356 Speedster replica wanted LHD/RHD

[AOCMAX]

I am in the market for a decent Speedster LHD or RHD anything considered budget around £15K

[PorscheGT4]

goto the kit car forum :-)

[g7jhp]

Try looking for a Chesil Porsche 356 replica

[Nurburgsingh]

Do you want a turn key car or a kit?

I'm selling my unfinished "speedster clinic" kit if you're interetsed in building it to your own spec...

[AOCMAX]

Thanks foryour suggestions..... I found this car at Chesil which had yet to be advertised. All in all very happy with it and drove it 450 miles home at the weekend.

[g7jhp]

Congratulations looks fantastic!

Would be good to see some more pictures of the exterior and interior in daylight. Is it cream or white?

[AOCMAX]

Thanks,

It's pearlescent white over navy leather with a navy hood. Not a lot I intend to change apart from the stainless sports exhaust being fitted. Just as much fun as my 997 but obviously in a slightly different gear....

[AOCMAX]

Leaving West Bay in Dorset

[AOCMAX]

Halfway home

[Orangecurry]

AOCMAX said:

Leaving West Bay in Dorset

Hopefully in reverse?

[AOCMAX]

Quick oil check

[AOCMAX]

Home.... eventually

[AOCMAX]

Orangecurry said:

Hopefully in reverse?

That's quite funny

[AOCMAX]

Some more shots

[AOCMAX]

ash73 said:

Interested to hear how you get on with this, what it's like to drive etc.

I picked it up from Chesil last Thursday and drove around 490 trouble free miles including a slight detour back to Edinburgh. Not as uncomfortable to drive that distance as I had thought although I think you tend to stop more often in an older car. Comfortably sat at around 70 on the motorway and very nice to drive with the roof down on the country roads I took to Bath. Gear shift is a bit tight from standing start but I suspect that could be something to do with it being a new box, change was fine when rolling.

No more wind noise than you would expect with the hood up and completely dry when it did rain. Back in Edinburgh the cobbled streets make for a bumpy ride but otherwise not a lot of cluncking on smoother roads. Absolutely no idea about fuel consumption, I think perhaps around 75 litres did the trip. Sounds a bit like a Beetle on steroids so looking forward to having the sports exhaust fitted (see pic).

This is a car you buy for aesthetics more than performance. It will ultimately live in France and not be doing much more than 50klms up and down the coast.

For a bit of fun I would recommend one. A

[Fulla]

AOCMAX said:

Thanks,

It's pearlescent white over navy leather with a navy hood. Not a lot I intend to change apart from the stainless sports exhaust being fitted. Just as much fun as my 997 but obviously in a slightly different gear....

Off topic but what bread of dog is that? It look's like a hunter maybe some kind of pointer?

[AOCMAX]

Fulla said:

Off topic but what bread of dog is that? It look's like a hunter maybe some kind of pointer?

Correct Fulla, She's a 16 week old German short haired pointer..... Don't you just love German engineering !

[griffter]

That looks very nice. Always liked these since being into aircooled vws years ago. If you got that in your original budget you did very well!

[Nurburgsingh]

Lovely job well done!


Depending on age and where it's lived, the thing to watch on Chesils is the gap between the beetle floor pan and the 'flat' floor that they make up. It's a condensation trap.

[DougieMc]

Very Nice they are great fun
Enjoy it
We did a Euro trip in ours a couple of years ago http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...