Question for experts on old IMs

Henry was 13 back then according to Paula's book - IM: Story of the Prancing Bull.  In pictures there, I don't see any indents in any IM's for the faux torsion bar covers. Original fist cars had new 914 VDO gauges (three gauges with larger tach). 200 were delivered by end of 1977 - molded off an imperfect previously wrecked Apeedster.  246 bodies came from that imperfect mold.

The next mold had a wider rear to accommodate IRS VW chassis. In total 608 were built.  Henry appears to be 15 years old then.

Shame someone pulled your build decal off.  Do you still have the Pracing Bull front hood handle?

Too many to count actually.  pan to square tube frame, etc etc. 

I have #475 of the first run of 610? from when Intermeccanica was in the LA area- the body does not have the torsion bar covers and the engine lid hinges are aluminum with the company name cast on each. There's stuff piled on the front right now so I'll have to look later, but iIrc the frunk hinges are aluminum as well. Al

WOLFGANG posted:

Henry was 13 back then according to Paula's book - IM: Story of the Prancing Bull.  In pictures there, I don't see any indents in any IM's for the faux torsion bar covers. Original fist cars had new 914 VDO gauges (three gauges with larger tach). 200 were delivered by end of 1977 - molded off an imperfect previously wrecked Apeedster.  246 bodies came from that imperfect mold.

The next mold had a wider rear to accommodate IRS VW chassis. In total 608 were built.  Henry appears to be 15 years old then.

Shame someone pulled your build decal off.  Do you still have the Pracing Bull front hood handle?

Yep, 914 gauges. Mine is built on a 1969 IRS chassis so it must be in the second mold batch.  The front hood handle had an old Porsche emblem (Porsche badges all around). Great info, thanks!

ALB posted:

I have #475 of the first run of 610? from when Intermeccanica was in the LA area- the body does not have the torsion bar covers and the engine lid hinges are aluminum with the company name cast on each. There's stuff piled on the front right now so I'll have to look later, but iIrc the frunk hinges are aluminum as well. Al

Ahah! Confirmation on torsion bar covers. Thanks, Al. 

Mike

My Speedster ( sold late last year) was an older IM build, I think ser. no. 223 that was built in 1978. I gave that paperwork to the buyer but now realize I should have kept copies for this very reason. We had lot's of fun in it. Bought in Boise, Idaho in late 2010. A few big trips too...maybe 60,000 miles in eight years...haven't got the records in front of me. Here's one nice pic from Ft. de Soto park in Florida a while back and a pic of the sticker type data plate on the driver's door jamb. 

David, thanks for the pics. I wish mine still had the stickers. Looks like you had a great car and used it well!

David is the man on the old IM's he did nearly as many miles as Iron Butt Jack on his car  

Here's circa 1978 hood handle emblem - 

And their new one -

Those hood emblems are very nice looking ! Here is a set of door pulls I make that will accept those front hood badges.,..........Bruce

This handle is chrome?

I wish I went this route because I put a 356 B on and took a lot of work. 

Figure as you know but as you will see with my car I’m not going for the perfect replica look if you want to see seats that are very safe for the head rest I will post it some day and I have four point seatbelts. I’m concerned about safety and also comfort on highway driving some of you will laugh that it is not a replica I don’t care

For $139 or so I got the handle which is perfect and the emblem. It replaced the handle that I had which was polished aluminum with lots of tiny little pits from poor castings.

Pictures?   Everyone has I wish I would have done list... and also there are so many different tastes on this site you really do not have to worry that your an outlier on taste  

Hopefully this pic will come through 

That's one of the great things about this hobby, @JPC, with no factory cardex (or build sheet) you can do it the way you want. We'd all love to see more pics of it.

Interesting nose on that car... very kardashian ...

Reminds me of the show Cars, Lightning MCQueen, fancy nose and a big smile.