nice car

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___1959-356-D-PORSCHE-RARE-356D_W0QQitemZ130236918806QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item130236918806&_trksid=p3756.m14.l1318

Very nice indeed; I'd only change the wheels to wide-fives; the rest can't be improved upon; great sounding engine too.

Yep--that really is a beauty. Does anyone know where I could find seats like those? ---Jack

Jack,

Did you check with Kirk at Vintage? He has a seat that's very simular.

Marty G.

Yeah nice car but the owner admits to having a GEX engine.

In reference to Volkswagen engines, GEX is considered to be one of the worse possible choices. On a bright note, a GEX engine has proven it self to be one of the best possible choices as a boat anchor.

The seller does say that the engine has been modified to make it better but doesn't say exactly what was done to make it better.

If you take a nasty looking rock and put it in a polishing tumbler, when it emerges it comes out very pretty and, has been modified from its original condition but, it's still just a rock.

Boat anchor??? I thought they were too light for that.....Paper weight, maybe....

OK, canoe anchor

GEX= CRAP
Been there, lived thru the ordeal.

Marty---No---I didn't check with Kirk because I have never seen such a seta on any of the cars on his website----I'll call him and thanks for the reminder!----Jack

They look a LOT like MGB seats........1977+. I found a pix online and added it since I did not have any for my MGB available. They sit really low and many people take them out and sell them. For some demented reason, they put Miata seats into their MGB's, probably because they are too dumb to find new foam and covers. The nice thing about Leyland (and there ain't much) is that when they shut down the Leyland divisions, they sold all the drawings to someone in Hong Kong and you can get ANY part new. If you find an MGB around look at them. Needs to be one of the newer ones with head rests. If you like them, be patient. Someone will be selling the old frame for very little. You can order the foam and cover from any number of places.

Those seats are Intermeccanica Roadster seats. The car appears to be an IM. I think Henry sold some almost complete kits in the early 2000's. This car is IM, but the owner/builder may have made a few changes. I am sure Henry knows this car. If anyone is considering it, give him a call. He will give you the scoop.

Jack,


Look at the file for Tony C. Gatts II. under the registry. He has a good picture of the other seat that Vintage uses.

Marty G.

He's right. I found a couple owner's pictures with those seats.

http://www.intermeccanica.com/IM12438.html

I have the OTHER Vintage seats. See pix.

Fred---those might be the "other" Vintage seats but they are nothing like the seats under discussion.

I emailed Kirk today and expect that he will email me tomorrow.
I have been wanting to upgrade my seats ever since my 2,400 mile trip to Carlisle and back from Hot Springs. I'd love to get these new seats before the "Tail Of The Dragon" event this fall. ---Jack

I did not buy the car from Kirk, I am the second owner, but it was a 2001 and the claim was that Kirk put them in versus the racer seats. Note the dirt. I am getting the car now by truck from Michigan.

Fred, I think that the seats in your car are 914 seats reworked. This is more of a guess than the IM Roadster seat question. I sit in them just about everyday. Real comfortable.

I've seen several postings where the VS roadster seats are described as 914 seats with the headrests removed. I imagine that they are a bit more spacious that the Speedster buckets.

I just heard from Kirk at Vintage and those are not his seats.

He added that those seats won't fit a Vintage because the ebay car has a tubular chassis with no tunnel.

I sure liked'em!---Jack

Jack - I can't remember if you have the Speedster buckets or the other VS seats. If you have the buckets, Kirk's other seats would probably work better for you. If you already have those, I'm out of ideas.

Hey Lane--I have the seats that are shown on Vintages site---he only shows the one seat on every car on the site. He might have those that have the cut outs in the back but I haven't seen a VS with them.

What I really would like is the type seat from a 356 coupe , B or C model---but lower that would fit in my vw pan based car.

Thanks---Jack