Vehicle Description
1957 Porsche Speedster Replica - White over Black with Black Soft
Top - 1600cc I4 - 4 Speed Manual - Air Conditioning - Kenwood
Stereo - Lots of fun on a budget... real ones are $500k! (Please
note: If you happen to be viewing this 1957 Porsche Speedster
Replica on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's
possible that you've only seen some of our many photographs of the
car due to third-party website limitations. To be sure you access
all the more than 135 photographs, as well as a short start-up and
walk-around video, please go to our main website: Garage Kept
Motors.) Buy the 356 Speedster replica for the weekends, because
it's the most fun you'll ever have for (the price). �€" Doug
Demuro, 2015 In a 2018 article, TopGear provided a compelling (if
somewhat long-winded) argument on choosing a replica versus a
mega-bucks original Speedster (roughly $500,000 today): It's not
just the original sum of money needed for a real classic car �€"
which, it seems, you'd recoup with interest when you decide to sell
�€" it's that when something is hideously expensive, you treat it
differently. Take, for instance, the most expensive thing in your
wardrobe. You behave differently when you're wearing it, don't you?
More careful. More wary of tomato sauce and red wine. This is
called solicitude. It's the same story with a properly pricey car
�€" you have second thoughts about driving it in the rain, or down
an unknown road, or taking it all the way to the redline in each
gear. And it's hard to have fun when you're fretting over what
you're doing to your car. Or, indeed, your fancy trousers.
Conversely, absolute freedom comes from a lack of solicitude. If
you can just be in the car, enjoying its feedback, heading off down
a remote, unknown road in search of freedom and adventure, that's
worth more than driving around on eggshells, fearful of every bump
and pothole. Offered here is a replica of a 1957 Porsche Speedster.
The car is white over black under a black fabric soft top. It
currently shows just 3,724 miles on its odometer. The exterior,
white paint shows quite well thanks to professional-quality
application in keeping with the overall build's high standards. The
paint choice nicely highlights the classically curved Speedster
design while remaining within the Porsche color-selection palate of
the era. There is no damage to the fiberglass body and all panels
and doors fit properly. (To best assess the quality of the paint
and trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs of the
car in the accompanying gallery.) Cabin glass and all lighting
lenses-including the round-design quad taillights-are clear and
free of imperfections. Proper Porsche badging-the Porsche-logo
crest on the hood, gold speedster front-fender badges, and 1600
Super badge on the rear-is present. Tastefully limited chrome work
on the windshield surround, headlight trim, both bumpers, door
hardware, and rear-deck grille all retains good shine with light
patina in places, but no damage. Proper 15-inch steel wheels with
chrome hubcaps and trim rings are mounted with Pirelli® 285/65
radial tires. The car's black interior is a simple and tasteful
cockpit in keeping with the Porsche aesthetic. Black leather
upholstery on the racing-bucket-style seats (with open-panel
backrests) employs a wide-panel design, black carpeting (with
textured black protective carpet mats) covers the cabin floors, and
door trim is black with flat, unadorned, racing-style panels and
storage pockets and speakers incorporated. All interior surfaces
are free of damage or obvious signs of wear. The body-color-painted
dash mirrors the original Speedster look and feel. A
classic-design, 3-spoke, banjo-style steering wheel with
Porsche-crest center emblem frames an elegant and complete
instrument array with a period look and lettering on black faces.
Air-conditioning controls and vents are mounted below the dash. A
Kenwood® audio head unit is installed
