This Porsche 356 Speedster replica was manufactured by Beck in 2006 and purchased by the seller on BaT in November 2020. Powered by an air-cooled 1,915cc Volkswagen flat-four linked with a four-speed manual transaxle, it is finished in black over beige vinyl upholstery. Equipment includes 15″ chromed steel wheels, front disc brakes, and a black soft top as well as a wood-rim Nardi steering wheel, three-point seatbelts, and a concealed stereo and CD changer. This 356 Speedster replica is now offered in Canada with Ontario registration that lists the car as a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle.
The fiberglass body is finished in Midnight Black and mounted to a steel ladder-frame chassis, and a matching soft top was fitted in 2020. Exterior details include painted bumpers with polished Euro-style overriders along with bright side and rocker moldings, dual side mirrors, a single-grille decklid, goldtone badging, and a Reutter badge on the right-front fender.
Chromed 15″ wheels with matching Porsche-crest hubcaps wear 165/80 Kumho Power Star 758 tires, and a matching spare is housed in the front trunk. Suspension includes a twin-torsion I-beam front end and a torsion-bar rear setup with adjustable spring plates, while braking is handled by front discs and rear drums.
Fixed-back bucket seats are upholstered in beige vinyl, and the upper dashboard and door panels are trimmed to match. Tan coco-style mats cover square-weave carpeting, and the interior is further appointed with three-point seatbelts, a rearview mirror, a passenger-side grab handle, and an under-dash stereo with an auxiliary input and CD changer.
The Nardi wood-rim steering wheel frames VDO instrumentation consisting of a 200-km/h speedometer and a tachometer with a 5,500-rpm redline along with a combination gauge for temperature and fuel level. The five-digit odometer shows 7,200 kilometers (~4,500 miles).
The 1,915cc Volkswagen flat-four is equipped with twin Weber 44 IDF carburetors and was rated at 125 horsepower by Beck. Dyno tuning was carried out in 2020.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transaxle.
The vehicle does not have a title and is being sold on its Ontario registration, which serves as the ownership document in that Canadian province.