The Horror! Porsche 359 Speedster

[t951]

Cannot contemplate.
Must share pain.
Arghh.

Is it a 959, a 356, a speedster.....: eek:

[Tobra]

they aren't doing that to a real 356 are they?

[Porsche-O-Phile]

That's one weird lookin' Karmen Ghia.

[Racerbvd]

It is a kit, I use to know a guy who owned one, I wouldn't sell him any parts fot it though.

[cab83_750]

Hmmm. Go ahead and flame me, but I think this has a potential.

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by cab83_750

Hmmm. Go ahead and flame me, but I think this has a potential.

So does a shopping cart but I aint going to drive one.

[kach22i]

Cars are fun..............let it go.

[lendaddy]

That was a VW based kit offered by California Classics if I remember correctly. Must have been in the early eighties?

[URY914]

Not the early eights as that would be before the 959 even came out. I remember seeing the ads for them in VW/PORSCHE mag.

[lendaddy]

good point Must have been late eighties?

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by kach22i

Cars are fun..............let it go.

Freakin' liberal!

[Porsche virgin]

Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts

Aren't those Corvette wheels on it?

-Wayne

Yep. Mid-80s vintage, I believe.

You can tell the suspension and brakes are going to be AWESOME because they are RED!!!

[nota]

Dr P started out with HOT ROD VWs
that is closer to his idea then a over weight 911 water pumper or SUV
no P car was hurt to build that 359 with F-G body and VW aftermarket bits
and it looks better then 99% of the kit-cars

[FastCarFan]

Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts

Aren't those Corvette wheels on it?

-Wayne

I was just going to say the same thing, but Wayne beat me too it. I think they are Corvette wheels.

[t951]

Ok, I totally get that there is no harm here. I mean, its someone's car, they can do what they want to it.

I personally like the factory look, especially when Porsche was a car designed by engineers. Today the customization is less a big deal because, while the cars are much "better", they are not as pure of "thought" as they were back then. Maybe I am idealizing the past, but that's just me.

This car took two vehicles that were beautiful, especially for their times and, in my opinion, homogonized them into a not so pretty concoction. (Think of the product of Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas....ok, bad example. Just think about Catherine Zeta...)

Anyway, I actually enjoy looking at the "creative" monstrosities out there.

Do I use "quotes" too much? (but I digress.....)

t.

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Who the fk cares....

[p0rschenut69]

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[p0rschenut69]

THE HORROR! (But Outlaws are ok!)

The previous owner purchased the car from Peter's Porsche Shop in New York. Peter the owner built the car which he imported from Florida as a partially built project car. The car is special since it was originally outfitted with a Porsche 3.6 litre engine and the G50, 5 speed transmission. It was built on a custom tubular chassis with roll cage for Autocross and Club racing. It uses unequal length front wishbone suspension similar to the real 959. It also utilizes Carrera Coil over shocks in the front with rack and pinion steering and Carrera gas pressurized coil over shocks in the rear. Braking is four wheel disc all around from the Porsche 914. The 359 body kit was an interesting one offered in the late years of CMC's existence with only some 200 or so made. It was twice the price of the other Speedster kits. They tried to combine newer style and offer some newer technical possibilities by increasing the wheelbase of the 356 to that of the actual 959. The wheelbase is 89.5 inches same as the 959 as mentioned which is also the same as the 930 Turbo. They also offered a much wider track similar to the wide body 911 and 959 which was a real departure from the original 356. CMC used the Styling of the 959 Speedster like that used by Becker. Becker was a German tuner who produced a real Porsche 959 Speedster when a Porsche race driver happened to roll an original 959 on the Autobon. They cut the crushed roof off that car and modified it to be a Speedster. Others modified Porsche 911's to Speedsters using Porsche parts from the 3.2 Speedster car and available aftermarket 959 body kits. CMC figured that they had the right Speedster Center section after all the new 3.2 911 Speedster was styled after the old 356 Speedster so why not extend the wheelbase and track to 959 dimensions and make their own kit car with 959 style front and rear. The advantages were great for performance since the increased dimensions allowed for the use of larger more powerful engines including the 3.6 litre Porsche six offering better handling and stability. The fiberglass work was of very high quality and most cars like mine were built with a perimeter frame to support the long tail