I believe this is privately owned and going up for auction soon.
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That sure would slip thru the air - would make a great commuter car with an 18 hp Briggs and Stratton. Save your aluminum beer cans and pound one out.
THAT'S SO FREAKIN COOL!!!!
Needs a five-speed.
Sacto Mitch posted:
Needs a five-speed.
And a dual port 1385 (big bore 1200) with dual 36 mm Dellortos or Webers... 
And holes drilled in everything...
I can't see the picture here at work, but there was a hand-made aluminum replica of the 64 at Kiawah this year. I have a bunch of pictures of it somewhere. the workmanship was incredible and IIRC the guy had finished it the day before the show.
"the guy had finished it the day before the show."
Was his last name "Anderson" by any chance? 
Nope. Some guy in North Carolina. Took him 5 years to fabricate the body and 2 more to make it a roadworthy car. It's pretty spectacular. You can do a search on "kiawah" and find the 2019 show that has a link to my flickr album. I just can't get into flickr at work.
Do you think there is any difficulty turning it?
https://www.carsonkiawah.com/2019-awards
Wow - someone flash a mold of that car! Make out of fiberglass and chrome metallic wrap it! Fits on a VW T1 pan too.
Looking at this, it maybe confirms that the Speedster and pre-A coupe were the sweet spot in Porsche design - between too ‘swoopy’ and too angular.
Has anybody yet scanned a 356 or other classic with the intention of using the scan to make an exact mold.
Sacto Mitch posted:Looking at this, it maybe confirms that the Speedster and pre-A coupe were the sweet spot in Porsche design - between too ‘swoopy’ and too angular.
You are very kind, Mitch.
I’ll say it: aside from the historical significance of this car, everything about it is hideous to my eye.
Todd M posted:Has anybody yet scanned a 356 or other classic with the intention of using the scan to make an exact mold.
IM for sure has done it
Stan Galat posted:Sacto Mitch posted:Looking at this, it maybe confirms that the Speedster and pre-A coupe were the sweet spot in Porsche design - between too ‘swoopy’ and too angular.
You are very kind, Mitch.
I’ll say it: aside from the historical significance of this car, everything about it is hideous to my eye.
Too harsh. It obviously influenced the beautiful car in Woody Allen's movie Sleeper!
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Stan Galat posted:Sacto Mitch posted:Looking at this, it maybe confirms that the Speedster and pre-A coupe were the sweet spot in Porsche design - between too ‘swoopy’ and too angular.
You are very kind, Mitch.
I’ll say it: aside from the historical significance of this car, everything about it is hideous to my eye.
Do the term "Butt Ugly" come to mind?!
mppickett posted:Too harsh. It obviously influenced the beautiful car in Woody Allen's movie Sleeper!
Clearly.
For a moment there, I thought that was ‘Benton Harbor’, aka “Chicken Man”
"Buck-buck-buck-buuuuuck......."
"Chicken-mannnn!"
"He's everywhere! He's everywhere!"
It’s like listening to SEA Armed Forces Radio all over again!
Awww come one guys, the Type 34 was created back 1934 …. Eighty Four years ago....