Replica 550 Spyder

[speedracer]

Originally Posted by 911JC911

Thanks speedracer. Got some pricing info....starting at $50k...not sure the replica is worth that much to me. Especially after seeing next to new ones going for low to mid $20's for a Beck Spyder.

That is a lot of money for something that isn't the geniune article.. Think of the 911 you could buy for that amount..

Intermeccanica only sell 356 replica's (speedster and convertible d). My old speedster was a intermeccanica built in 1979. They sell in the 50k range as well...

I still miss her...

[speedracer]

Sorry to hijack but here is a few pics of the old girl...

[911JC911]

Originally Posted by speedracer

That is a lot of money for something that isn't the geniune article.. Think of the 911 you could buy for that amount..

Intermeccanica only sell 356 replica's (speedster and convertible d). My old speedster was a intermeccanica built in 1979. They sell in the 50k range as well...

I still miss her...

Yeah, $50k buys a lot of things...not only in the Porsche lineup. Intermeccanica makes nice cars....but they too are up there in price. That sort of coin opens up so many doors to not only German cars but also Italian cars too.

[911JC911]

That a nice Speedster speedracer.....white is a great colour! Got some interior shots?

[speedracer]

Originally Posted by 911JC911

That a nice Speedster speedracer.....white is a great colour! Got some interior shots?

Thanks alot. I wish I kept that one..






It is not white any longer though... Here is a shot of her after being restored... Apparently now somewhere in Alberta.

[dvkk]

Originally Posted by Cowtown10

Did you try www.intermeccanica.com out of Vancouver??

Intermeccanica does not build a fake 550. He also does not build or sell kits, only complete cars.

[Jeff Alton]

You can get a "kit" or at least a partially assembled one. I looked into it with them a couple of years ago....

Cheers

[wideRSR]

The Beck my neighbor imported from the US is older than 20 years. He has a nice 73 914 he'll be selling reluctantly.. it however has not been registered in Canada yet. looks like a good straight car...was originally blue now red. it's not actively listed yet. wants 5k. I'd snap it up but have too much on the go right now.

[GWN7]

You can import kit cars. The catch is the car must be in kit form. As the RIV site says cars newer than 15 yrs old can not be imported. To be a "car" it has to be compleated or partialy compleat.

I looked into this last year. If you want the full info email Canada Customs and they will send you the link to the regulations. RIV is no help. The kit car cannot have any componants attached. It has to be a bare shell only. If it has wiring it would not be allowed to enter Canada. The basic presumption is a kit car is one you build yourself as a hobbist. Using local parts.

[911JC911]

Thanks GWN7....did you go ahead with your order?

[Bullyboy]

Apparently now somewhere in Alberta

There's a guy from Coaldale AB that bought one a couple years ago that looks just like that car.

[GWN7]

Originally Posted by 911JC911

Thanks GWN7....did you go ahead with your order?

No, I filled it away with the other "things I'd like to do" list

[Stutt Spyder]

We have had kits imported into Canada, And I do have a way to register these complete cars Legally as a 1955 Porsche Spyder. I would also check out
www.spyderclub.com there is a lot of information on there that will help you out..


Brian
Stuttgart Spyders

[Terb Grubmeel]

FYI

I saw one in Calgary last summer at "Coffee and Cars", it was beautiful! Brought in from Nova Scotia I believe... I'll keep an eye one ( not a real eye) for that car next spring!

Air=cooled Regards,

Bert

[Mark Henry]

There was one here for sale at $25K, he did tell my he had a heck of a time getting insurance for it. I was parked beside it at the concours, you do realize that they are only half the height of a slightly lowered 914.

I had a preA coupe kit for sale a few years back, one of the kit builders bought it as a plug, but I haven't seen them for sale yet.

[haycait911]

1955 PORSCHE SPYDER

I've been looking for one of these as a project for a long time. here's the short version, legality-wise.

you can import one as a titled car, no prob, subject to the usual inspections.

you can import a kit only for which you must show paperwork that you bought the kit from a retailer. then assemble and have inspected.

you CANNOT import one as a partially assembled kit. when I spoke to customs they told me this meant if anything is bolted to anything else, no go. doors hung? nope. body bolted to a frame? nope.

he told me 'off the record' that transport canada does not want these cars on the road in canada so customs is directed to not give any leeway in importation.

if it could be done I'd be there. there's a 550 and an RSK sitting in colorado that I've been trying to figure out how to get them into the country. but the bodies are assembled and on the frames. no luck yet.

[Mark Henry]

How about a RSK kit in Ontario....some assembly required

1959 Porsche RSK 718 Kit Car - Oshawa / Durham Region Cars & Vehicles For Sale - Kijiji Oshawa / Durham Region Canada.

[johnsjmc]

Factory Five has a kit to build a Cobra kit car for Canada Their website lists the parts which are deleted from their normal kit to make it legal and a letter from Canada Customs explaining the process.

[GWN7]

Originally Posted by haycait911

1955 PORSCHE SPYDER

I've been looking for one of these as a project for a long time. here's the short version, legality-wise.

you can import one as a titled car, no prob, subject to the usual inspections.

you can import a kit only for which you must show paperwork that you bought the kit from a retailer. then assemble and have inspected.

you CANNOT import one as a partially assembled kit. when I spoke to customs they told me this meant if anything is bolted to anything else, no go. doors hung? nope. body bolted to a frame? nope.

he told me 'off the record' that transport canada does not want these cars on the road in canada so customs is directed to not give any leeway in importation.

if it could be done I'd be there. there's a 550 and an RSK sitting in colorado that I've been trying to figure out how to get them into the country. but the bodies are assembled and on the frames. no luck yet.

You could go down and buy the car. Then disassemble the car. Make a list of every part and I mean every part by size, nuts, bolts and washers. Import the parts. Hire a broker to do it. "Used Automotive parts". Once those are safely stored in your garage, then import the frame and body shell (this is where Customs gets interested). Then start putting it all back together. You also would need the seller to work with you on the bill of sale. One bill for the parts and one for the body and frame. Don't screw with the price. Customs goes on line and checks what things are advertised for and will phone the sellers and ask them what they sold it for.

[911JC911]

Originally Posted by Terb Grubmeel

FYI

I saw one in Calgary last summer at "Coffee and Cars", it was beautiful! Brought in from Nova Scotia I believe... I'll keep an eye one ( not a real eye) for that car next spring!

Air=cooled Regards,

Bert

I know the owner of that car. Beauty...Subaru drivetrain.