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This is the replica of the Porsche 356 as a speedster. The chassis of the VW Beetle, shortened by 10 3 / 4 inches, and an additional tubular steel frame form the basis. A body made of glass fibre reinforced plastic is mounted on top. Since 2010, Chesil, in collaboration with Inrekor from the US, has been offering a more modern chassis that can ...
RCH (Replicar Hellas, formerly Beetlekitcars) was founded in 2007 in Katerini, Greece, by Elias Gaganelis, and produces high-quality replicas, mostly of older Porsche models. [1] [2] [3] These include a variety of types based on the 356 Speedster, as well as the 550 Spyder, while models based on the Volkswagen Beetle have also been produced.
The 356 was created by Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche (son of Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the German company), who founded the Austrian company with his sister, Louise.Like its cousin, the Volkswagen Beetle (which Ferdinand Porsche Sr. had designed), the 356 is a four-cylinder, air-cooled, rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive car with unitized pan and body construction.
The company would capitalise on its earlier success with its '130 Spyder' with a new Porsche replica, this time inspired by the Porsche 356. but had slightly different styling and a shorter wheelbase to an original 356. Unlike the 130 Spyder (but like the X99/X21/Superbug range), this model was based on the Metro.
The Fiberfab Speedster 356 was a re-badged version of the CMC Classic Speedster, while the Californian was the fender-flared CMC Speedster C. The body was inspired by the Speedster variant of the Porsche 356. CMC acquired the design when they bought the rights to the Intermeccanica Speedster. [14] These were built from the mid to late 1980s. [47]
Following on from the Super 90 cabriolet was the Speedster, also produced from 1985, based on a Porsche sports model derived from the 356, launched in 1952. The Speedster had the same mechanics as the Super 90. From this period no less than 2500 vehicles, stamped Chamonix, were produced. The Spyder 550 and Speedster 356 were the main models ...
356/2-056(063) 356SL in the Peterson Museum Los Angeles May 2024. 356/2-056 is one of the four type 514 cars prepared for the 1951 Le Mans race. [6] Final assembly was performed at Reutter. The history of this particular car is extensively documented [6] and well deserved because it is the 1951 Le Mans class G winner (20th overall) with entry ...
Porsche 356 Porsche 550 Porsche 718 Porsche 904 Porsche 906 Porsche 912 Porsche 914 Porsche 930; 1948–1965. 1953–1957. 1957–1962. 1963–1965. 1965–1966. 1965 ...