Outlaw Speedster Concept

If you read Autoweek, you saw the second generation Boxster coupe (Aug 11 issue). So translating that body concept to a speedster, how about a flaired front end combined with a stock rear body style. But the rear half of the body has been split down the centerline and widened about 3 inches on each side. The widened rear body half conveniently covers the 12 inch wide wheels just as the flared body would. The transition air scoop would be just behind the doors, per the prototype Boxster coupe. Thus the existing flair body chassis simply gets a suit of clothes. Hey, It's only fiberglass and nobody would have one that looks like that! OK, add a 2.5 liter type 4 and a Berg 5 speed if you must.

I think I just heard George's head exploding.

Watch out for the shrapnel!!!

Jerome

Hey,

Saw an interesting car over the weekend at Hot August Nites in Reno. It was a clone of the GM Motorama Corvette Nomad. It was a one off concept car that GM was showing, I think in 53. This guy from the bay area had just got done cloning the car. It has a 54 Corvette front end and rear end but a Nomad center section. Outstanding. Took him 5 years and he was rightly proud of it. I think some concept drawings of what Porsche might have done with a 356 Speedster and a wagon type body might be interesting. Get those pencils working. Saw a 55 red Speedster with black interior on display in front of the Nuggett in Sparks. Its plates were, ITS REAL. It was a California car from the Bay area I think. I think it was a driver but very well preserved. It was real too, although the bumpers kind of looked liked ours, painted body color on the inside. I don't know if that was correct or not, no bumper guards.

Bruce