March Madness

Congratulations and WTTM. I was talking about that car with my wife last night and we both agreed that it would probably look pretty good. Glad it all worked out and it looks right at home in that spot. You'll appreciate the bigger engine.

Good for you !! My wife hated the color in the add and we didn't go see it.  I really like how it looks in your pictures.  Digital cameras in bright light really can misrepresent colors.  Will be joining the maddness  in a few days.  Need  to establish a norcal group to plan cruises etc

photo from ad

The funny thing about a 356 shape is that all sorts of colours that you would think are weird colours at the first ... grow on you .... What colour doesn't look good on a 356... not to many. 

Congrats.  I think its beautiful even on your digital photos.  Don't paint it.

IaM-Ray posted:

The funny thing about a 356 shape is that all sorts of colours that you would think are weird colours at the first ... grow on you .... What colour doesn't look good on a 356... not to many. 

exactly!

I've got colors that I prefer, but even the ones that at first turn my nose, eventually become winners on a Speedster.

Happy (late) St. Patty's day to you Kevin, I knew the "right"one  would come along, I think you made a good decision!

...and a yellow/black plate, how cool!

Congrats!!!!

Great car, great color and congrats. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I love the color, congrats.

And your garage already has a stone strip to catch the leaks! 

Thanks for the welcome. Hoping the car gets in to the garage sooner rather than later. I wasn't planning to get a car so soon, but really grew tired of watching deals slip by. Had to pounce on this one before I regretted it. 

The little guy's spyder resides in our garage with our outdoor furniture. It's time the outdoor furniture goes outside. 

My kid and my neighbor's kid approve of the new ride. 

@@Will hesch: the seller threw the plate in. He said he found it at a swap meet. It's a 1956 plate with a 1957 sticker. The "H" matches a 1957 car. 

He also provided a number of tin Porsche signs, a Tool kit, a number of original badges and a green 356 Speedster die cast model. 

@@Bob Hampton: we were right with you. I reached out to a few members this week to discuss where to repaint. We felt that at the price point of this car, and if nothing else was wrong, a respray would meet our budget. 

But when we saw the color in person, we felt it fit the car. In the photos, it appears like a late 60s / 70s Porsche green. But in person it has that 50s tonal quality. 

The only thing that bugs me is the badge on the driver's door. But I'll get over that. 

Today my 10 y/o nephew FaceTimed me to see my new fancy car. He was quite excited as I walked him around the car. But then the "millennial" in him came out when he asked what options does the car have?

i told him this is the knob for the headlights and here's the knob for the windshield washers.   He quickly informed me that those were not options. 

So i dug a little. I told him in 1957, Porsche was ahead of its time and offered keyless entry on the Speedsters. To which he said, "really?"  I told him there's no door locks, so the car is always unlocked for you. 

I also told him I had "express down" windows....since I don't really have windows. 

He was unimpressed. So I dug even deeper. I told him the car is equipped with the best security system available today. And to that I showed him the three pedals. He was confused as to why the car had three pedals if one wasn't the e-brake. I told him "see, many now a days don't know either, which is why the car won't get stolen".