Interesting Rocker and Bumper Trim

It looks like Carrera GT bumper trim.  It does look different on the rockers.

@ALB posted:

It looks like Carrera GT bumper trim.  It does look different on the rockers.

Agreed.  But I have to say that Speedster is so accurate it looks like a real replica.

@Bob: IM S6 posted:

Agreed.  But I have to save that Speedster is so accurate it looks like a real replica.

It looks (to me) that the owner was trying to emulate a Carrera GT- the cooler lines to the front look like genuine GT stuff (at first glance), but why leave the side spear trim on and bother with the rocker trim at all- both were not present on factory GT's.  The GT bumper trim on the rockers also looks too heavy/busy (to me) anyway.  All THAT said- a real black Speedster with Fuchs/discs all around and an engine that goes (I'm guessing, from the Solex 40P11's on it) to 6500 or 7000 rpm with power would be VERY COOL!!! _{(I do like the 911 front brakes, and the 356C rears are cool as all hell as well!  And can you imagine if it had a 5 speed?)}

It will be interesting to see what it sells for-10 days left and it's already at $60,000.

And a PS- It's a small detail, I know, but it's really too bad they didn't bother to curve the roll bar to match the top of the windshield- it just looks so out of place...

My gut says it will go for around $150K. It's a great build using the same playbook that a lot of us use (as Bob said). The purists and investors will probably look for something less personalized.

I, for one, wouldn't be a bit offended if I had to put it in my garage.

Too low?

My first thought, @Michael Pickett, was that with the price of Speedsters lately it was a 3, and maybe even $400,000 car, but you may be right- it's probably not original enough and too personalized to be considered a good 'investment'.  I do really like this car, though- Speedsters were cheap enough in the early/mid '80's that I briefly toyed with the idea of taking one and adding irs, a 5 speed, discs, Fuchs (6's front, 911R 7's on the back with appropriate tires), and a bigger engine.  This was of course before the internet and unfortunately the few examples I was able to look at locally or enquire about in the Bellingham/Seattle area were really rusty and needed 2-3 times more just in custom metal work than they were worth.  There were no replacement panels available and the couple guys  talented enough to take something like this on (rebuilding a substantial amount of the bottom of a car) that I talked to wouldn't give an anything close to firm price and of course it wouldn't even be ready for paint.  Along with the fact that 150 hp out of a 1720 (as big as you could build at the time) meant a somewhat high strung, relatively short lived 7500 rpm screamer (and I'd done that already with a Type 1 1750), the project really didn't make sense.  Being a tradesman in construction (with far from bottomless pockets) I just couldn't make it happen.

Who knew Speedsters would command the prices they do today.  You can see why I hope it goes for close to (or even over) $250,000...

If the over/under is $150K, I've definitely got "over".

I think we're straining gnats here. It's desirable and has a Porsche S/N.

An original might go up to 500k with history but who knows what this market  can bring.
The amount of stuff being sold on BT at stratosphere prices never ceases to amaze me …

6 days to go and the current bid is $205K. My guess was way low. There are more people out there who aren't purists than I thought. Still, it's a well done car.

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The only thing that's certain is that I won't be the winning bidder.

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Marty passed on 59 365A Super a few years ago.  It was 125K and it was an eat of the floor 100pt car with a 145hp engine.  If you see him, please don't tell him that car is 250K now.   

@Marty Grzynkowicz- Your pics don't show.

how about now?

Yep!  I see 'em now.

@Marty Grzynkowicz

We all know you just wanted that car to get the driving gloves...

$205K with 5 days left? I’m guessing $400-ish.