Vintage Motorcars and some coupe news

Wow, Michael. Great story about your friend's coupe. And also what a great anniversary gift Greg got Stacy!

So hopefully yours will be on the road soon?

We'll be driving it this fall he tells me, Danny. It's definitely into the final stretch. Greg's had the guys burning the midnight oil catching up on the various specials like this one, mine, Bruce's spyder, Phil's IM, and the like.

That sunroof. Wow.

The video made me tear up. Super cool.

@JMM (Michael) posted:

We'll be driving it this fall he tells me, Danny. It's definitely into the final stretch. Greg's had the guys burning the midnight oil catching up on the various specials like this one, mine, Bruce's spyder, Phil's IM, and the like.

If they get LI Rick's going too, I'd say that they are all caught up.

Very nice. Not a fan of the bare radio grill cover, I would personally pony up some cash for an original  radio to complete the look.

@DannyP posted:

If they get LI Rick's going too, I'd say that they are all caught up.

I had a nice conversation with Greg this week.  He wants to have Bruce's car up and running to make sure the suspension works as designed before building my car.  He is hoping that will happen within the next couple of months.

That video of Greg surprising his wife with her old Beetle is most excellent!

OMG!  What a cool story and video about Greg finding his wife's old VW.  Sally and I both have tears in our eyes!

Love the color but wouldn't have chosen black seats with it personally. Subie, coupe yes please!

@WNGD posted:

Love the color but wouldn't have chosen black seats with it personally. Subie, coupe yes please!

Not a subie.  

am i correct in thinking that' s a 1st?...a rag top fiberglass coupe??.......i want one!!...no way DR. jEKYLL could pull that off...he doesn't have the patience

@WNGD posted:

Love the color but wouldn't have chosen black seats with it personally. Subie, coupe yes please!

Upholstery is blue, not black.  Looks sharp.

Greg told me about the surprise for his wife right after it happened. He didn’t trust anyone with the secret. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I met Greg in 1998 about the same time he met his future wife. He’s a special person. Glad to say he’s my friend.

@LI-Rick posted:

Not a subie.  

No, Michaels's Subie!

Seats pictured looked black to me, can see they're blue now, I'm sure they look great in person.

@WNGD posted:

No, Michaels's Subie!

Seats pictured looked black to me, can see they're blue now, I'm sure they look great in person.

My bad,  I assumed you were referring to the car in the thread.  

I was just looking at the 3 photos again and it caught my eye this time.  It's the hinges on the rear side windows. They're square an in the visual proximity of the round corners of the window.  I dosen't look right.  Easy fix though.  Round out the hinge corners.  Perhaps install hinges that are half circles !  Since they are prominantly   there, I would either highly polished them or flat black them  

The entire car is a Masterpiece and very worthy of the wait !  The way things look there probably won't be another one like this one.  That's pretty cool ...........Bruce

@aircooled posted:

I was just looking at the 3 photos again and it caught my eye this time.  It's the hinges on the rear side windows. They're square an in the visual proximity of the round corners of the window.  I dosen't look right.  Easy fix though.  Round out the hinge corners.  Perhaps install hinges that are half circles !  Since they are prominantly   there, I would either highly polished them or flat black them  

The entire car is a Masterpiece and very worthy of the wait !  The way things look there probably won't be another one like this one.  That's pretty cool ...........Bruce

I'd prefer hidden hinges on the engine bay too but that's nitpicky and there's far more to like than not.

@WNGD posted:

I'd prefer hidden hinges on the engine bay too but that's nitpicky and there's far more to like than not.

Those style hinges were used on the 911R and other specials. They allow the lid to open fully resting on the rear glass.

Kind of an Outlaw standard, along with the louvers in the deck lid.

All the better to work in the engine bay, my dear.

The side window hinges don't bother me one whit. The car is outstanding.

I'd put a remote/hidden radio somewhere and leave it plain on the dash. Or possibly a removable cover hiding a modern radio.

@aircooled posted:

I was just looking at the 3 photos again and it caught my eye this time.  It's the hinges on the rear side windows. They're square an in the visual proximity of the round corners of the window.

The rear windows aren't standard glass windows with frames. They're lexan, frameless, and I'm guessing they weight nothing. There a ton of outlaw details on that build.

A radio would be nice, but or comparison the ashtray is real and worth just above $800. Those radios go for thousands if you can find one. I kinda like the grill. I'm planning on siliconing a magnet behind the speaker cut-out and popping my cell phone in there for sat-nav and tunes on those occasions my wife is with me.

There's not a thing about that car I don't like other than it's not mine.

@LeadPedal posted:

Very nice. Not a fan of the bare radio grill cover, I would personally pony up some cash for an original  radio to complete the look.

About $2500 for a reconditioned 6v radio. I'm not sure I would love it that much.

@DannyP posted:

Those style hinges were used on the 911R and other specials. They allow the lid to open fully resting on the rear glass.

Kind of an Outlaw standard, along with the louvers in the deck lid.

All the better to work in the engine bay, my dear.

The side window hinges don't bother me one whit. The car is outstanding.

I'd put a remote/hidden radio somewhere and leave it plain on the dash. Or possibly a removable cover hiding a modern radio.

I appreciate the attempt at authenticity; just not the look in practicality.

Different strokes and all that.

@DannyP posted:

Those style hinges were used on the 911R and other specials. They allow the lid to open fully resting on the rear glass.

Kind of an Outlaw standard, along with the louvers in the deck lid.

All the better to work in the engine bay, my dear.

The side window hinges don't bother me one whit. The car is outstanding.

I'd put a remote/hidden radio somewhere and leave it plain on the dash. Or possibly a removable cover hiding a modern radio.

I went with different hinges that have a quick remove pin that lets me pull the whole lid in seconds and have better access to the engine

Cool car

Is the a photo link with more pictures ?

Thanks

@aircooled posted:

I was just looking at the 3 photos again and it caught my eye this time.  It's the hinges on the rear side windows. They're square an in the visual proximity of the round corners of the window.  I dosen't look right.  Easy fix though.  Round out the hinge corners.  Perhaps install hinges that are half circles !  Since they are prominantly   there, I would either highly polished them or flat black them  

The entire car is a Masterpiece and very worthy of the wait !  The way things look there probably won't be another one like this one.  That's pretty cool ...........Bruce

I agree Bruce, the hinges need the corners rounded. That's kinda my thing when I see the sharp squared off look. And it is an easy fix and would look better IMO. The rest of the car is killer. A one off for sure.

@JMM (Michael) posted:

Just before my coupe was started, Greg had started one for a good friend of his. Coincidentally it was also Fashion Gray, though interior color is different. His friend, like me, was patient and told Greg it takes as long as it takes.

Well, it's finished and you oughta see it! Here's a LINK to the instgram post. Check out the little details. For those that can't see instagram here are a couple fotos I screenshot of it. There's lots more on the insta post.

You're not seeing things, that is a real Webasto sunroof!  Mine has the headliner in, so windows and interior are next. We solved the Suby intake interference issues, I'll explain that in a separate post, but I'm certain he'll never build a Suby coupe again.

In case you were wondering what kind of guy Greg is I've also included a link to a youtube video of him surprising his wife. He tracked down a bug she sold 18 years ago and regretted selling. That's pretty cool, and Greg isn't afraid of wearing silly hats, so that's another count in his favor.

YouTube 25th anniversary

I Love That Speaker In The Middle!!! Very Cool Colors AND That Rooooof WOW! Congrats Michael

Thanks, Todd, but it's not mine. I have one that is being built by the same guy, and it's the same color, and it was started around the same time.

So this is something like what I'm looking forward to getting soon.