Any 356 Speedster beards here?

[MrSpike]

I've found a 356 Speedster for sale and would like to know if any of you can tell if its genuine or not. The only things I can tell you is it's a 1957 with the optional hardtop.

Many thanks.

[Helen Goff]

from those photos......no way i can tell.

replica are usually fiberglass so you can see/feel the diffrence & also nearly always have a handbrake between the seats. often have a beetle engine which looks & sounds quite diffrent to a Porsche.


a genuine will sell for well over £50k these days a rep from about £14k

and then theres the paperwork that goes with the car.

Edited by Helen Goff on Sunday 23 October 15:01

[mollytherocker]

If its a 1957 it must at least be a 356.

Mtr

[cragswinter]

mollytherocker said:

If its a 1957 it must at least be a 356.

Mtr

Not if they build it on an old beetle chassis

[mollytherocker]

cragswinter said:

mollytherocker said:

If its a 1957 it must at least be a 356.

Mtr

Not if they build it on an old beetle chassis

Has anyone done that? Surely that wouldn't make sense?

Mtr

[Helen Goff]

here is a "Apal" 356 speedster rep it is a replica of a 1957 Porsche 356 speedster. (as most reps are) but is infact built onto a 1965 Beetle chasis.


and here some genuine Porsche 356 speedster

Edited by Helen Goff on Sunday 23 October 20:35

[Magic919]

mollytherocker said:

cragswinter said:

mollytherocker said:

If its a 1957 it must at least be a 356.

Mtr

Not if they build it on an old beetle chassis

Has anyone done that? Surely that wouldn't make sense?

Cough. http://www.chesil.biz/Chesil_Speedster_Classic.htm

[mollytherocker]

Magic919 said:

mollytherocker said:

cragswinter said:

mollytherocker said:

If its a 1957 it must at least be a 356.

Mtr

Not if they build it on an old beetle chassis

Has anyone done that? Surely that wouldn't make sense?

Cough. http://www.chesil.biz/Chesil_Speedster_Classic.htm

I didnt realise that the Chesils used a VW chassis. I assumed they would be some sort of modern tubular construction.

MTR

[Helen Goff]

they now have that as an option. but they then have to pass modern road safety standards so it changes the look of the car greatly & they obviously have to run on a modern number plate.