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Hello!

I've been lurking around here for a bit and this is my first post. I'm looking to acquire a Speedster to drive come Spring time (Why? Read on). There are currently two cars I am interested in and the are both listed here. I like Alan's old #43, but it is out of state and I live in California. I’m talking to the CA DMV/AAA to see what hoops I need to jump through to register a private, non-resident replica. Theron’s car is local (and is very nice), but the #43 car has an outlaw aspect to it which I prefer - it reminds me of Chuck Olenyk’s speedster. I’m willing to look at other available Speedster candidates in case I’m unable to move forward with the two cars posted for sale here. If anyone has a lead, please feel free to IM me. I can go swing or IRS.

I have a spare 2276 with Weber 44 IDFs, WebCam 86b (105 LC), 9.4:1, 42/37.5 heads, 1.25 ratio rockers, dual springs, etc….ready to go, so I really do not need an engine.  But, I can certainly make room for Jim’s old 2332. I also have a set of flat 5.5" x 15" and 6" x 15" deep Fuchs.

More about me. I’m a metastatic stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer (PC) survivor. This April, will be my five year anniversary since I was diagnosed. At the time of diagnosis, the five-year PC survival rate was only 6%. I’ve had to battle this terminal disease 2X now because it came back in late 2016 and I underwent a second surgery in 2017 - the first surgery was in 2014. I’m currently in remission and now I'm a 1 % percenter so to speak. I live in sunny San Diego. A Speedster by Spring will give me joy.

RD

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Hi RD,

I can't help with your Speedster requests, but that's pretty small potatoes in your big picture, eh?  Good on ya for your positive outlook and for keeping things in perspective.  You have reminded all of us that a positive outlook and a sense of humor are the two most useful tools in our toolbox.  Welcome to the madness, and I look forward to keeping up with your quest.

@ZFNHSN

Congratulations on being a Cancer survivor RD.  Pancreatic Cancer is one of the worst!  I'm been a Cancer survivor for 13 years and it's actually how I got involved in the Speedster Madness.  Mine wasn't Pancreatic, but it was no picnic and required both radiation and chemo at Stanford.  There are several of us here.

Good luck in your search and be sure to ask lots of questions before you buy.

Jim Kelly posted:

Hi RD,

I can't help with your Speedster requests, but that's pretty small potatoes in your big picture, eh?  Good on ya for your positive outlook and for keeping things in perspective.  You have reminded all of us that a positive outlook and a sense of humor are the two most useful tools in our toolbox.  Welcome to the madness, and I look forward to keeping up with your quest.

Jim,

Thank you! I make sure small potatoes don't become big potatoes. I practice what I call Right Lane Rob. I drive in the right lane on the I-5 and let anyone into my lane and ignore those that speed up when I turn on my left blinker. Practice that enough times (and there are no shortages of non-obligers) and not even the old lady at the supermarket checkout stand using coupons and paying with a check could rile me when standing seven deep. Because life is not about me. It's about driving a Speedster in sunny San Diego

Troy Sloan posted:

@ZFNHSN

Congratulations on being a Cancer survivor RD.  Pancreatic Cancer is one of the worst!  I'm been a Cancer survivor for 13 years and it's actually how I got involved in the Speedster Madness.  Mine wasn't Pancreatic, but it was no picnic and required both radiation and chemo at Stanford.  There are several of us here.

Good luck in your search and be sure to ask lots of questions before you buy.

Troy,

Thank you. It appears we have some things in common. All Cancer is bad and all Cancer is unique. I understand what you mean being, 'it was no picnic'. I had the unfortunate luck to have gone through chemo and radiation twice ('14 and '17) and then a specialized HIPPEC/Chemo treatment on the heels of the second chemo treatment (full strength chemo concoction heated to 107 degrees F). There is a reason why they call HIPPEC the 'Shake-n-Bake'. Thanks again Troy.

 

RD

Congratulations, RD (Robert? Rick? ...?). I lost a cousin (my age and we were close) to PC and even just watching it all play out from the sidelines was hard. I hope you have quite a few years in you yet.

