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Reply to "Real Outlaw 356 Coupe but Type 1 VW motor???"

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"...but then, it is being sold in Florida."

Yeah, the interior styling does show some regional influence.

In Texas, they probably would have fitted longhorns to the hood — but tastefully, of course.

This has to have been done by someone who was flipping the car for profit and not to own and drive. That often doesn't go well. Whoever did the, um, 'makeover' has probably spent more than a little time at SEMA shows.

They probably started with a car that needed a whole rebuild, inside and out, and maybe with no engine at all. What's the cheapest way to get something like that on the road and also make a splash in an online auction?

A lot of our local 356 folks keep a spare VW engine on the shelf and put it in when the real motor is being rebuilt. After driving a 2332 for a while, I could see someone not bothering with the rebuild. But since no 'numbers matching' engine was also offered with the sale, I'm going with my first hunch that the car was bought with no engine.

I think the diamond stitch accomplished exactly what it was intended to do. It got noticed. Without it, would we be saying much about the car here?

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