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RichR
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22nd Jun 12 at 13:56   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have one of those mates who is hugely annoying in that he can pretty much afford anything that takes his fancy (within reason). I posted pics of his MEV Rocket kit car a few weeks back and his '76 crew cab, on top of this he's got the hovercraft with me that we're currently building, 3 planes, numerous other toys but he gets bored easily and moves on to the next thing.

That next thing is this, only because he was getting bored waiting for his rocket to come back from Road, Track, Race:













[Edited on 22-06-2012 by LiVe LeE]
Whittie
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I've been to a photoshoot with my mate, who had their speedster in a classic car mag. Looked lovely, had white wall tyres, and was absolutely showroom condition.

What do they sell for Rich? About 20k?

Uses the exact beetle chassis iirc.
RichR
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£12k-£20k afaik
RichR
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and aye, its a Chesil Speedster based on a cut down beetle chassis and not an original 356
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22nd Jun 12 at 14:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i was nearly jealous as until it was a rep, still have it though they are stunning

i have a mate like that though, comes in handy at strip clubs though

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
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Pretty cars
Tomnova16
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you sound like the guy in italian job

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quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
i was nearly jealous as until it was a rep, still have it though they are stunning


wasn't going to say and see how long it took but Alex ruined it!! Its in awesome nick, he doesn't look after anything he owns (see the pics of the workshop in my Hovercraft thread) but with this, he's cleaned it and polished it and it doesn't go out in the rain.

no one has guessed its a rep yet; all badges, clocks and the steering wheel are genuine and worth a small fortune
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yeah quite hard to tell tbh

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Whittie
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It's the fact you wouldn't expect it probs
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yeah, its not like a F355 MR2 kit in fairness as most people have seen and heard an original F355 as well so have the comparison. This actually sounds as good as it looks; probably the only replica I'd drive/own
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id love a speedster rep, some (like this) are excellent
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looks like a roof box with lights and wheels
N16K
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shame its a rep but still looks good
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That is gorgeous!

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Take my breath awayyyyy.....
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is your mates rocket waiting for iva?

my brother was up at road track race last week and said they were having problems with iva testing cos the chap who does it has got a bad leg at the min, sure bro said they had 10+ cars there waiting for iva! my bro got fed up with the rocket and sold it last week, bought a megane r26 instead! shame he never finished the rocket it was looking good

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Was gunna say I bet it's not real. Still fecking drool!
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My neighbor has a 356 speedster as a resto project. Slow work. Will be great when it is done though. It's even has a bullet hole at the moment.

They are such a fantastic shape.

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quote:
Originally posted by FlamingCorsa
is your mates rocket waiting for iva?

my brother was up at road track race last week and said they were having problems with iva testing cos the chap who does it has got a bad leg at the min, sure bro said they had 10+ cars there waiting for iva! my bro got fed up with the rocket and sold it last week, bought a megane r26 instead! shame he never finished the rocket it was looking good



Yeah, it went there for final wire and to ensure everything was done so it passed IVA first time and it's sat there for about 2 months now
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saw one of these yesterday in a creamy colour
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Saw one similar to that in Bewdley (Worcestershire) a few weeks ago, thought it was an original until my other half told me it was just a replica.

Looked in amazing nick though!



[Edited on 24-06-2012 by Sam]
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how on earth did your other half know it was a replica?
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DMY 508A registered as Porsche 365 cab
XTP 398 registered as VW speedster

Sure blue one is a replica?!

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Hmm just checked on the Ask MID website and it came up as "DMY 508A - PORSCHE 356 B".

If that is an original from 1962/1963 then that one must be worth a fortune! This car was completely immaculate inside and out - it literally looked brand new.

I guess she probably thought it was a replica as she looked on Google/eBay and saw that most of them were replicas so came to that conclusion about the car above...

[Edited on 24-06-2012 by Sam]

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