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This Intermeccanica roadster is a replica of a Porsche 356A Convertible D that is powered by a 2,110cc flat-four paired with a four-speed manual transmission. The car was built by Intermeccanica in British Columbia, Canada in 1985 using a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle pan, and it was reportedly refinished in 2015 in California, at which time the engine was replaced. The seller acquired the vehicle in 2017, and it was listed on BaT in February 2020 but the sale could not be completed after the auction concluded. Finished in blue over tan, the car features a tan soft top, air conditioning, a Nardi steering wheel, driving lights, a luggage rack, and four-wheel disc brakes. The shifter was adjusted and the oil was changed in mid-2020. This Intermeccanica is now offered with service records, manufacturer’s literature, a tonneau cover, luggage, and a clean California title in the seller’s name that describes the car as a 1969 Porsche.
The body reportedly has been refinished in Porsche Midnight Blue Metallic and is said to have been previously finished in Guards Red. Exterior features include a tan soft top, dual exhaust, a chrome luggage rack, front-bumper-mounted driving lights, and headlight stone guards. The driver-side quarter panel was reportedly refinished in 2019, and paint chips on the edge of the driver’s door are depicted in the photo gallery below. The soft top is shown raised and lowered, and the pictured luggage and straps accompany the car.
Chrome-finished 15″ slotted wheels wear Porsche-branded covers and are mounted with Nexen SB-802 tires measuring 165/80. Braking is handled by four-wheel discs said to have been installed in 2015 along with replacement shocks.
The interior is trimmed in tan upholstery and features a matching dash pad, door panels, and square-weave carpeting. Interior amenities include air conditioning, a Porsche-branded wood shift knob, three-point seatbelts, and crank windows. One of the A/C vent louvers is stuck.
A wood-rimmed Nardi steering wheel fronts VDO instrumentation consisting of a 150-mph speedometer, a 7k-rpm tachometer, and gauges measuring coolant temperature and fuel level. The five-digit odometer shows approximately 5,500 miles, about 4k of which have been added during current ownership; true mileage is unknown.
The carbureted 2,110cc flat-four is paired with a Volkswagen Freeway Flyer four-speed manual transaxle. Service in 2020 reportedly included changing the engine oil and adjusting the shifter.
Documentation accompanying the car includes records from the 2015 refurbishment and a certificate of authenticity from Intermeccanica International Inc. indicating that this Roadster Convertible D was completed by Intermeccanica in Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 28, 1985.