https://www.motortrend.com/new...-restoration-galpin/
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Is it ok for me to say I don't like it
Very cool car...but: The Halibrands are out of place and out of period. Should be two-eared knockoffs on Rudge wheels, or a modern Boyds version of those at 16 inches. Or 16-inch KPZs, widened. It's not a Cobra.
Curious to hear what others think of the chrome bumpers.
A lot of P aficionados have been crapping all over that restoration, from broad complaints to picky little criticisms.
Some even have had the nerve to compare it to those 'turd plastic kit cars'. 
Oh, the humanity - there is angst in Ferdinand land tonight...
@JR_1979 posted:Is it ok for me to say I don't like it
I hope so, because I'm going to say it too. Aside from the fact that it's a Speedster, I pretty much hate everything about it.
i'm not a "rag top" man like "48 hrs" det. jack cates...hence my coupe....but this little REAL DEAL speedster was a near every bolt ground up restoration...that said...it's really not my cup of tea either....but a very nice job done by the real PORSCHE mechanic guys.....like they say..."there's an ASS for every seat"
That same steering wheel in Black. Change the square weave to Charcoal or Oatmeal. Go to original bumpers & the wheels need to be baby moons with that color. They never consult me until its too late. 
I like certain aspects of it, but the chrome bumpers, the wheels, and the overdone upholstery aren't among them. I know chrome bumpers were an option, but even then they had the rubber deco strips and bumper guards. Maybe with a different color they'd work, but not here - at least not for me.
it comes down to does the owner like it...that is all that matters..
It's a good start. There's not a thing wrong with it that Alan couldn't easily fix.
Send it by , I'll give it some wrenching and a bit of wax on , wax off ~
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"...restored it to perfection in order to enter it in the 2021 Porsche Restoration Challenge. The Porsche dealer envisioned how Galpin would build the 356 during the 1950s in a period-correct restoration it calls "Galpanized."
Okay, so today I learned that I don't ever want to have anything 'Galpanized'.
This looks like another one of those show cars designed to attract attention on a crowded floor of professionally finished cars. A perfect silver over burgundy with baby moons just wouldn't have cut it there. Someone thought it needed to be Galpanized.
Me, I think I would have preferred Emoryized.
Maybe it would photograph better in black and white.
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@Sacto Mitch posted:.Maybe it would photograph better in black and white.
Perhaps, but I'm doubtful.
Now that’s a clown car. There, I said it.
since that's potential $6 figure "clown transportation".....gonna be an expensive birthday party for your little girl if you have to pay the clowns a compatible rate
just sayin'
OK! I'll add my own two-cents worth of "opinion":
The PPG "custom blue-green" paint is downright BUTT UGLY. That's right...Bold and Capitalized! 
@Sacto Mitch posted:.
Me, I think I would have preferred Emoryized.
Either that or euthanized...
Tough crowd.
Guys, the paint is beautiful and the tartan/plaid inserts are cute. It's got the righteous Pre-A gauges and beehives for tail lights. Upgraded to a 1600 engine, apparently built by one who cares. Really the only glaring error is the wheels. And wheels are the easiest thing in the world to swap.
I just feel like if he told them this is what he wanted to do, they should have given him a Thunderbird