Skip to main content

Closed5 replies

What Should I Pay for This Speedster?

FM Former Member
What should I pay for this car? It looks like new and drives great.

Meticulously replicated 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster on a VW pan. The car was built by Vintage Speedsters of California. New engine Features: -New 1.9L engine featuring "NEW" full flow & shuffled pinned block -CW crank -Engle Cam -Ported/ polished big valve dual port heads matched to ported intake manifolds -44IDF Weber Carbs -Igniter electronic ignition -Dual oil coolers with filter -Melling oil pump & extra capacity oil sump -Engine was completely balanced Additional features: -Rebuilt transmission -New Adjustable ball joint front end with new brakes & hardware -New steering box -Nardi signature rosewood steering wheel -Replicated VDO gauges -Goodyear Eagle 205/60/15 tires on Porsche style chrome rims and hubcaps -Center console with Pioneer am/fm /CD player/ steering wheel remote and Boston Acoustic speakers and vintage style gauges -Switches, lights, emblems and trim (All accurately replicated) Included with car is the soft top with detachable side curtains and garage cover. Registered in California as a 1970 VW Beetle. Car is in immaculate condition and has only 890 miles since completion! Only driven on the sunniest days and always kept in the garage.

Also, how does the Vintage product compare with the other models?
Original Post

Replies sorted oldest to newest

FM Former Member
What should I pay for this car? It looks like new and drives great.

Meticulously replicated 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster on a VW pan. The car was built by Vintage Speedsters of California. New engine Features: -New 1.9L engine featuring "NEW" full flow & shuffled pinned block -CW crank -Engle Cam -Ported/ polished big valve dual port heads matched to ported intake manifolds -44IDF Weber Carbs -Igniter electronic ignition -Dual oil coolers with filter -Melling oil pump & extra capacity oil sump -Engine was completely balanced Additional features: -Rebuilt transmission -New Adjustable ball joint front end with new brakes & hardware -New steering box -Nardi signature rosewood steering wheel -Replicated VDO gauges -Goodyear Eagle 205/60/15 tires on Porsche style chrome rims and hubcaps -Center console with Pioneer am/fm /CD player/ steering wheel remote and Boston Acoustic speakers and vintage style gauges -Switches, lights, emblems and trim (All accurately replicated) Included with car is the soft top with detachable side curtains and garage cover. Registered in California as a 1970 VW Beetle. Car is in immaculate condition and has only 890 miles since completion! Only driven on the sunniest days and always kept in the garage.

Also, how does the Vintage product compare with the other models?
WideRidezzzWideRidezzz
Your trailing question has been addressed over and over again throughout these forums.

If you're thinking of buying it, who is selling it? If you're worried about paying too much as so many people do, who is selling it has a dramatic impact on asking price...many Vintage resellers are way out of line when it comes to price and 'features' (often no more than what's to be expected in today's VW Type 1 arena)

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Oh, sorry... if you listen to some of the east coast guys they'll tell you you should never have to pay more than $8k-15K for a speedster.

If you look on eBay (lots of them there) the Vintage Speedsters go light or don't make reserve. The resellers try and get $26-27K for low mileage models.

Vintage is the entry level speedster and the description you included doesn't outline anything extraordinary. If you want it buy and drive it then don't worry about what others think you paid for it. These vehicles are not investment vehicles they are limited interest, limited application cars that look old.

I don't mean to sound sour grapes, but I've got a truly over-built, over-equipped, narrow interest, Vintage myself and I love it, will never get all my money out of it and was the poster boy for how not to buy a replica!
FM Former Member
Paul is correct.

There's nothing at all special about that car based on the description. Judging by the copy writing, the seller is really pumping up a run of the mill Speedster to seem like much more than it is.

Too much salesmanship to trust him.

But, we're kinda cautious and very thrifty here on the East Coast.
L lbernell
You say it's built by Vintage?
I'll stick my neck out and say it's not a real Turn-key Vintage Speedster.
With a built Motor with Webers, Custom Exhaust, Center Console, and Roll Bar: these are all non-standard items for a Vintage, and I doubt if they would add them.
The fact that you mention that there are many new and rebuilt components makes no sense: Everything is new if it's a real Vintage Speedster.
Don't spend any money on this car until you determine if it's a real Vintage Speedster.
If the seller has misrepresented the builder, then what else has he misrepresented?
WideRidezzzWideRidezzz
Just for clarification's sake, I should have said nothing extraordinary with regard to the engine. All replicarzzz are special!

As for being a turnkey build that's easy enough to find out and to a lesser degree not as important as who built the engine. Check the pictures under 'scarab' and look at the demise of a turnkey Vintage with a mexi-crate engine with just over a thousand miles on it.

Ouch!
Post Content
Remove This Ad

Membership Required

We're sorry. You must be signed in to continue. Sign In or Register
×
Are you sure you want to remove from your Block List?
×
Loading...
×
When you block a person, they can no longer invite you to a private message or post to your profile wall. Replies and comments they make will be collapsed/hidden by default. Finally, you'll never receive email notifications about content they create or likes they designate for your content.
Note: if you proceed, you will no longer be following .
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×

Access to this requires a premium membership.

Supporting Member

Please help keep us running!

Supporting members have donated about $4.00 a month ($49.00 US per year) paid annually.

  • Priority support
  • Removal of inter-page (between thread) advertisements.
  • Access to Build Manuals
  • Access to Knowledge Base
  • Access to Supporting Members events.
  • Access to Leveraged Group Buying from site Merchants.

AUTO RENEW: You membership will auto-renew after 12 months. If you prefer not to auto-renew, you can cancel your premium membership at any time and it will remain in effect until the end of the 12 months. To cancel, sign in at SpeedsterOwners.com and navigate to: (Your User Name)  > Premium Membership.

PLEASE NOTE: Your credit card will receive a charge from CROWDSTACK PAY, the payment processor, not SpeedsterOwners.com.

$49.00 per 12 Months (plus tax if applicable)
×