Replica Question?

[KandyRedCoi]

i know there are a lot of 356 cpe and cabriolet replicas and i am wondering if any of the replica/kit makers were eligible for registry from porsche i know that the superformance shelby cobra and gt40 are considered continuation cars and are registry eligible was wondering if anything was available like that when it comes to old school porsche replica cars reason im asking is because the GF and i saw a few and she digs it and we are thinking about pickin one up any info you guys can give would be greatly appreciated sorry if this has been asked before i tried a search and that came up was a replicar for sale thanx in advanced

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[TheWheel]

Greetings,
If you are talking about being able to join the 356 Registry with a kit-car, well, yes and no. You can join the Registry without owning any car. But if you join the 356 Registry you would not be able to enter the car in a Registry event. The Registry is for 356s that came off the factory assembly line in Germany.
The whole kit-car replica thing is pretty sensitive to alot of Porsche owners. There are as many opinions as there are people! And not just 356ers. Take a look at a thread on the 997 board about a guy that tricked his 997 out to look just like a GT3 RS. He got ripped for being a "poser".
I had a 55 356 Speedster (a real one) and everytime I got gas or parked it somewhere I was asked if it was a kit. Got a little irritating after awhile!
I don't really care either way, as long as the owner of a kit-car isn't representing it as a real Porsche.
There are kit-car clubs that don't look down there snooty noses like some of the other clubs do. It really should just be about fun, but there are people that think fun requires a full price of admission!

[KandyRedCoi]

sweet that sounds good, i guess reason im asking is i am pretty interested in the JPS kit/replica speedster (not the flared) and i like to do a lot meets gatherings and rallys etc.

hard to explain since everytime i go to a specific car event i am not rolling a kit/replica

just want to know how the 6ers would see it at?

but after all it is about the fun...and the less you have to pay the better of you are "more bang for the buck"

another question of course is performance how would a replica/kit stack up against a "true" 356?

TIA again

[LIL RAJA]

Originally Posted by TheWheel

Greetings,
If you are talking about being able to join the 356 Registry with a kit-car, well, yes and no. You can join the Registry without owning any car. But if you join the 356 Registry you would not be able to enter the car in a Registry event. The Registry is for 356s that came off the factory assembly line in Germany.
The whole kit-car replica thing is pretty sensitive to alot of Porsche owners. There are as many opinions as there are people! And not just 356ers. Take a look at a thread on the 997 board about a guy that tricked his 997 out to look just like a GT3 RS. He got ripped for being a "poser".
I had a 55 356 Speedster (a real one) and everytime I got gas or parked it somewhere I was asked if it was a kit. Got a little irritating after awhile!
I don't really care either way, as long as the owner of a kit-car isn't representing it as a real Porsche.
There are kit-car clubs that don't look down there snooty noses like some of the other clubs do. It really should just be about fun, but there are people that think fun requires a full price of admission!

can you post some pix of ur ex-356 that you sold to Nick Cage?

[M/A/D]

Check out Intermeccanica... they are the premier Speedster and Convertable D builders. Infact they are regular invited guests of the pca chapter up here in good ol' BC...

[KandyRedCoi]

Originally Posted by M/A/D

Check out Intermeccanica... they are the premier Speedster and Convertable D builders. Infact they are regular invited guests of the pca chapter up here in good ol' BC...

will do thank you

[550Rick]

Well - by now you may already own one of these replica 356's - whether or not - check out www.speedsterowners.com - it's a site and forum for replica owners - lots of good discussion on tech and non-tech topics - West Coast Group affiliated with this forum gets together yearly - this year in Morro Bay 4/24-26 - with about 40 cars including all types of speedster replicas and a few spyder replicas too...550Rick

[GTI-R]

I really dont know the answer to your question but i can tell you that U can get very good deals at Japan.

[stef430]

Originally Posted by TheWheel

Greetings,
I don't really care either way, as long as the owner of a kit-car isn't representing it as a real Porsche.

Agree 100 percent - buy a replica if you love the styling and enjoy it. We Speedster owners are cool with that - just please don't try too hard to rationalize it as a real Porsche.