Vintage Speedster On Mecums $38,000 and it DIDN'T SELL!!!

Lots of real Porsches listed there already.  Is it the new wide body the you are putting up?  

It's this one.

Very sharp except color of cocoa mats.  Kind of distracting.  Easiest thing to fix :-)

Sorry Tom.  I don't agree with you on that.  The Jaspe mats make the interior pop and they match the color of the exterior as well as the interior, which by the way is a dark cherry red genuine water buffalo leather.  Any other color just blends in and is dull.

I'm totally confused. I thought you loved that car. Which one are you going to keep?

 

Best of luck with the sale! My guess is that you'll set the mark for wide body speedsters.

 

If it's televised, I'll be watching.

Ted

I was watching when this car came up.

2 of the 3 commentators loved the car.

The third said he doesn't like the 356's

" They're fat and slow.  I'm a muscle

car guy."  Dead silence.   The car

didn't sell at that point but the bidding

continued.

Troy, I thought the same thing.  What happened?

 

Hey, where's the turbo? 

Keep the car man it is beautiful.

TURBO?

Look at Troy's photos.

$38,000, 1915cc and it didn't sell? Interesting.

 

I do love the car, but I don't seem to have any problems finding them and I could easily duplicate it for that kind of money.  I would be crazy not to take $35,000 for it if someone is willing to pay it. The risk to me is just the $500 entry fee if the reserve is not met.

Can't argue with the logic.  I hope you get top dollar!

 

I have no idea why that green/grey one didn't sell. The seller must be very proud of it.  He may regret not taking the money.

 

T

 

 

One of the prettiest speedsters I have seen. Lots of detail!

       
       

The seller is actually Park Place in Seattle.  They buy turn keys from Vintage and add the details you see on the car.  They do a good job, but work pretty hard to hide the fact that the cars come from Vintage.

Interesting coincidence. I visited Vintage a bit ago and saw that car being built. The color with the interior combination and the white wheels - amazing.

Very nice car.

Mecum's target audience, isn't really replicas 356 real or otherwise, much less other sports cars.  That being said, outlaw 356's will play better to their audience, (and their commentators).  So Troy I agree with you, turning down $38K, might be regretted as time passes. Someone obviously bought this car new from Kirk, just to flip.  Don't get me wrong i LOVE this car. It hits all the buttons.

 

And as for the comments, I'd like to see a Mecum, say GTO, take on one of our members cars in 0-60 time trials.  I know where my money is.

 

Cheers

I'm with Bill - I see TURBO on back of car but no Turbo blower in exhaust/carb system.  Am I missing something?  

 

Years ago I had friend with '69 GTO - He'd put $20 bill on dash and accelerate, if you could reach it, it was yours.  To my knowledge he never lost the $20.  Did loose his license but that's another story. Ended up with a VW bug 'cuz that's all he could afford insurance on. 

... I don't get it. Silver, black, maroon and rust colored mats... To each his own I guess.  

Hello gents-

 

Troy bought the car nearly exactly as you see it. Coco Mats and Turbo emblem intact. He's been plenty open about the Turbo emblem. I think he was the first one to poke fun at the fact that the car came with the emblem but no turbo. He also went on to say that it meant he had to get one.  

 

At the end of the day the interior and color combination are pretty impressive in person.

 

Looking forward to seeing it cross the block and then to see what Troy does next!

 

Ted

 

 

Having sold my tub at Mecum last year, I found the most important thing is having two people who are interested, and with these, 30-35K isn't really breaking the bank, especially since old fiat Jolly's and BMW Isetta's bring at least that much....

Usually guys bring their wives/girlfriends, and THEY are the ones who fall for these little buggers...

spend some time sitting around the auction with your tub, hawking it while also cruising the other cool cars, great weekend and could also be profitable...

Mecum is the perfect auction because they typically don't do the high end exotics, so a replica tub does well....McCormack's in Palm Springs is another one that fits for these tubs...

Here is the link to my car on Mecums.  It goes on the block around 11:00am on Thursday Aug. 14th.

Damn Troy, help me find a Speedster! I am having a hard time finding one!

 

I didn't see a link, so here we go.

Sorry. Forgot to paste in the link.  Here it is.  

http://www.mecum.com/lot-detai...lot_id=CA0814-190018

I think the car at the top of this page is the one the newbie was buying in Seattle at Park Place. There is something funny going on with this. We had many postings from the newbie about driving back to the Bay Area. Unless it is an identical build this is very weird. 

I love the green car at the top of the post. The silver black one.... Not so much.

Chris Schofield

> On Jun 18, 2014, at 3:40 PM, "SpeedsterOwners.com" wrote:
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Hi, my posts related to the blue outlaw (see pic). The green car was also on sale when I picked my car up.

My apologies! What a strange coincidence. I guess PP must order these from Kirk and then try to turn them quickly. Looks like you got a great deal.

 

       
       

Chris.
You do realize that the silver and black car that you like "not so much" is my car....right?

Yes. Not a fan. Never liked two tone cars or wide bodies.

Chris Schofield

> On Jun 18, 2014, at 5:20 PM, "SpeedsterOwners.com" wrote:
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Ok.  Just a little surprised to see someone dis another members car on the list.  That's not very common, but ok.

Strange. How you dissed mine a couple weeks ago? Weird. I adopt like the car or the color combination. I actually think it's all wrong. Just my opinion.

Chris Schofield

> On Jun 18, 2014, at 5:40 PM, "SpeedsterOwners.com" wrote:
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...Smack! RIGHT? POW! RRRIGHT? BAM!!

 

...okay okay I like the car man. Just don't hit me again!

 

 

Troy, I think Chris was a little miffed at the comment you made about the IM-D top on his sale ad.  It kind of came off like there was something wrong which there is not.  There is a lot going on with the mechanism with the IM-D top.  Its a real top attached to the car not just a simple scissor frame like you often see on the cars you sell.  There is a little tact when folding the IM-D top to get it more flat but like the other tread mentioned it does not block your view and looks correct when folded with the Tonneau properly installed. 

 

Chris, calm down; most of the people in the Market for an IM are in the know.  Your car is beautiuful and with period correct colors to boot.

Chris

Not sure if Troy was really criticizing your car.  Think he may have had a brief brain lapse on the differences between a Type D and a Speedy. 

The green one that didnt sell is absolutely cool....

Not sure that I would call Troy's comment on how the top folds a "diss" on your car but more of a questioning, which I think you replied as a bad camera angle. 

 

Maybe the saying that my Mom used holds true, "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all."

 

 

Taking the time to post a pic of the top of my car to prove why he would "rule it out" is just senseless. This from a guy who uses this site more than anyone to flip vintage speedsters. I could post a pic of one of the many different cars pictured in front of the same fence at the same time of night and explain to the forum what attributes should "rule it out" for prospective buyers...but I don't because it's not cool. Troy, do you not know I own the liquid cooled intermeccanica?" Oh you do? Ok...

Chris Schofield

> On Jun 18, 2014, at 6:02 PM, "SpeedsterOwners.com" wrote:
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