anyway.
Yours may not have had that, I honestly don't recall. Mine (#1) did not either.
Lane has described the perfect Beck Super Coupe, IMHO. And Mr Galat in his inimitable way has summed up his opin: Do it!
Alas I have neither the funding nor the patience at present.
