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 ·  Posted: 29.05.2018  ·  #1
Got talking to the owner of one of these last weekend, at a petrol station in Cork.

I thought it was an original Porsche 356 first but he quickly clarified it was a Pilgrim kit car.

Based on the chassis of a 73/74 vw bug if I recall correctly.

He said it cost him roughly £10k all-in and it took him over 8 years to build it!



Curvy yumminess...

https://www.pilgrim-motorsports.co.uk/product/speedster-kit/
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 ·  Posted: 29.05.2018  ·  #2
Wow beautiful!
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 ·  Posted: 29.05.2018  ·  #3
Looks a beauty,

Are you having thoughts for when you get the mighty V8 thumping and one of the said cars towed behind 😉
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 ·  Posted: 29.05.2018  ·  #4
i have seen a few of these as a kit from chesil motor company at classic car shows one last weekend at malahide, it also had all the porsche badges on it! nice bit of kit.
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 ·  Posted: 30.05.2018  ·  #5
Quote by mad max

Looks a beauty,

Are you having thoughts for when you get the mighty V8 thumping and one of the said cars towed behind 😉


You'd never know! It has a nice short wheelbase too...

Not sure where I'd fit my two golden retrievers though. Might have to leave my wife at home when driving it! :lol:
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 ·  Posted: 30.05.2018  ·  #6
Beautiful... although hard to find a half decent Beetle donor car these days.
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 ·  Posted: 12.06.2018  ·  #7
There are some real top end kits my fav is the Lamborghini
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 ·  Posted: 12.06.2018  ·  #8
I've seen this one around, it will really fool anyone as an original. A beautiful thing really!!
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