By sharing his expertise, Ferdinand Porsche secured royalties for his involvement, thus setting up constant income for developing the family-owned company.įerdinand Porsche didn’t get a chance to witness the rise of his name to all-time automotive greatness after suffering a stroke in 1950 and passing on 30 January 1951.īy growing the business abroad and with the Beetle being a best-selling car in post-War Europe, Ferry Porsche guaranteed the growth of his road car business but was aware of the fact that the brand lacked recognition on the race tracks. Meanwhile, the ally-owned Volkswagen needed Ferdinand as a consultant in the Beetle’s development program. All three pages of the invoice can be viewed in the gallery, and a driving video is presented below.In 1949, the Porsche family returned to Stuttgart and Ferry Porsche managed to resurrect the brand by collecting orders from prospective customers and establishing a network of Volkswagen dealers to offer the 356. The seller reports an oil leak from the sump area as well as a broken mounting tab for the brake fluid reservoir in the front trunk.Īn invoice from Davis Motorsports of Morristown, Indiana, shows parts used for the April 2015 engine rebuild at a cost of $3,505. Adjustable coilovers are equipped at the rear, and disc brakes are fitted all around.
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Shifting is through a four-speed manual transaxle. An oil change was carried out in September 2019 along with replacement of the oil, fuel, and air filters. An external oil cooler with a manually-switched electric fan is mounted on the firewall behind the passenger seat. The 2015 rebuild included machine work as well as installation of new bearings, pistons, timing gears, hardware, and more. The 2.2-liter Type 1 flat-four is equipped with dual Weber 44 IDF carburetors, 044 cylinder heads, CB Performance connecting rods, and a heavy-duty oil pump. The five-digit odometer shows just over 13k miles, approximately 2k of which were added by the seller. Sabelt harnesses were added by the seller.Ī wood-rimmed Nardi steering wheel frames a trio of instruments including a 120-mph speedometer, a tachometer, and a fuel level/engine temperature combination gauge. Electrical cut-off and oil cooler fan switches are mounted behind the driver’s seat, while a brake bias adjuster is installed beneath the emergency brake handle. An Alpine CD player connects to a pair of speakers in the kick panels.
The bucket seats, padded cockpit collar, and headrest are upholstered in red, with dark gray carpets covering the footwell and rear bulkhead. Cracks are present in the fiberglass front trunk floor, and paint chips on the nose are depicted along with other imperfections in the gallery below and a walk-around video from the seller. Polished Vintage 190 wheels with wide-five lug patterns wear 15″ Yokohama AVID ENVigor tires with 2018 date codes. A polished fuel filler cap, leather clamshell straps, a faired driver-side mirror, a padded helmet fairing, and a center-exit tailpipe are featured. The hand-laid fiberglass body sits on a tube-frame chassis and is finished in silver with with red taillight spears, Spyder scripts, and Karosserie Wendler Reutlingen fender badges. This Spyder replica is offered with an engine build invoice, a tonneau cover, and a clean Texas title in the seller’s name. An oil change was performed in September 2019 as well as installation of new oil, fuel, and air filters. Power is provided by a rebuilt mid-mounted 2.2L Type 1 flat-four mated to a four-speed manual transaxle, and additional equipment includes dual Weber 44 carburetors, Vintage 190 wheels, a headrest fairing, an Alpine CD player, and more. The car was built by Vintage Motorcars of Hawaiian Gardens, California, in 1998 and acquired by the seller out of Indiana in 2015, reportedly from its original owner. This Vintage Motorcars Spyder is a replica modeled after the 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder and finished in silver over a red interior.
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