what brand speedster is this?

???

Weird, and oddly wonderful. Has some interesting trim features.

At a Concourse a while back I ran into a fellow w/ a '52 Coupe that he claimed he put about 50 ft (ft, not miles) on a year: two shows, on and off the trailer two times. Claimed he was rolling the original tires, if you can believe it. This car was really different on the inside, more like a V-dub dash than a 356 -- a bit like this one, I'd have to say. His guess was that the car was worth toward $200K. he had a second trailer with him, as he had just sealed a deal with another fellow there on a very nice twin cam.

i wish i understood how somebody gets/spends that much money . . .

Interesting......Very interesting......

Well, the tops of the doors say "CMC" and so do the door hinges, but speedsters never had door pull handles, and the e-brake handle says 1966 or later VW pan (so do the foot wells and pedals) and the dash....THE DASH! It looks like a contrived take-off of a "Pre-A" with some Hebmueller thrown in. Don't get me wrong, I kinda like it and it certainly is a one-off and well done. I haven't figured out what the little lever is beneath the dash in the lower left corner (hood release?) .

It has Speedster windshield corner posts, but Speedsters never had glove boxes. The headlight switch looks like something from a non-Porsche and the ignition switch was never part of the center cover (in fact, I think that the center cover was a speaker grill on the coupes and never has "SS" on it). The gear shift is TOTALLY wrong for any 356 year (the base is too high and the lever is more like a 356-B). The dual dash gauges also say "Pre-A" but they're the later gauges (actually, I think they're Karmann Ghia gauges).

So....My guess is either a CMC on aVW pan or something from Europe or Australia, although nicely done.

This "gem" was on Ebay a few months ago. He put all that fine work into the dash....look what happened to the rest of it!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SIMPLY-BEST-BEST-INTERMECCANICA-356-PORSCHE-SPEEDSTER-/150720540625?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2317a4efd1

~WB

If you ask me, it gives Beehives a bad name...

ewwwwwwwww

the dash is pretty neat though

The left under dash swith is 4 ways and next to it is turn signal switch. glove box does not open and the ash tray does not open.He says it is a im but it is not. Checked with im they say ALL there cars have either im or full name on there hinges. None on this.

This could be a nice car if you could get it for a good price. For starters, Nix the w/shield and fix the top, swap on a louvered engine cover and lose the front trunk lock hasps or whatever they are for a set of Dusty's straps. That dash work does make it a unique car. The engine bay needs finished also which is no problem.

~WB

Im guessing a early Chessel

I have dibs on the trunk hasps! I need them for my backyard gate.

I'm with Barry, looks like a Chessel. Is the car in the States?

Looks like an early POS to me.

Yes this car is in Florida. He will not come off 16,000.00 WAY to much. Has a plexi-glass windsheild. Still would like to know what kind it is?

Repeating, It appears to be a somewhat modified CMC (Classic Motor Carriages) using readily available after-market parts ad some nifty dashboard rework to make it appear somewhat like an early (1953 or 1954) Pre-A 356.

I say "appears" because it's a one-off but it's NOT an IM and various interior bits point to a CMC. I doubt that you'll get anything more definitive than this.

In my opinion (FWIW), it isn't worth much over $10K

It is not a disaster, besides the rear hood. Someone looking that lobs in a low offer may get a deal. $18k, not so much when a NEW custom ordered VS is $22k.

I have found that the interior looks like a 1951 or 52 speedster.

There is no such thing. The Speedster came on the scene in late 1954 and was replaced by the convertible D in late 1958.

Tom's correct. In '51-'52 there were 356 coupes and cabriolets, but no Speedsters.