This once was an original1955 Speedster!!!

About Americans and good taste! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.........
A way to let Ferry Porsche and Edwin Komenda turn around in their graves?

I love the expresion,.."More money that sense." Seems to apply here, if it is a real 55 speedster. If you are going to do something, regardless of the taste factor, just do it right.

However, I believe, that everyone is free to do what they want with what they have, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. Feelings are exempt from this rule.

Patrick, you're fully right!!! But I hardly couldn't beleave my eyes!

I especially like the exhaust cannister/spark arrestor/thingy sticking out the back. Somewhere a pimp is looking for his ride.
ed

It brings to mind a Christmas sled??

IMHO: If this started out as a rusted out basket case the the only crime commited is bad taste.

Jerome

I suppose that if the Porsche Designers wanted to imitate a 1950 Mercury "Lead Sled", then they might have ended up with this....

I wonder if it has neon lights underneath??

I like the fender skirst! D-man

Personally, I don't get all the negativity. Its real and its someone's expression of an an outlaw...You guys crack me up...
I've seen worse right on this site....In plastic....
If he was a member of this site you'd all be saying what a great car

Personally I like everything but the skirts. I just don't like the idea of hacking up a rare old car if it's in decent shape.

This is why I don't watch "Overhaulin" and "Monster Garage" anymore.

Jerome

The exhaust is i believe a preditor ,no mufflers,you increase or decrease the amount of baffels in the end,to increase or decrease your back pressure,very tuneable and not overly expensive..If the fellow paid as much attention to detal on the engine as he did the bodywork I bet she's quite a ride..

The exhaust is a stainless steel Super Trap unit. The car is PISSA, but it needs to be in flat black. With some bullets as center caps.

They always mention Neil Emory as being one of the early customizers, later Gary Emory too up the hammer and dolly. I wonder if this isn't what one of Neil's cars might not have looked like . . . it WAS the fifties after-all. Not really he height of elegance in ANYTHING.

I agree with Vince, I like it. D-man

Actually, I like it for its uniqeness. And anytime I see the turtle back style tonneau I think of Speed Racer.."go speed racer, goooo speeeed raaaacer gooooo.

That car is nothing compared to this one. Dale Bates and I spotted this twin-grilled monster at the L.A. All Euro Show in early February. We talked to the guy who owned it - and he was righteously proud of it! (Don't let Paul download these pictures. It'll give him too many ideas for future mods.)

I saw the same car John. Scary stuff.
Regarding the red car above, I think it has a lot of neat touches although my eye drifts to the "Outlaw look" to see what interesting ideas people have in customizing an already tasteful palate of design. Lots of them add a nice flair to the basic design. Not all, but most Outlaw/HotRod 356's push my approval button FWIW.
Rick

John, is that what your car looked like before you painted it? D-man

Oh man....talk about tacky!!....I like that look on '50's Mercs, Impalas, etc. but it doesn't quite go with the Speedster style. Did you see that center horn grille?....

Love the louvers and frenched tail lights!

Hey Ed! I take offence to that comment about the exhaust. I've got the same thing only off to the side. I love the sound of these Supertrapps.

pic of my exhaust..

Hey Vince!

don't take all our comments as negative - they're not!

I posted in another topic thread about wanting a '50 merc: "and last, a 1950 Mercury....chopped, channeled, shaved, with frenched lights front and rear.....in Black primer...or, better yet....Chrysler "Black Cherry"....all plumbed for "Flame-outs"!!

If I had this '55 Outlaw, I would have the best of BOTH worlds - Speedster and a slammed Merc!

Gordon
One of only two "Flared Speedstah Guys" in Beaufort
(and the other guy's as crazy as I am!!!!)

Gordon,
I re-read the first 7 posts on this thread to be sure I didn't mis- understand what was being said.....still sounded kinda negative...
not that I give a crap, just an observation.....
I have seen a few cars posted within our group, that made me wonder what the owner was thinking at the time, but we are all a little different, and it is usually reflected in our rides....

That looks like something Lady Penelope would drive - when she's not being chauffeured around by Parker....

Just a neutral observation ;-)

Looks like something 'da Fonz drove over to the 30th Happy Days Reunion.....

John, that Speedster looks like it was originally a hard top. You can just about see were the A-pillars were. The hood shape gave it away also.

John,

I think that the primer black speedster is "Frankenstein". If not, there's a car VERY close to it over at the 914 forum. Lots of build pics and shots of the car at various events, if anyone's interested. I LOVE that little guy.

Mitch,

FINALLY! Another "Supermarionation" fan?!? I was just watching M' Lady the other day when we were snowed in. Tomato soup, Ritz crackers, and a whole mess of marionettes in space suits . . . what a perfect day!

TC

Brian
SuperTrap sideways is good (I'm supprised you have room with the flat 6 back there). I guess that the chrome honker sticking out the back of that car reminds me of a cafe racer bike with those "kitchen waste basket" mufflers on them. East Coast Bruce's looks great with his car with a flat black megaphone as he's got the racer look.
Still don't like this one, but its his dime. What ever floats your boat.
ed

That is mikez car he sound like a cool guy to me, never met him. However I know he has a couple of nice 914's a six and a v8 conversion. plus a real nice 911 cabriolet. I think the 356 was done to make a point of putting 911 in when told it would not work. He is usually on the 914 club site or the Pelican site.

The more I look at this car the more I like it....
Is there something wrong with me????? No need for an answer to that.

It does have that sleek, "air-flow" look to it, doesn't it?

Looks like it should be heading to the Bonneville Salt Flats for a speed run.....

Hey, TC

What can I say - I'm a "retromaniac"
I love old classic movies and, of course, classic cars

BTW I work in the IT field, but I won't part with my 30 year old
mechanical wrist watch and my 40 year old Westclox baby ben
that wakes me up every morning - my personal act of defiance against
the computer chip ;-)

Mitch

"my personal act of defiance against the computer chip ;-)"

A Supermarionation fan, AND a Luddite!!

I'm learning to appreciate you more and more . . .

TC

I personally dont like this car... but if it creates this much conmotion here, imagine what the poor "porsche complex" original 356 owners must be feeling, those fellas really had it!

Just received this month's Panorama P-magazine. They have a article on a similar factory built speedster. It has the wheel spats on both the front and back wheels, cutdown split windshield, etc. no frenched in lights. Factory built and still not very pretty.

I love this car! I wish I could buy it! It is a classic in it's own right. What a great machine!
Ron
P.s. Warning.....Ron is off his meds....warning!