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poraga or is it a porerra???

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/59188/poraga-or-is-it-a-porerra

fenrayer ·

okay i know you guys hate having ebay listing put up here but i was curious as to what you guys thought
this car is now on ebay again as its reserve wasn,t met for the second time , and I did email him/her as i believe its a porerra and not a poraga as it has a porrera front end
He is selling it as a original poraga , it cant be original if it has a porerra front end
what do you guys reckon ???


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VW-Bettle-Poraga-Convertable-1966-porche-classic-style_W0QQitemZ160067893474QQihZ006QQcategoryZ136101QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

helbus ·

The pictures have the car shown with "PORAGA" decals on the side and bonnet. It would be reasonable to assume the owner believes it to be a Poraga and to sell it as such. What it's model designation, and what parts are on it are up to the buyer to confirm.

vw54 ·

I know one thing for sure

I wontr be bidding on it LOL :puke:puke

amazeer ·

how could it be an original poraga OR porrera when orignally it was a 1966 beetle? Either way, if he had spent $20,000 without hacking the roof off, leaving it as a stock 1966 volkswagen he would easily get a $6500 opening bid. And all the cars that turn heads in Wollongong beaches have airbrushing and 4500W subwoofers. You could drive a real porsche convertable down there and the only head turning would be the tarts flicking hair off their faces. Certainly a lot different from when I was a teenager, all you needed then was a white VK with dragway mags.

I live in Wollongong and have never seen it, mustnt get driven too often. He needs to learn how to spell porsche as well

68AutoBug ·

Its listed as Left Hand Drive????
and 1900L porche - sabb - bettle -
Porsche - SAAB - Beetle -

I looked at all pics.... still ugly....
I wonder why a 1966 chassis??
4 stud wheels??

Maybe early headlamps would have looked better..??

11CAB ·

Poraga is the Convertible
Porrera is the hard top

frenzix ·

we call them porgy's around this part

fenrayer ·

11CAB wrote:Poraga is the Convertible
Porrera is the hard top
i have the brochure for the porrera and it stated the porerra is the 911 carrera style and the poraga is the 930 slant nose style
I am confused , i guess at some time for whatever reason the front end was replaced

seagull ·

I know what it is called

SPACE SHIP 😵‍💫

ian.mezz ·

I had a carerra had top bug in the 1980s with the slant nose bonnet, the whale tail and side skrts had the name carerra moulded in them

aussiebaja ·

i dont know what it is about it but i bloody like it ,wouldnt be bad to have a spare 6500

11CAB ·

ian.mezz wrote:I had a carerra had top bug in the 1980s with the slant nose bonnet, the whale tail and side skrts had the name carerra moulded in them
Carerra Kit was different to the Porerra... The carerra is a bolt on kit, but the Porerra needs the centre of the roof cut out and a fibreglass piece put in to flatten the roof more like a 911. And the guards etc were glassed onto the body for a smooth effect again to make it look more like a 911

ian.mezz ·

so a old porerra would have all the common rust spots in them like the average beetle but you couldnt see it beccause the fibre class is holding it together.:P:P

fenrayer ·

ian.mezz wrote:so a old porerra would have all the common rust spots in them like the average beetle but you couldnt see it beccause the fibre class is holding it together.:P:P
lol absolutlely , its worse than that the fibreglass locks the moisture in
hehehe . i will be looking for a new floorpan for my poraga soon i think , too much rain and salty air here in Albany

swish1 ·

But thats why we love Albany so much perfect place for honeymoons if its not raining it is still to cold to go outside for to long. What else is there to do .Is that why you have 5 kids, LOL

fenrayer ·

hehehe , i like horizontal jogging LOL
the weather in albany has been gorgeous perfect for 4x4ing beaches bbq takin my new pups for walks
lovely
Sharon

seagull ·

fenrayer wrote:hehehe , i like horizontal jogging LOL


God I wish I had a girl like you :kiss





the weather in albany has been gorgeous perfect for 4x4ing beaches bbq takin my new pups for walks
lovely
Sharon

Sergei ·

For fenrayer: Do you have a Porrera/Poraga brochure?

amazeer ·

blast from the past. Fen hasnt been around for years.

Sergei ·

Very sorry. I am using every avenue to find a Creative Cars literature.

Bizarre ·

some one dod post scans on these on here a while back

jacky_moo ·

11CAB wrote:
ian.mezz wrote:I had a carerra had top bug in the 1980s with the slant nose bonnet, the whale tail and side skrts had the name carerra moulded in them
Carerra Kit was different to the Porerra... The carerra is a bolt on kit, but the Porerra needs the centre of the roof cut out and a fibreglass piece put in to flatten the roof more like a 911. And the guards etc were glassed onto the body for a smooth effect again to make it look more like a 911
Im liking the idea of the guards being glass'ed on .. i have no roof to worry about rust spots in the pillars too 😉

cam070 ·

ian.mezz wrote:I had a carerra had top bug in the 1980s with the slant nose bonnet, the whale tail and side skrts had the name carerra moulded in them
I had part of that kit on my first 76 which was mod'ed in the late 80's. Kit was bought from Volkspares in Qld somewhere, but i don't think they exist anymore. I also recall there being a copyright dispute over the moulds or design of the kit.

jacky_moo ·

heheh someone get one of these!!





zayus ·

F#@!, they are horrible looking!

Joel ·

im pretty sure that particular porrera was a coca-cola prize car from the late 80s

it astounds me that there were people out there not embarrased to be seen driving it

looks vaguely like a porsche to the untrained eye, with a 1600 with a DCN and 4 wheel drums stops and goes like a vw.... winner 👍