My new Vintage Speedster.

Here is a photo of my new Vintage Speedster Widebody. The color is Porsche Boxster 2008 special orange.
Joel

whoa - sweet colour mate...

did you just get it built? How about some more pictures / specs?

Joel, welcome to the madness. Sweet ride!
Happy motoring guy.
Hoss

NICE color! Great looking car, Joel!

SCCChhhweet! Looks awesome. More pics or I'll come down and kill ya!

DUDE!! You scored on a NICE car! Have fun and "Welcome to the Madness"!

DAMN !

Joel---let me also welcome you to the madness! Your car is beautiful and I know you are really going to enjoy it!

You will be better able to care for your nice ride by what you can learn from the great folks on this site!----Jack

I picked up my Vintage super wide body last December and still have that SEG on my face everytime I get in it. Be prepared, you can't go anywhere without drawing a lot of attention, hearing a lot of comments, seeing a lot of smiles and answering a lot of questions. Just tonight, I was eating outside at Panda Express and a guy in a BMW pulled in next to my car and asked if it was mine. I answered yes and he said "That's the most beautiful car I have ever seen in my life. Thanks, you made my day." I just smiled and said thank you. Get used to it, because you will hear comments like that virtually every time you take your beautiful new car out for a spin.

Here are the top ten questions you will hear David Letterman style:

#10 Is that your car?
#9 Is it fun to drive? (some people just don't have a clue)
#8 Where did you get the wheels?
#7 What engine do you have in it?
#6 Is that a kit car?
#5 Did you do the work yourself?
#4 How much did that cost you? (again, some people just don't have a clue)
#3 Is that new?
#2 What is that?
And the #1 question is: "Dude! What year is that?"

Troy

Troy,

Good top 10, especially the number 1. Dont forget How much HP? Welcome Joel.


Marty

Is this one of those kits? Did you put it together yourself?

It's either, "Nice car, Mister" or "Is that one of them thar kit cars?" The latter is just after he gets out of the rotted, banged up Dodge Neon or minivan. The former can be from anywhere.

"............oh, that's one of those plastic kit cars"

More photos have been added. They are posted under Joel3217 in the "Photo" forum...enjoy. This is a California legal car, just check out the front license plate (gotta have that in Cali). We just built a bracket and bolted it to the nerf bar support. To me, it looks clean and neat. Enjoy.
Joel

Best question I've had:

Two 10-yr-olds on bicycles....one of them asks "Does that car have a Hemi?"

Bwwwaaaaaaaaaa~

I had a great one thursday.. while driving down whittier blvd, a dude hangs out the window and starts snapping pix as we drive down the street.. Then I get the thumbs up from him and they take off. Sooo freaking coooollll.....

Speedster "D"

Today after breakfast we drove into Balboa Park and parked and walked around. Lots of nods and waves. As we were driving out of the park there was a really dirty bedraggled homeless guy right by the organ pavilion that gave us the thumbs up and waved!

Dave

Wow Troy; I can't believe a guy in a BMW behaved so well....heard about the difference between a BMW and a porcupine, right?....

{Difference between a BMW and a porcupine"? Is that like the one about a Harley rider and a vacuum cleaner?---Jack

I'm not sure about the Harley rider, but the one about the BMW driver and the porcupine (or pineapple) has do to with the sharp things that can "prick" you being on the inside rather than the outside if you get my drift. Usually, I've heard that one applied to Porsche drivers and actually, I've had many compliments from BMW drivers.
Anyway, back to Joel's new car. Nice pics Joel. I know that in Calif. a front plate is required, but I haven't been stopped for not having mine yet. I know some cities are more strict about it than others.

Troy

My favorite comment ever:

I'm pumping gas when a brand new BMW 7-Series with blacked out windows pulls up. The front window rolls down to reveal the largest, toughest looking African American gentleman I've ever seen. He looks the Speedster up and down and in a basey voice that Isaac Hayes would envy he glares right at me and says "That car is one. bad. motherf#cker." He rolled up the window and took off. Made my day.

Front license plate?
......Forgettaboutit!

Great looking car. Kirk outdid himself on this one. Joel, put the plate in the trunk.

Joel, if you can't pick that car out of a crowd, numbers on a small piece of tin on the front bumper won't help. Love the color.