NEW Red IM SUBIE on EBAY
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Banzai Pipeline posted:NEW Red IM SUBIE on EBAY
Beautiful MINT 2015........loaded and only $65K ASK
Two posts and still no link. What's up Banzai??
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1958-P...p2060353.m1438.l2649
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It looks like it has windows, what's up with that?
Will Hesch posted:It looks like it has windows, what's up with that?
MOST IMs come with WINDOWS(?)
Even Speedsters, although I'm not sure when that started.
Hard to beat an IM, and a turbo Soobie?? Holy Moly. Lotta $$, but really a lotta car.
Personally, I think 90K is silly for a replica but what do I know, this car is more reasonable considering.
And why is Intermeccanica one of the very few where the top looks perfect?
WNGD posted:Personally, I think 90K is silly for a replica but what do I know, this car is more reasonable considering.
And why is Intermeccanica one of the very few where the top looks perfect?
HENRY takes a lot of pride in the quality and integrity of his product. Even the "SOUND" that the shutting of the doors are different, along with the perfect top construction. I imagine that is why they command large buckaroos....
WNGD posted:Personally, I think 90K is silly for a replica but what do I know, this car is more reasonable considering.
And why is Intermeccanica one of the very few where the top looks perfect?
When you consider that an ORIGINAL SPEEDSTER or CONVERTIBLE "D" now goes for 150 to 500K....90K for one that will NEVER rust and performs better than any original is not so bad. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder......
Banzai Pipeline posted:Will Hesch posted:It looks like it has windows, what's up with that?
MOST IMs come with WINDOWS(?)
...yes, but the cars with windows always have a window crank/handle, even if all you do is lift it to (electrically) raise/lower them...
I'm still cornfused...
Will Hesch posted:Banzai Pipeline posted:Will Hesch posted:It looks like it has windows, what's up with that?
MOST IMs come with WINDOWS(?)
...yes, but the cars with windows always have a window crank/handle, even if all you do is lift it to (electrically) raise/lower them...
I'm still cornfused...
My IM has power window switch under the dash on the LEFT of the steering column but hidden from view.......
So,
It's my understanding that when the Resiners moved to Vancouver from SoCal, they had a "not to compete" agreement whereby they could not produce Speedsters. Frank retooled and started building "D" roadsters with wind-up windows on shortened VW pans.
As Henry came into the family business, the product continued to be refined, pretty rapidly moving to a dedicated tube-frame. Once the "not to compete" period was over, Intermeccanica began producing Speedsters alongside the "D"s, if that's what a customer wanted. I'm pretty sure the Speedsters had wind-up windows almost as soon as Speedster production resumed. I've only seen pictures of one tube-framed Vancouver IM with side-curtains, all the rest have roll-ups.
And they all have power windows as well. I asked for hand-cranks on mine, as I thought it fit the ethos of the car better. But Henry really thought it best to just do the electric windows to keep the door-cards clean, so that's what we did. I was worried about weight and longevity, but it's been 12 years and I'm pretty sure they're bulletproof.
Stan Galat, '05 IM, 2276, Nowhere, USA posted:So,
It's my understanding that when the Resiners moved to Vancouver from SoCal, they had a "not to compete" agreement whereby they could not produce Speedsters. Frank retooled and started building "D" roadsters with wind-up windows on shortened VW pans.
As Henry came into the family business, the product continued to be refined, pretty rapidly moving to a dedicated tube-frame. Once the "not to compete" period was over, Intermeccanica began producing Speedsters alongside the "D"s, if that's what a customer wanted. I'm pretty sure the Speedsters had wind-up windows almost as soon as Speedster production resumed. I've only seen pictures of one tube-framed Vancouver IM with side-curtains, all the rest have roll-ups.
And they all have power windows as well. I asked for hand-cranks on mine, as I thought it fit the ethos of the car better. But Henry really thought it best to just do the electric windows to keep the door-cards clean, so that's what we did. I was worried about weight and longevity, but it's been 12 years and I'm pretty sure they're bulletproof.
