Truth or Fraud

I don't know what to make of a SOC member that would go to a car show, enter his little "KIT" car and then when the judges ask him if it is real this is the reply they get "yes, they started making them again" no mention that it is a kit car and that it is a "replica" And he continues with this little pretense even today as he enters the car shows in his home state.
I won't give any names but I will give you a couple clues and if you think you know him send him an email or call and tell him to "get real" and quit trying to inflate his old alter ego with a fabrication of facts.
Clues are as follows:
1. Was overheard that he would make a good barber
2. plays banjo, I hear
3. May of had a new engine installed lately

If you are at a loss as to the real person pretending his car is real and not a kit please email me and I will be happy to share the identity with you.

Well, a couple of points...not all of our replicas can be considered "kit cars". They are in fact "making them again" and have for 30 years, think Intermeccannica for example, not to mention Envemo, Beck, Vintage, and several others....finished cars being sold complete by a losely defined "manfacturing car company". I question the credentials of any "judge" who even asks....any body judging anything should be able to tell real from Memorex don'tcha think?

Yes, the car is real, yes they are making them again, and yes the 356 replica cars are fiberglass, so far. Some 550 replicas come in aluminum these days, just like Cobra's etc....and with the available steel parts for Speedsters can steel body replicas be far behind? They are building new '67 Camero steel bodys, new 66 Mustang steel bodys, new 32 Ford steel bodys etc etc....

And mine is in fact a kit car and I am more than happy to represent it as such to any interested party....I am not so certain your banjo strummin' foe is all that far astray.....he must have won a trophy and you didn't?

They may not all be kit cars but they ARE replicas.

Regardless if the car is a replica or not, when asked the simple question "Is it real" Think about testifying in court. You only answer the question. So, "Is it real" "YES"

If they asked, "is it a real Porsche" I would then say, "No, it's a genuine imitation Porsche"

If the judges can't tell a factory built car from a replica then they don't deserve to be judges


In the big picture, why does it bother you at all??? If you're like me, there are a lot of more serious things to get concerned over and without a doubt, a car show isn't one of them.

Unless of course he won a trophy and you didn't???????

Recall someone saying the 300 or so Envemo's produced in Barazil were sanctioned by Porsche AG - not sure if that is indeed true.

Recently there have indeed been reports of "them" (being Porsche AG) producing them again! According to Autozeitung magazine --- a new generation of Porsche 356 will be produced in 2013.

http://www.4wheelsnews.com/porsche-356-speedster-planning-a-big-comeback/

http://www.4wheelsnews.com/more-details-of-the-upcoming-porsche-356-speedster

Looks more like the Boxster family to me though.

I blame Bill Clinton for all this - with his statement "I did not have sex with that woman." I clearly have a CMC kit car (heck still have pieces left over!) but CMC produced a few final products too. Are they kit cars? I would say yes since they most likely came with a VW based title. Seems all the current manufacturers will sell you an unfinished car so are they kit cars too? (sans engine/transmission down to a box of pieces) - so that clouds issue more.

I'm surprized Porsche hasn't gone after replica makers like Shelby and Ferarri - perhaps they will when "they" start making them again. I can see them showing up at Carlisle prying off PORSCHE emblems or threatening to legally confiscate the car!

BLUF - mine is a kit car and I built it! Wrenched every bolt on it.

I love Beehives...

If we're talking about a guy who has huevos enough to criss-cross the continent in his little car, my thoughts are he can do and say whatever he wants. I suspect we don't have all the facts, either. Jack's a stud in my book and I hope to meet him and shake his hand someday.

I don't know what to make of an SOC member who gets 'wrapped-around-the axle' over another SOCer's response to "Is it real"?

I won't give any names but if you know him, send him an e-mail telling him to "Chill" and just enjoy the ride!

Clues are as follows;
1. He lives in Texas
2. He drives an orange CMC
3. He may be eating 'sour grapes'.

...I'm just saying...'Can't we All just get a longboard"!

Who's the trouble maker from Texas

String him up!!!!! Where are the torches & pitchforks???

Not all that news worthy Jerry, we've been through this scenario since Moby Dick was a minnow. Sounds to me like tossing sand from one corner of the kiddie sand box to another, who really cares .. ~Alan

Along the same lines: Is Obama real?

MOBY DICK WAS A MINNOW??????????????????????

Nobody told me that!

SonamB!#<#!!!!!!

I'm always the last to find out!

Shows what this thread is worth......

Is this thread for real?

It appears to have started that way. In this case thread drift is a significant improvement.

Hey! Did y'all know Vince likes bee hives?

I like dagmars in the morning . . .

Let me GET a kit car wo/bumpers and a side of beehives to GO! lol

Minnow, Viagra = Moby Dick .....no pun, I'm just say'n

I have only had my car at one car show,,Only one!

I only went at the urging of a friend and his kids. I said it was a replica fiber glass car straight up. I did say it's a replica of the 1957 Speedster D prototype. Because that is what it is,, A speedster with a Roadster top and winshield frame, with rollup windows..

I proceeded to enjoy the cars shown, and watch some drag racing.. to my suprize..I got best kitcar at the show.. But in all fairness, there were only 4 vw based kits of any kind at the show. So still nothing to crow about..

THE BOTTOM LINE ,,I drive it and enjoy it everyday I can.

I built it to use...

Having met, talked with, drove with, and drank with the man in question gives me a little insight.

Anybody having the balls to drive to each coast in one of these replicas well into his seventies, yes, seventies, basically has the right to say anything he damn well pleases.

Jerry, I don't know you at all. The bigger question is why do you care what others do? That is one thing I've learned. Leave others alone unless it directly affects you in a negative way. Best decision would be to delete this thread and move on. Grow up or go back to your own sandbox.

Well put, Dan. I agree on all counts. This threads dead, man...except for the bee hives part.

Al, I think it's a typo! Vince loves Bee-hinds!!

Thatsa whatta I be saying all alonga

Yeah, it's closed however we haven't heard any comment from the author based on the responses to this thread????? What happened to him???

Breast enhancement or the real thing, hmmmmm if it's over 30 yr I do believe the enhancement will look much newer/better and perform at a higher quality --- I think
I'm just saying !!

I believe if the breast enhancement is done tastefully, it can be a beautiful thing...
Also with a few options, it's the gift that keeps on giving....

I agree...er, how did they taste?

Who cares....

Does the car have emblems on it? I'm just askin............ ;)

Uhh... what car?

And as my Pop once said to us youngens when you grow up do what you want . But you may learn diffent, His favorite quoat Theres No fool Like a old fool..

There is one in every crowd.... Some smell worse than others. Something tells me that its hot in Texas right now, so this one is probably pretty sweaty..

Some people.

What's a quoat?

Well said Jack!

You are going to have a tough time getting one over on Jack. You can try to roast him if you want, but it's a fool's errand.

Well said, Jack! Now pass the lemonade, please.