This has got to be a Joke

Do you think that Chip Foose's A-team would be able to bring back this one?....it definitely seems they're asking too much money for the condition it's in.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=400501

Ahhh . . . hmmmmm . . . well . . . .



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/newproject2.jpg



I figure . . .

I got nothin'


Wait, ummm nope . . .

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/TeamEvil/PIC00003.jpg

. . . nothin'

You're right TC but still you didn't have to pay $16,000 for it. I realize the owner has some new and restored parts to go with it but it's still a lot of work. How much would you be able to get for such a car in pristine condition? Would the effort be worth it in economic (and I stress economic because getting to own and drive a car like that would be worth it any day) terms?

Hmmmm, I think I'll go out to the shop and kiss my fiberglass!

+1 Ernie

found an article on the net that sez that Porsche pre-A 356's had serial # from 80101 to 80200 for the first 200 made in 1954, serial #80104 was the one purchased by James Dean. If my other source is correct than there is no serial #60103 as shown in the Samba ad and it just might be a scam. Of course I am not an expert on these things, but the 6 on the serial plate looks like a different type of number stamping and I don't own a Porsche, but Speedsters shouldn't have glove compartments.

you guys are lucky you all own one of these replicas or the real McCoy

cody

I think Chip Foose could bring anything back

cody

Foose has NOTHING on my husband Steve. Steve can fix anything. And a bent-window cab would be interesting...

Okay, Foose does draw way better than Steve. I will give him that.

angela

Actually Timothy, the car in the ad has a glove box because it's a 1953 Cabrio (Speedsters didn't come into the picture until 1954).

I would say Steve is more fun to hang with too. Say hi for me.

He is my favorite Scott! By the way, he fell head over heals in love with your speedster. He always liked the look of it, but after the ride you gave him he was completely hooked and would like to build a speedster one day. Few projects ahead of that though...
angela

"the car in the ad has a glove box because it's a 1953 Cabrio"

Just in case anyone cares, the plastic glove box liner from an early 70's MGB is a near perfect replacement for the liner in a bent window 356.

With a sweet gray flocking, you can't tell the difference once it's installed.

Kinda good to know, huh? Now go out there and spread the word. Just don't tell anyone where you heard it or they won't believe you.

I think I'll invest in those glovebox liners, my luck in the stock market sucks. Had over 900,000 shares of Winn Dixie when the Bankruptcy Court said they could issue new shares without replacing the old ones. By the time I could dump them all I was left with 125,000 shares when trading stopped. Those shares were dropped from my trading company so I can see how Winn Dixie is Getting Better All The Time, at investors' expenses.

oooohhh that sounds painful Nolan, me a 21 year veteran of the markets


hope the next one works out for you

cody

I'm taking baby steps again and diversifying as best I can. I'm selling after clearing commissions and gaining 10% profit. Slow but sure. Had I sold WD the day before I would have made a 400% profit.