Alum bodied 550 Spyder replica

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 11 Dec 2009, 2:45 pm

#751770

Heard a whisper that Sleeping Beauties in Brisbane were working on 3 aluminium bodied 550 Spyder replicas... checked their website and found ...this....

Thought it might interest a few on here...

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Dec 2009, 3:02 pm

#751772

the question is WHY very exiee

with a decent engine heaps of power to burn even with a plastic body

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 11 Dec 2009, 4:49 pm

#751802

I dunno - to me there's just somethin about being almost indistinguishable from the real thing cos of the ally body, rather than just looking like one with a glass body... not that I'd knock back a glass bodied one tho !!!

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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 11 Dec 2009, 5:03 pm

#751806

http://imgcash4.imageshack.us/img692/1507/57683052.th.jpg

Aluminium would no doubt be 'special', but few would pay the extra money. My car, a Beck 'glass' replica, with a 911T engine, 914 (5 speed) gearbox, wish-bone rear end, and 356 brakes is real buzz to drive.

Cheers, Greg

PS Hope the pic turns out - still haven't mastered that stuff yet!

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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 11 Dec 2009, 5:22 pm

#751809

Sounds like a ton of fun Greg... especially if you give it as much as the beetle !!!

(assume your avatar photo is from the nats)

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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 11 Dec 2009, 5:25 pm

#751811

Winton, actually.

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BrisDubba Fahrvergnugen

877 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 13 Dec 2009, 2:32 pm

#752123

I have seen these in the shop and the workmanship is pretty special, though for 120K I guess you would want it looking good.

I am with you Dave, I am not picky, if they made them in alfoil I would have one.

There was one down at Cars n Cigars this morning - the event that Crazy Col kicked off - it was LHD I didnt get a close look but good enough to know I wanted one.

Peter

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coletrickle Wolfsburg Wizard

661 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 13 Dec 2009, 5:18 pm

#752152

120k for ally 550 spyder like pete said at cars n cigars there was a pretty nice little glass 550 that wouldn't be a 50% of the quoted 120k and i think they would be sub contracting a lot of that out so if you ask around i'm sure you could find a coach builder to whip up an "alloy body"so you can say that your replica has an ally body to go with your 1600t/p with baby dells

gotowo Learner Dubber

8 posts · joined Apr 2008 · 31 Jan 2010, 5:40 pm

#760385

Sorry for the late response on this thread, but I have talked to the guys at Sleeping Beauty and it will be interesting to see what they end up with. They are building 3 spyders - 2 for customers and one for one of the guys who works there. They wouldn't be able to get them street registered in Oz, but might have some luck through the 356 club on club plates. When they came down to Melb recently they showed me photos of the buck they have made and a heap of photos from a trip they made to the States last year. They have it on their website as a 1954 spyder, but that was a totally different shape with rear fins. This is what they have photos of for reference, but they are building the 1955 shape, which really confuses me, so for that kind of money you would want it pretty authentic!

For any spyder fans, you might want to check out this website

www.type550.com

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