PURISTS BEWARE - Early 911 speedster project, part 1

[obrut]

ps: Big Mac - did you get any pics of the early speedster?

[targa911S]

buy a VW beetle if you have to hack up something.

[old_skul]

CHOP! CHOP! CHOP!

Pics or it didn't happen.

[Langers]

Oh now that you say it's a non-matching numbers car.....get out the angle grinder!!

[Zeke]

Where's the one that's being done right now?

[Jamie79SC]

Why all the soul searching, it's not like it's an SC.

[obrut]

Zeke - here you go:
early 911 speedster project goes!

Jamie - now THAT's funny! (especially given I dislike SC's even more than I dislike 3.2's)

[Randy Webb]

I think you guys are way off base -- both of you -- in your denigration of SCs. They are good, reliable, pedestrian cars for people to run around in while they decide whether they want to buy a true 911 or not.

[targa911S]

OK Randy, I'll put you on the spot. What would a true 911 be? Hmmm?

[Randy Webb]

up to and including '73, of course. After that, they just start getting heavier and heavier....


The 993 is a nice GT tho, even if it isn't a sports car.....

[Tinton]

It is better to cut a mechanically good car.

Most of you guys have said the car is cute/nice, that's true. What else is true, is that being cute never made any porsche collectible.

For those who like cute, you will not be complaining when it is a convertible/speedster in our sydney summer.

[Aussie]

I beg you not to cut it up..

You will be committing Porsche vandalism.

If I had the spare $, I would take it away from it's cruel master.

Ohh my favourite colour too, pity its not a coupe or I would be dead serious.

[DJB]

The angle grinder is packed - looks like us Sydney Pelican's have got a cutting party, strike one targa. {evil laugh}

[KobaltBlau]

Too good do chop. enjoy it for a while as is... you really would!

[obrut]

i have zero interest in owning a targa - so its chop or sell!

[911-32]

Originally posted by Big_Mac
I've seen an early 911 speedster at both of the Classic Le Mans.
At this years event there was even a 993 Speedster.

It belongs to Steve Winter from JAZ in Wembley and was featured in 911&Porsche World a while ago. The article may be a useful resource before embarking on this project - I am sure you can get back issues.

The Steve Winter car has a hotrod engine and together with the light weight is really fast. Steve told me 170mph with the top off racing a 355 on the French Autoroute before it ran out of revs and bent some valves. This was on the way back from 2003 Le Mans.

Sounds like a fun car.

Richard

[obrut]

Thanks Richard - I have the article on the silver JAZ car - and there are some pics of it in this earlier thread:
Early 911 Speedster thread

[NT911]

It looks too good in the pic though it's still a 'bitza'.

It's got a different engine and gearbox, plus it was a LHD car and has been converted... why would you start with a roller, eventually it'll be as good (probably better) as this one.

It's destiny is to be chopped.

Ryan - you've always wanted to do it, you've bought the perfect donor - I've got a new angle grinder... I'll see you saturday!

[Langers]

Let me know when this chopping party is and I'll be there

[tiorio]

CHOP IT!