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What''s this ugly duckling?

Interesting that it is actually registered as a Porsche as they are usually VW or Alfa flat 4s :grin:

It`s sitting way too high though :nooo:

I`m going to keep my eye on this one and get some more info on engine etc, if I do get one it has to have a Porsche flat 4 in it.

It`s deffinately a replica, this auction house isn`t the right place to be selling a real 718 Spyder @ 5 million dollars plus :hand:
 
I have doubts that any 718`s were RHD. I do not know what an Alfa flat four looks like but the engine in the pics is definitely a Porsche derivative, be it a VW or 356 or 912.. Though if my memory serves, all VW`s had cast iron barrels.. When rebuilding my 912 many years back I discovered a cracked barrel amongst other things.. :floor: On visiting the local VW Beetle specialist I showed him the cracked barrel and asked if he recognised it as a VW part...which he did not...unfortunate given the cost differences..

Ultimately the local Porsche dealer at the time sourced barrels from California as all the 912 parts had been shipped there from Germany.

My guess is that if you look underneath and see cast iron fins on the barrels then it is a VW engine, if Alloy, then it is Porsche... but which one...(-:

While the Beetle lends it`s self to being the back bone of many a kit car, it does so because the whole body can be unbolted from the floor pan leaving all the running gear in situe, so a simple matter to bolt a Beach buggy or whatever on to it and drive off.. I have no knowledge if the 356 had a similar style of construction in order to be able to retain a Porsche identity and bolt a fibreglass kit to that...????

But those wheels look very much like the real thing..Hmm, interesting. :?:
 
If anyone wants me to view this car for them I can, it's not far away from me. I might go for a nosy anyway, as it's starting to intrigue me as to what it is.
 
I would still go for it being a beetle of 1962 vintage plus a body kit. The bodywork appears in very good condition compared to the chassis which looks as if it has seen duty as a dune buggy. Intriguing though, given the way it is described.
 
The more I look at the photos of this 718, the engine looks like a 356/912 lump to me :grin:

Further enquiries required I think, it doesn`t appear that the auction house actually have the car on site yet though :sad:
 
My money's on it being a Beck GP Spyder.
 
T8 said:
My money's on it being a Beck GP Spyder.

Either Beck or one of the lesser known replicas for sure :thumb:

Unusual if it actually has a Porsche engine though, which is what I`m after and actually registered as a Porsche :grin:
 
kurlykris said:
The more I look at the photos of this 718, the engine looks like a 356/912 lump to me :grin:

Further enquiries required I think, it doesn`t appear that the auction house actually have the car on site yet though :sad:

I think it will be on site, as they take most of the pictures in a local car park.
 
I suspect with square section steel tube kinda hints the underpinnings are more farm yard than race track, but it could still be great fun..up to a point :?:
 
kurlykris said:
T8 said:
My money's on it being a Beck GP Spyder.

Either Beck or one of the lesser known replicas for sure :thumb:

Unusual if it actually has a Porsche engine though, which is what I`m after and actually registered as a Porsche :grin:

You might be in luck.

The advert states it's a 1962 356 with a 1582cc engine. The 1962 356B engine was 1582cc.

If that is the case, with the Beck Spyder body, it seems that the car might not have ben as mis-described as I first thought.
 
From memories of Beetle fettling in my youth..... that looks very Beetle under the skin to me..... and the advert does refer to it 'not being the real thing' doesn't it.
 
Will Statt said:
.... and the advert does refer to it 'not being the real thing' doesn't it.

It does now - It didn't last Friday.

The sentence about it actually being registered in 1985 is new too.
 
Interesting as it is now being described as a "rebodied" 356, quite why anyone would do that is beyond me :sad:

It`s a bit of a Fankenstein by the looks of it and the guide price for what it looks to be is a bit OTT in my opinion, given that an Alfa engined car with a 100% rating sold for 11K at a recent BCA.

It will be interesting to see what it makes :grin:
 

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