Only 9,527 miles on it, clean title in hand

1968 Replica/Kit Makes 356 Additional Info:

this handsome 1968 Porsche 356 Speedster replica: it looks great! Originals were frequently neglected and abused, never mind their legendary finicky nature, so it was probably a smart idea to recreate the look in fiberglass and put reliable running gear underneath. Iconic and outrageously expensive for the original, we give you a replica that checks all the boxes and then some! A worked 1900cc air cooled 4 cylinder, heat and air conditioning, a chromed out engine bay and dual carbs...what more can a budget minded Porsche lover want?Exterior
The Porsche 356 colloquially known as the “bathtub” Porsche is a product of a fiberglass mold from the original and until you take a closer look you'd be hard pressed to tell it from the original. It is bathed in a beautiful Titanium Gray Metallic, and of course has no rust, nice chrome and a like new brown complimentary canvas convertible top with side curtains. Its round design, looking very much like the original, has thin chrome bumperettes front and rear adding to the racer look. Round screened headlights and small pointed oval “squinty eye” tail lights for the back add to the beauty. A chrome vented panel with a German eagle badge graces the rear deck and dual exhaust peek out the bottom back of the car. Flared out fenders dress the sides of the body and provide room for the extra wide wheels and tires. A wonderfully rounded shape, gracefully curved around the front windscreen is also trimmed with chrome framing. Chromed and polished 17-inch wheels with Porsche center caps are on all 4 corners and are shod in high performance staggered width high performance radials.Interior
With the top down we see more nicely contrasting color with the leather interior bathed in saddle. Bomber style low back but wilder buckets are inserted and floating on like new thick pile gray carpeting protected by beige and black Coco woven mats. A wide sill is filled by the beautiful doors and their saddle leather panels with some center embossing and a stitched-on pouch for some extra storage. In the center of the hump is a leather booted shift lever, and a leather handled and booted handbrake. In the back is a small shelf with integrated speakers. It is also in saddle leather and has some tuck and roll inserts just like the buckets in front. In front, the dash front is fiberglass in Titanium Gray and the top is covered in saddle leather to match the seats and door panels. In front of the driver is a curved semicircular eyebrow with a trio of round gauges in blackface and aqua numeral format. These have shiny bezels on their edges. In front of the passenger is a Porsche badge and just next to the door on the dashes a small curved “Jesus” bar! Below the dash we see the controller and vents for the aftermarket heater and AC unit as well as an aftermarket AM/FM/CD player and there are some speakers mounted into the door panels. A very nicely put together interior right down to the black edging on the blue carpeting. Drivetrain
In back is a 1900cc flat 4 cylinders fed by 2 single barrel carbs that have recently been balanced. This engine is dressed to the nines with gobs of chrome and polished bolt ons. There is a 4-speed manual transmissionon the back coupled with a 4.125 rear axle. Custom stainless steel dual exhaust is on and looking great and relatively drip free underneath, (try to find that on an original 356!).
Undercarriage
This car is mounted to a 1968 VW chassis and in fact derives its title from said chassis. The undercarriage is very clean and rustfree with a solidoriginal VW complete floor pan panel is the center of this car. Independent suspension is all around, and front disc braking is on and rear drums are present. Drive-Ability
Even though it is not an original which I would not drive due to its value, this one is a driver and an eye catcher. It fired right up and handled great, accelerated nicely and sounded very nice to complete the package. Bias free braking on the panic stop and all other functions were in working order. A fun driver, reliable and great with the only notable defect being a belt squeal when the AC compressor was engaged.
With an original example being out of the reach of most, those who can still have with this replica, which is very nicely done. Looking very much like the original, and sounding great, (which is important to this writer), it has nicely appointed letter interior, a brown canvas top which is like new, and all the trapping of its expensive original from where this car was cut.