SOUNDS RIGHT STAN: most of what Henry does is BULLET-PROOF and he appears to always be chasing that which is NOT YET BULLET-PROOF, largely on our behalf. As an owner of an IM6, I am plainly AMAZED at how he incorporated a 911 drivetrain and suspension into his speedster with numbing success....its an amazing drive!
I did not know Henry had built a turbo Subie car. Thought they were all N/A.
WNGD posted:Personally, I think 90K is silly for a replica but what do I know, this car is more reasonable considering.
And why is Intermeccanica one of the very few where the top looks perfect?
SOME consider spending ANYTHING on a replica is SILLY........but we do a lot of silly things that are NOT practical, efficient, or prudent....
But we have a lot of fun being frivolous and silly.....sometimes
edsnova posted:I did not know Henry had built a turbo Subie car. Thought they were all N/A.
Marty Grzwlprostogxswmapzpiwotcz's car is a turbo.
Yo Ed, my IM is Turbo. I'm sure you have seen it at Carlisle
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Marty Grzynkowicz posted:Yo Ed, my IM is Turbo. I'm sure you have seen it at Carlisle
MARTY: how do you like your WEVO shifter? Do you ever crunch reverse downshifting from 5th to 4th? I did it once or twice when I first got my car but have since gained a better perspective on the pattern...am I the only one?
Only crunched a few time when engine was spinning fast and I let clutch out a tad to quick before fully engaged the gear. The Wevo shifter is a great enhancement to a 915 tranny! I never tagged reverse. If I'm going slow enough I'll choose 3rd over 4th when slowing down.
BANZAI wrote: MARTY: how do you like your WEVO shifter? Do you ever crunch reverse downshifting from 5th to 4th? I did it once or twice when I first got my car but have since gained a better perspective on the pattern...am I the only one?
BANZAI: I assume you have a Porsche 915 transmission. With the Porsche 915 transmission, the shift from fifth to fourth needs to be made very cleanly (same with fourth to fifth) or reverse can be clipped. The WEVO system does have a 'lock out' once in fifth, but reverse can still be clipped sometimes. I had to learn how to shift deliberately with those two gears - also from first to second, as that is a clunky shift.
The linkage can be adjusted, but it's a major undertaking once the car is assembled.
Bob: IM S6 posted:BANZAI wrote: MARTY: how do you like your WEVO shifter? Do you ever crunch reverse downshifting from 5th to 4th? I did it once or twice when I first got my car but have since gained a better perspective on the pattern...am I the only one?
BANZAI: I assume you have a Porsche 915 transmission. With the Porsche 915 transmission, the shift from fifth to fourth needs to be made very cleanly (same with fourth to fifth) or reverse can be clipped. The WEVO system does have a 'lock out' once in fifth, but reverse can still be clipped sometimes. I had to learn how to shift deliberately with those two gears - also from first to second, as that is a clunky shift.
The linkage can be adjusted, but it's a major undertaking once the car is assembled.
Took me a day to learn....just barely caught a bit of crunch and then very PURPOSEFULLY got the 5th to 4th down cleanly ALONG with the FIRST to SECOND that requires firm control. Once you get past the familiarity index, its a SMOOTH pattern
. Appreciate the feedback from Marty/BOB.
This car has been for sale recently. Speedster with roadster interior and seats. I like it. But as I recall it has 914 front brakes which will be a bit weak in a car with this much power.
Interesting. That IM is one serial number after mine. I must have seen it in Henry's shop when I was out there testing mine out.
Another IM SPEEDSTER ON EBAY: BLACK WITH RED, 2001, LOADED... $39999
Banzai Pipeline posted:Another IM SPEEDSTER ON EBAY: BLACK WITH RED, 2001, LOADED... $39999
Looks a lot like mine with over riders and FUCHS but with 2100 4 cylinder and 40 thousand miles...nice car
Banzai Pipeline posted:...MARTY: how do you like your WEVO shifter? Do you ever crunch reverse downshifting from 5th to 4th? ..am I the only one?
No Banzai, you're not the only one - watch Jay Leno do it at 19:54 of this video:
Banzai Pipeline posted:Another IM SPEEDSTER ON EBAY: BLACK WITH RED, 2001, LOADED... $39999
WOW...sold already in a few hours..
Sorry, Marty! How could I forget?