My speedster is back up for sale

Yes, beautiful car. If in the market for another one I would be a candidate. If I knew someone interested I'd send them over. Only 1, 1/2 drive. All the best to you.

Gorgeous car----who made it??  Wht is it being sold with so few miles?  Great color too!

Nice looking car. CMC?

Interesting location for the fuel cap. Does it leak when filled up?

Love the fog/spot lights. Different from the traditional round type.....absolutely love them.

Jack and Bill,

 

I think this beautiful blue speedster for sale is a VS...

Notice the slight bulge in the right front fender bright trim??...peculiar mold flaw unique to VS's

I'm not so sure it's a VS, carl.  First the dash is not the standard VS one as this one has the extra pad going accross the mid part of the dash. And the cash covering doesn't stop before the edges at the door like a VS. I'd love to change mine to that original style if such were available).  And this car sits and looks different than the Speedsters I'm used to seeing. A flatter overall look of the front rather than the more "bubble" look of most Speedsters.  I see what you mean about the trim on the right side at the front--it does seem to dip down for the frontmost part.  That piece on my VS is straight.

 

Also the extra items below the instruments are different from a VS.  And didn't the script say that it was on a tube frame?

 

I don't think it's a VS. But I don't know what it is.  I sure like it!

I got a build folder with this car and it is a street beats shell with parts from VS/BECK/Sierra etc. the PO did a great job on it. Will end the auction at $20k for any of you SO guys.

You may be right Jack...

I was just noticing the slight fender bulge typical of VS's which is only noticed when viewing at an angle from the front, or sighting straight along the side from the rear...and not apparent ay all without the bright horizonal trim strip, or viewing the trim at 90 degrees.

 

It does photograph as low squatting (what Gordon calls a stalking stance) but I think that's because it is squatting and the photo was taken at about bumper height giving it a 'flatter' look.

On second thought (second musing!) there is something 'different' about this speedster.....Notice how close the beehive blinker/signal light is to the bottom of the headlight rim!...Could the headlights have been positioned about an inch lower than normal?...or the signal lights raised an inch or so?

I Think Slammed means Sreat Beast.  Anyway--I see what you are sayin about the front lights---an excellent looking car.  Reasonable price @ $20k for an SOCer too.  Very nice indeed.

Carl - you're missing the girly pictures here on SOC.  You are analyzing far too deeply.

 

It's actually called Street Beasts (not Beats - probably typo).  They were in Plantation, FL until just a few years ago. Inherited CMC's nefarious business practices which in turn led to their demise as a Speedster producer.

When was it built and it's in Orlando Fl ?

Greg- Carl's knowledge of body details and changes in old 356's is amazing...

I think what's different is that the bumper is mounted slightly high relative to the front of the body, thus squeezing the lights together.  Not bad, just different from the norm.

That and the angle of camera makes it look wider and lower than in real life.

Can I use that when people look at photos of me?

 

"The angle of the camera makes look wider and lower than in real life...."

 

 

Ted

Ha! You guys are great, I believe it was completed about 1.5 years ago stored in a really cool barn with some other veedubs. Not much use out of this car(760 miles). I'm simply selling because I have a 23 window that needs some major TLC.

 

Precisely what was the ambient temperature of the barn during the build? Or perhaps you are using the term "really cool" in a context of visually appealing... Ambiguity in car advertisement seems to run as rampant on this board as it does elsewhere in politics.

... I'm only saying this because we all know how important temperature is during a build and or storage. These cars are highly intolerant of even 1 or 2 degree fluctuations in ambient temperature as this can completely ruin a car in a matter of minutes. This is why the serious collectors keep their cars in bubble wrap and finely tuned temperature controlled environments...

Yer on a roll today, aren't ya Rusty?

Lane - I just went out and looked at mine and the bumper is 3-4 inches lower.  I can barely see the roll under.  You are indeed correct again! 

Cool barn = neat barn, sorry. I didn't mean the car wasn't built in the barn it was just stored inside

 

I'm just being a goofball. Nobody listens to me anyway. I have tried repeatedly to stress the importance of 1 to 2 degree ambient air temperature fluctuations in the storage of these cars. Someday every one of you will say, "Rusty, holy cow you were right! We should have listened and stored our cars in bubble wrap and kept them in a temperature controlled environment".

Now Rusty, when the nice lady in the scrubs brings you the little tray of pill, please take them all this time, ok? 

Need this car gone by next week, make me a reasonable offer.

I'm workin on another right now but will get back soon. I would drive it back to Ca.

al, do you have a project for sale ? Thanks

 

David Stroud

Herbet Hofer in Florida wants to sell his JPS Speedster too.

No, I am looking at another speedster that is for sale. I sold my car to my son and discovered I need another.  I was also looking at the replica coupes but they may be out of my budget.