Is Alan's #43 with the aluminum sub frame? That is a very neat car. A couple questions- how does the 86B with 105' lobe centers affect the powerband? How high does it rev with power? Why did you choose 1.25 rockers instead of 1.4's for the engine? What venturis are in the carbs?

My apologies for all the questions- whenever someone does something a little different I'm curious as to how it is working out. And Welcome to the Madness! Al

Robert has it right.  356COUPE posted some info that needs correcting.  The "normal" process he refers to above is illegal.  The only legal way to register a 356 replica in California is by using the SPCN specialty construction registration method, irrspective of whether it's on a VW pan or tube frame.  To register a replica as a VW if it is no longer recognizable as a VW is a violation of the CA Vehicle Code Sec. 580.  Many replica owners have followed this method, as it's easier and, not coincidentally, cheaper. 

I registered a TN replica in CA in 2013.  I had a few glitches, but completed the whole process in 2 working days.  For the past few years, the 500 SB100 SPCN permits have lasted at least through August, so the backlog seems to have abated.

Google is your friend.  Do your own research.  Don't take one person's word as gospel.  After researching several sources, make a registration decision that works for you.

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ZFNHSN posted:

Hello!

I've been lurking around here for a bit and this is my first post. I'm looking to acquire a Speedster to drive come Spring time (Why? Read on). There are currently two cars I am interested in and the are both listed here. I like Alan's old #43, but it is out of state and I live in California. I’m talking to the CA DMV/AAA to see what hoops I need to jump through to register a private, non-resident replica. Theron’s car is local (and is very nice), but the #43 car has an outlaw aspect to it which I prefer - it reminds me of Chuck Olenyk’s speedster. I’m willing to look at other available Speedster candidates in case I’m unable to move forward with the two cars posted for sale here. If anyone has a lead, please feel free to IM me. I can go swing or IRS.

I have a spare 2276 with Weber 44 IDFs, WebCam 86b (105 LC), 9.4:1, 42/37.5 heads, 1.25 ratio rockers, dual springs, etc….ready to go, so I really do not need an engine.  But, I can certainly make room for Jim’s old 2332. I also have a set of flat 5.5" x 15" and 6" x 15" deep Fuchs.

More about me. I’m a metastatic stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer (PC) survivor. This April, will be my five year anniversary since I was diagnosed. At the time of diagnosis, the five-year PC survival rate was only 6%. I’ve had to battle this terminal disease 2X now because it came back in late 2016 and I underwent a second surgery in 2017 - the first surgery was in 2014. I’m currently in remission and now I'm a 1 % percenter so to speak. I live in sunny San Diego. A Speedster by Spring will give me joy.

RD

Rd---welcome to the madness.  You are one super special guy having survived a fearsome issue---congratulations and I know more about what you went through than I like---not from personal experience but taking every step of the journey with my best friend.  I also am a cancer survivor but with an infinitely smaller problem that you got past. Mine was prostate cancer 4 years ago and like youand Troy , I sought the best available care ---mine was both biopsied and treated 6 weeks later at the Cleveland clinic.  My numbers for the psa, stage and Gleason score qualified me for having the radioactive seeds implanted into my prostate (Brachytherapy)  and two weeks after getting back to Arkansas after the treatment in Cleveland I was behind the wheel of my VS on the way to Carlisle!  No surgery to remove my prostate and associated plumbing, and no side effects at all ever since.  Compared to your treatments mine was a walk in the park and I salute and congratulate you on the success of your treatments.  You are so right that A Speedster will give you joy and I wish you the best with it and the rest of many, many happy years.  One thing you will have to do is to attend the Western Speedster/Spyder event this spring---great bunch of totally wonderful and crazy (in a good way) people and some breathtaking cars.  Find out about it under "events".  Welcome aboard!

 

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Terry K has the ideal "cross over" solution.  His Speedster "Penny" has the Volkswagen logo on the back.  No posing there.  Add the Karmann Ghia badge to replace the Reutter one to complete the guise.  Gotta love the plate (I want it "old" orange and black though!)!

 Another good source for replicas is TheSAMBA's classifieds.  60% seem to live in Calif.  SOC members here have been generous in helping new owners check out a particular car.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/cl...p;keywords=speedster

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