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ashcreek posted:

The Hustler had its first bath in 35 years. Seems very proud.

Interesting, having the Speedster and the Hustler running at the 

same time. The Speedster is much more refined. The Hustler is very

low to the ground, and your basically sitting on the floor pan.

I can't wait to see how it handles. 

Is tha an ELAN? or what is a HUSTLER...is it an ELAN REPLICA? 

I love it!

ashcreek posted:

He Hustler is a kit car like the Speedster. It's built on a VW pan,

and had a few different motor options. It was made to have a stock

VW motor. The car is very light so you didn't need a lot of motor

to make it go. This one has a 1959 Porsche Super in it, and is quite 

peppy. They're rare, only 43 were made. Its full name is " Autodynamics 

Hustler"

Thank you...found some info on internet...must fly with the POrsche motor..how does it handle?

I only drove it around the parking lot at my shop. Never got it

above 40. It seems to handle incredibly well, the car is right on the 

ground. The reason it looks like Lotus is, one of the designers 

was involved with Lotus, and apparently made body parts for them.

I guess you weren't around when I found the car so, I'm going to give you

a short update. My wife found the car in a barn of a property she was 

working at. She called and said she found a plastic car with a Porsche 

motor in it, was I interested. You can imagine my response. I bought the

car not knowing too much about it. I had never even heard of one.

When posting the story with this club, and getting their response, I

started doing some research, and asking a lot of questions. Thanks to

alot of the guys on this site, I was able to put together quite a scrap book.

The car was in that barn for about 35 years. Also in it was a 1969 Suburu

truck, which also I had never seen. 

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Autodynamics is more known for their '60 Formula-Vee involvement with Ray Caldwell.  The Formula Vee used a 1200 cc and later 1600 cc T3 VW engine 69 mm crank and 85.5 pistons. Front suspension look familiar? Total weight 500#.

1964 Autodynamics D-1 MK1 Image1967 Autodynamics D-4 Mark IV Image

And OF COURSE their stylish line of Hustler influenced furniture (photo courtesy of Ashcreek) -

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