The Silver Bullet (Okay maybe not quite a bullet) is finally here.. 05' Vintage Speedster with 596 miles, silver with leather oxblood, 1915cc engine, disc brakes up front & a 3:88 trans. I couldn't be happier, a total blast to drive. Doesn't get you from A to B super quick but you do look pretty darn cool getting there. Also want to thank everyone for taking the time to answer all my questions.
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AWESOME! Here's wishing you many miles of top-down, open-road cruising…and having a blast while doing it!
Hope you can join us on one of our SoCal SOC cruises. Keep an eye on the 'Events' thread.
Congrats on your new ride! 
SWEET! Great looking car!
Lookin' good, Greg!
NICE!
My favorite color combo too. Enjoy!
Wow...Greg!
Beautiful car, and nicely appointed - pushes all of the "Speedster" buttons, for sure
And it's only been driven, on average, 60 miles per year since new!
All the luck in the world with your new baby....And a pretty one it is, too.
The Speedstah Guy from Massachuetts
Holy molie
great looking !!!
Looking great!!
Greg- Can we see an engine pic? Is it irs or swingaxle, and how wide are the tires on it?
Silver, very nice. Ray
That's the same color combo as mine so I'm biased when I say that it looks great. My car doesn't have the bumper guards and I'm digging the way they look. I may have to consider adding those to my car to round out the classic look. I've thought about adding the rear reflectors to....oh well, so many things to do and so little money to do it. LOL
I noticed however that the dash eyebrow is not leather. (The padded curved piece in front of the steering wheel) If I'm not mistaken the leather eyebrow has double stitching on the face of the brow. I thought my car was leather when I got it but found out it was vinyl. Damn good looking vinyl though even if it is.
Greg- Can we see an engine pic? Is it irs or swingaxle, and how wide are the tires on it?
Here is a pic of the engine from the first time I looked at the car, before I got the chance to dust it off. It looks brand new now.
As far as the tires, they are the standard size tires you see on vintage speedsters.
Regarding the other question, I'm not sure, its a turnkey build by Vintage Speedsters on a 72 pan. I can take a look when I return home the end of the week. I know that I did see some type of sway bar underneath it.
Sorry I can't be more specific, I'm new to the game so I'm still learning about the car
That's the same color combo as mine so I'm biased when I say that it looks great. My car doesn't have the bumper guards and I'm digging the way they look. I may have to consider adding those to my car to round out the classic look. I've thought about adding the rear reflectors to....oh well, so many things to do and so little money to do it. LOL
I noticed however that the dash eyebrow is not leather. (The padded curved piece in front of the steering wheel) If I'm not mistaken the leather eyebrow has double stitching on the face of the brow. I thought my car was leather when I got it but found out it was vinyl. Damn good looking vinyl though even if it is
Yeah, this color combination has always been my personal favorite on any Porsche. When I stumbled on this car, I was hooked!
I really looked over the seats and I would swear they are leather. I didn't check the dash, I will take a closer look when I get home. I would be very surprised if it wasn't knowing the gentlemen that had the car built. He didn't appear to cut many corners.
Here is another picture of the interior from when I was originally looking at the car.
Gorgeous car. Congratulations.
Hopefully i'll find one for myself some day soon and can post pics as well.
Like Robert said, in my experience if the eyebrow was leather it would have stitching, but that doesn't mean that the seat cushions and back are not leather. It's easy to tell, just pull up a seat cushion and if you see fabric on the back side of the material it is Alante, simulated leather.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Alante. In some ways it is better than leather and as you can see, it is nearly impossible tell it from leather just by looking at it. It's easy to care for and will last for a long time. So don't be concerned if it turns out to be Alante "replica" leather, after all the whole car is a replica! Very nice car.
FYI. Judging by the snaps on your dash, your tonneau was not installed by Vintage.
Like Robert said, in my experience if the eyebrow was leather it would have stitching, but that doesn't mean that the seat cushions and back are not leather. It's easy to tell, just pull up a seat cushion and if you see fabric on the back side of the material it is Alante, simulated leather.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Alante. In some ways it is better than leather and as you can see, it is nearly impossible tell it from leather just by looking at it. It's easy to care for and will last for a long time. So don't be concerned if it turns out to be Alante "replica" leather, after all the whole car is a replica! Very nice car.
FYI. Judging by the snaps on your dash, your tonneau was not installed by Vintage.
Robert, You called it.. Not leather.. At least the seller didn't tell me it was, totally my assumption.. You know what they say!
Troy, It is Alante, I'm actually not disappointed given I live a exceptionally dry HOT climate.. I'm sure this will have a longer life span than leather... And, as you mentioned it had me fooled. : )
Is that a bad thing that my tonneau wasn't installed by Vintage?
Greg- Can we see an engine pic? Is it irs or swingaxle, and how wide are the tires on it?
Al, It is a swing axle.. At least I'm pretty sure it is..
Also added a better engine pic, after I was able to dust it off..
And the tires are 165/15
