Streamline 1939 T64 tribute

@WOLFGANG posted:

On SAMBA Classifieds - not mine.  Don't look at the price but enjoy the streamline "energy saving" flowing body!  Just needs an EV plug.

TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - 1939 type 64 tribute on 1970 vw

Why does it have to be electric? It was designed for efficiency. Back in 1939.

Imagine a small turbodiesel in there. Ya know, like the XL1 prototype that got 260 mpg (USA miles). Like that!

A real attempt was made here. Impressive.

I only mentioned EV since it resembles some recent solar cars entered by various colleges in "races".  All that flat surface could support new flexible solar panels.

I've often wondered what the turning radius of that Porsche Streamliner is.  Unless the front wheels are more inboard, but they don't look it.  I only wonder that because the turning radius on my Speedster isn't all that tight (or the front tires rub).

Here's photo I found of real one -

I know they were important, but that is one of the ugliest cars I've ever seen.

I can't imagine two adults sitting side by side.  Surely the seats are staggered, unless there's only one.

Yup ugly but probably an efficient slippery design back in late 30's.  Designed for the Rome to Berlin endurance race. It did share cabin and engine with the bug - known then as the type 60.  A wind tunnel was used for the design. Due to WW 2 the race never occurred (Germany invaded Poland).  Reutter built the aluminum bodies. Even the VW pan was aluminum (along with shroud, valve covers and oil filler neck) to save weight.  Top speed expected to be 95 mph from 32 hp. Value in 2019 was $17M but not sold.

Most cars had big removeable pontoon fenders then so this was almost unibody.  On the one for sale you can see the use of an original bug passenger compartment with steering wheel and place for a passenger.  Not much room in rear seats for sure. Gotta love the split rear window!  I had a '57 bug (1st car) with the small rear window - split window was up to '56.

Original from Hemming link below.

Proto-Porsche: The 1939 Type 64 | The Online Automotive Marketplace | Hemmings

@WOLFGANG.  The pic you included is actually a replica of a 1938 type 114/2.   A car that was designed but never built. An early variant of what ended up being the T64.   The split window is the most visual difference.  Front hood/front end has some detail as well that is pretty cool.

while on company travel this spring, a coworker took me to the shop in the picture you attached (while in Belgium) and we got to look at all the cars in the shop.  While all the early P-car race cars  ( and he must had had 6 356 era cars in various stages of service/restoration) and this t114 were sooo  sooooo cool to look at , touch ( and feel all the imperfections), hear, and sit in, they had an super early 23 window VW Bus that knocked my socks off that had almost wrapped up its restoration ( I believe pictured in the background).  so very cool.  Looks like the pic is from a few months before we stopped by.  Amazing craftsmanship.  These guys are artist and historians.

another useless trivia pursuit fact- the platypus is the only venomous mammal. ;-)

For anyone interested, he shared his instagram https://www.instagram.com/metal_master_seppe/

and facebook

https://www.facebook.com/peopl...ppe/100064902872081/

… this shop does pretty amazing metal work.

Here is the real one ,

1939 Porsche Type 64 | Monterey 2019 | RM Sotheby's (rmsothebys.com)

At first I was a put off by the departure from the Type 64 in terms of proportions.  I thought a master coach builder would do a better job at keeping the proportions closer.  But alas.....he provides an explanation.  This car DOES NOT copy the Type 64, as stated in this posting, but copies the Type 114.....which was proportionally different than the Type 64.  The Type 114 never made it to prototype form....just existed in technical drawings.

In the shop this builder actually also has a replica (also metal) of a 1939 T64 he has been buildong for a client,  and on a side by side one can really appreciate the differences  between the two (beyond the split window).   

The T114/2 he conceived as a project with his daughter post pandemic.

IMho, It's actually pretty cool to see what was only a concept come to life. One could argue it's not a replica of any car ever built... ;-)