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New Boy
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 4:34 pm
by deetee55
Hello,from Jersey.
Have a Vintage 57 Speedster.
Cream with Tan interior,White walls and a rack.
Hoping to get over to the odd show this summer,
Ferry service willing.
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:05 pm
by Ferry Man
Hi there.
Welcome to the forum.
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:56 pm
by Mitch
Welcome!
Plenty of things that'll be worth the trip over but especially Classics at the Castle.
In case you haven't already been or seen this...
http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewto ... +hedingham
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:18 pm
by hot66
photos ?
Photos
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 1:16 pm
by deetee55
Hope this works,
Thank you all for the welcome.
Cheers. Dick
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 1:42 pm
by mycar
Hey Dick that looks like a beautiful car, welcome to DDK.
Can you tell me anymore about the whitewalls, are they whitewall tyres, (and if so what make) or are they applied ?
Rgards, Mike.
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 1:56 pm
by deetee55
Hi Mike,
Thanks,they are from North Hants In Aldershot.
They are BF Goodrich Silvertown Radials.
Cheers Dick.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:29 am
by ims101
Hi & welcome nice car (don't get us going about White Walls again
)
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:51 am
by mycar
Thanks Dick, as Ian says, I`m on a quest to put whitewalls on Mrs Mycars car and seeing them on your car has reignited the flame of desire.
It`s just, I`m trying not to spend a grand doing it.
Regards, Mike.
Just to get you up to speed,
http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewto ... ls&start=0
A Grand Idea
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:12 pm
by BAHumbug
Great looking car!
Mike-
Same issue discussed on the 356 Registry Forum.
http://porsche356registry.org/356talk/t ... ny#p118924
(It's going to cost you.)
That said I used the porta wall inserts years ago and the were serviceable and inexpensive. If you think there's any way she might change her mind and not like the overall look once they're on, that might be an option.
Re: A Grand Idea
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:59 pm
by mycar
BAHumbug wrote: If you think there's any way she might change her mind
Good point Bruce. Didn`t realise you`d met my wife ..... I`m starting to think waterbased paint is probably best for now.
Regards, Mike.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:04 pm
by Stevie B
Beautiful car, love the white-walls too.
Still tempted to have mine whitewalled. Been quoted £70 for the set to be painted. Might give my spare a try first!
Steve
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:52 am
by mdmax72
Stevie B wrote:Beautiful car, love the white-walls too.
Still tempted to have mine whitewalled. Been quoted £70 for the set to be painted. Might give my spare a try first!
Steve
What are they using for the whitewalls for £70??? a set, dulux, thats really cheap would have to question that???
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:44 pm
by roy mawbey
Your car looks really great, but just a question, is it a real one? I don't care one way or the other as I like looking at the shape of either, but the body on real ones has wired edges to the wings where the wheels go. Yours look from the photo a little thicker.
Just interested as originals are rare cars these days and don't see many of them on the roads now.
Welcome along! ( If its original be very careful with it! )
cheers
Roy
Real or Not
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:14 pm
by deetee55
Hi Roy,
I wish it was,but in fact it is a Vintage 57 Speedster replica.
When ordering I tried to get it as close as possible.
Thank you to everyone for the nice comments.
Dick