rafikdous Posted 21January, 2020 Report Share Posted 21January, 2020 Decided to sell one of my 550s Its a Beck with a 1916 dual Webers reco'd engine Has the wet weather gear with it, soft top and side curtains Asking price will include Victorian RWC so it will be ready for club rego. Otherwise negotiable Any questions, please ask PS I lowered the rear since taking the pics https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1955-porsche-550-manual/SSE-AD-6493846/?Cr=1 Scott930 and Tips 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D'Silva Posted 23January, 2020 Report Share Posted 23January, 2020 Gee that's cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevB Posted 23January, 2020 Report Share Posted 23January, 2020 Interesting! How many 550's do you have? Whats 550 ownership like? I've always been attracted to the 550, but somehow fear it needs someone more mechanically savvy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 23January, 2020 Report Share Posted 23January, 2020 No different to owning a VW really @NevB Airhead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550Spyder Posted 23January, 2020 Report Share Posted 23January, 2020 Rafikdous has an amazing 'quiver' of P Cars that would be the envy of most people. I had a McRae 550 Spyder in NZ for 4-5 years (McRae was a f1/f5000 guy who sold his race car manufacturing in the UK to Penske as the basis of their Indycar team). He built 39 almost exact replicas in the 1990's. some things to consider - even the worst replica is still a thing of beauty and über cool - at coffe shops people trample over GT3 and Lamborghini owners just to take a look, 100% chance of being the coolest cat there - the better the replica / recreation = the more faithful it is to the original = this is 1953 technology and chassis development. The can get quite hairy quite quick as they are a very primitive ladder chassis. They make a g series Porsche 911 feel like a sophisticated modern car - no reason to be scared of owning one as the parts are generally Porsche 914 or VW grafts, plenty of supply and most VW shops can handle any issues. - a professionally built one will (most likely) be better built than one built in a shed. Beck and the professional builders figure out pretty quickly what works and what doesn't and less things just fall off unexpectedly while I am a purest, I actually rate the 550s built for a short time in NSW, bodies made in Brazil from memory but powered by the Subaru 120kw boxer 4 cylinder, has all the looks of the classic but fuel injected start first time reliability and modern synchro 5 speed box. Having seen one of Rafs 356's I would say if you are after a purist 550 Spyder, his would be a great one to look into as he has good gear and looks after it. NevB and rafikdous 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevB Posted 23January, 2020 Report Share Posted 23January, 2020 Wow, Thanks @550Spyder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 24January, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 24January, 2020 On 23/01/2020 at 17:03, NevB said: Interesting! How many 550's do you have?. Three the story goes like this Years ago I bought a project McRae from a Kiwi bloke relocated to Sydney, started restoring the car. Got divorced, sold the 550 to me and went back to Auckland the car has a brand new chassis, 914 running gear and 914 suspension. It’s black and needs the wiring and interior done then last year a mate of mine & I went to LA for the Porsche weekend. Ended up getting caught in the hype and we bought two Becks. The one here for sale and another which is getting a full Resto and near completion so too much money owed to the bank and two too many 550s we are trying to move any two of them this one here for low $60s the McRae for $38k the other Beck once finished for $75k full restored all of the cars are LHD micknine01 and Russ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevB Posted 24January, 2020 Report Share Posted 24January, 2020 Thanks @rafikdous Would you consider bringing a 550 to Coffee & Porsches on Feb 16? https://www.pcv.com.au/PorscheClubs/pc_victoria/pc_main.nsf/web/3F35C0EC95CB0223C12584AB00338D8D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 24January, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 24January, 2020 @NevBi should be able to Troubleshooter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevB Posted 24January, 2020 Report Share Posted 24January, 2020 9 hours ago, rafikdous said: @NevBi should be able to Great, looking forward to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 21May, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 21May, 2020 Spyder still here. Keen to get the garage spot back again Offers around $60k will be seriously considered Reub 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 26November, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 26November, 2020 Now the lockdown is over, I am getting serious again about moving the Spyder. During the lock down, I pulled the engine out and had some minor issues attended to The car drives very well and perfect for summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishcop Posted 26November, 2020 Report Share Posted 26November, 2020 Hi Raf. What are they registered as - a Beck, 914, Porsche 550 etc...? I looked at these a few years ago living in Qld, but rego was messy. Living in NSW now, I think it may be even worse 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted 26November, 2020 Report Share Posted 26November, 2020 Love the car. And it has the correct engine too apparently. These are simple cars to work on and no fears in that regard. I made some enquiries about a Beck a while ago and I was told it would need a new engineer's certification for this State. That could be tricky but I did get a Cobra registered here in the past (not an easy process). Does anyone know if an engineering cert is transferrable between States? Fishcop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishcop Posted 26November, 2020 Report Share Posted 26November, 2020 45 minutes ago, Merv said: Does anyone know if an engineering cert is transferrable between States? NSW demands a NSW accredited engineer... I've been following some of the ICV/Clubman forums and it's nearly impossible to bring an 'out of state' engineered car into NSW without re-engineering. It explains why NSW registered ICVs are up to 30% more expensive to buy than in other states (the hard work is done). Raf's 550 registered in NSW would be $90k here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted 26November, 2020 Report Share Posted 26November, 2020 Thanks John. When I registered the Cobra ICV that I built in QLD, I chose a NSW and QLD registered engineer - Ray Cross in Murwilimbah. Broadened the re-sale prospectives. Fishcop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian in buddina Posted 26November, 2020 Report Share Posted 26November, 2020 12 hours ago, Merv said: “ I made some enquiries about a Beck a while ago and I was told it would need a new engineer's certification for this State. That could be tricky...” 12 hours ago, Merv said: “I made some enquiries about a Beck a while ago and I was told it would need a new engineer's certification for this State. That could be tricky...” Very cool car! Makes it challenging buying a reproduction as when it comes time to sell again, it may, or well require a new engineering certificate if selling inter state. The likelihood of state based regulations changing is another issue. Has anyone had recent experience with this. What kind of costs are we looking at for inter state re engineering certificates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 27November, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 27November, 2020 In Vic, no engineers certificate is required to put it on club permit. Only RWC Don't know. about other states Fishcop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 14January, 2021 Author Report Share Posted 14January, 2021 The car is now on full Victorian registration if someone is interested to know Fishcop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted 15January, 2021 Report Share Posted 15January, 2021 Did you sell this? Seems to have disappeared from Carsales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 16January, 2021 Author Report Share Posted 16January, 2021 Not yet, paused the ad so I xan update it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD550 Posted 16May, 2021 Report Share Posted 16May, 2021 Hi Raf - are any of these still for sale? I'm interested in the Macrae replica. James 0403900900 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 16May, 2021 Author Report Share Posted 16May, 2021 Hi James, will call you tomorrow morning Although, the McRae has been swapped for a '57 Thunderbird I have a Beck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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