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Does anyone have info. concerning the Speedster body's ,rollers and turnkey's being offered this Samba listing. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/cl...etail.php?id=1846149 I was curious to the wide bodied Speedsters they show in the pictures. The body doesn't look like a CMC or Fiberfab Wide body to me. Is the mold a new shape ? Are they the same as the Vintage Speedster wide body? Inquiring minds want to know?

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I find it interesting that they are going to produce the Karmann Knotchback hardtop.  That was never a popular 356 model.  It seemed to be a donor for cutting off the top to make it a cabriolet.

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Coming Soon our new replica the 356B Hard Top, we are currently working on the production of this beautiful car.. 
We should have it for sale for the beginning of 2016. You can call us to place your order. Price for the basic kit starts at $14,500.00, no accessories included at this price.

There was an issue with early VS and early IMs that the mold was made from a Speedster that had been wrecked and repaired haphazardly.  On the VS (I think) it was the right front fender that was affected.  Big thing on fiberglass is that it takes a while in the sun to completely dry and out gas.  Plus be care not to store junk on the hood or it can warp it.  My 30 year old CMC is probably completed out gassing!  It has 1/2" thick fiberglass in places with a factory finished colored gel coat.  Other than the butt sagging issue (easily fixed) and less than show gel coat finish - it is a good straight/durable body.  I'd rather thick in places than thin.  On things like the hood, you can see direction of the fiberglass strands (mine is blck so worse color for imperfections).  This can be fixed by hi-build primer and block sanding --- even remedied some with wet-dry sanding of gel coat.

West coast speedster: If you search for Butt Sag on this site you will see loads of great info on it.  I just corrected the situation on my early 80's CMC.  What happens is the rear body is riveted to the 2 x 2  framework. Over time, the rivets elongate the holes in the fiberglass fender well inners.  This allows the whole rear body to "sag."  And, it leaves a horrible gap at the top rear of the door openings.  The fix is pretty simple and well documented on this site.  Good luck!  

Safety Jim Buffalo NY. posted:

West coast speedster: If you search for Butt Sag on this site you will see loads of great info on it.  I just corrected the situation on my early 80's CMC.  What happens is the rear body is riveted to the 2 x 2  framework. Over time, the rivets elongate the holes in the fiberglass fender well inners.  This allows the whole rear body to "sag."  And, it leaves a horrible gap at the top rear of the door openings.  The fix is pretty simple and well documented on this site.  Good luck!  

I was going to say, "There is a butt load of information.", but decided against not to.

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