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https://www.turismocar.com/195...he-speedster-replica

Was available as of early February 2021. I couldn't pursue it because the Assembled Vehicle title would be a nightmare to bring into NJ. I understand it to be a 2004 build by CMC, on a 1970 pan. J-tubes, no heater boxes. Top but no side curtains. Seller Brian Kust was very responsive and helpful.

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"Professionally Built" doesn't mean a damn thing unless the "builders" are identified.  CMC went out of business in 1993 and CMC never actually built any of their cars.  Those supposedly built by CMC were done by one of several autobody shops around Miami Florida, not CMC, who only fabricated fiberglass bodies and sourced trim parts.

That price seems a bit high given what they're offering so it was probably best to walk away for other reasons.

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No Gas gauge?  More important than an AMP meter.

We'll have to agree to disagree on that, Greg. The gas gauge is universally recognized as being one small step above useless. I've got a trip odometer that works, and I've wired my gas gauge sender to a light.

I'd much rather have an oil pressure gauge than an ampmeter, but either is more useful than a gas gauge you can't trust.

Pre-A speedsters did not have gas gauges.  There was a series of three warning lights, vertically placed between the speedometer and the tachometer:  oil, electric, gas.

My speedster is a Pre-A replica (sort of).  The fuel light starts to flickerIM323 when I have around seven litres of fuel left.  Then, it's a search for a gas station...

The little gauge above is for oil temperature.

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Also, originals had a fuel petcock (with reserve) under the dash.

My car is wired the same as Bob's, but with an "A" gauge-set. I had Harmut remove the gas gauge in the "combi" gauge and replace it with oil pressure. I've got a fuel light that lights up with a gallon or two left.

I never use it. I reset the trip odometer every time I fuel up, and just drive it for 200- 250 miles then fill again. Honestly, of all the useful gauges available for a vehicle with an engine as prone to problems as a leaned on T1, a fuel gauge just seems like a waste of valuable dashboard real estate to me. I've never missed it. There are any number of gauges WAY more pertinent to me-- oil pressure, cylinder head temperature, even an hour meter would be more useful.

That's my opinion, not necessarily the opinion of staff or management. Your mileage may vary.

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Theron: Thanks for that intervention. I am coming to realize how appropriate your advice is. The main reason I have not already ordered a new speedster build done right is that I have the patience of a four-year-old.

I do want to explain tho why I put Denver Speedster in the Classifieds: I was doing unto any Colorado members as I would have any New Jersey members do unto me. Since Internet sellers never seem to take down their ads for speedsters that sold in 2013, I would find it a useful service if this site identified cars that are real and still for sale. If that's an abuse of the Classified section because only sellers should post there, say so and I will readily comply.

Thanks for all you do to sustain this resource and the expertise it publishes.

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