9er Posted 6August, 2021 Report Share Posted 6August, 2021 Made in Australia, hand pinstriped. Asking $1200. 3legs, LeeM and tomo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3legs Posted 6August, 2021 Report Share Posted 6August, 2021 They used to be made just down the road from me many years ago. The guy who built them also actually owned a Porsche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondiscwb Posted 6August, 2021 Report Share Posted 6August, 2021 Wow - I remember the dragster as the coolest thing, but no lightweight - plus I couldn't afford one. I'm a bit concerned about the spelling of "Porshe" and the crow could only mean one origin. While @3legs is vouching for the slightly tenuous link, I may still need a certificate of authenticity? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9er Posted 6August, 2021 Author Report Share Posted 6August, 2021 Ricardo made them for about a year here in Adelaide before a German company had the production shut down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3legs Posted 6August, 2021 Report Share Posted 6August, 2021 Yeah my research says that a bloke name Richardson used to make them under the name Porshe at Regency Park in Adelaide but when Porsche complained about using a very similar name he changed it to Ricardo which was a play on his surname. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9er Posted 6August, 2021 Author Report Share Posted 6August, 2021 15 hours ago, Bondiscwb said: Wow - I remember the dragster as the coolest thing, but no lightweight - plus I couldn't afford one. I'm a bit concerned about the spelling of "Porshe" and the crow could only mean one origin. While @3legs is vouching for the slightly tenuous link, I may still need a certificate of authenticity? 😁 As a proud South Australian I have to call you out on the crow, it is in fact a Piping Shrike which is the symbol bird used on our flag, coat of arms and state badge. sjm, LeeM, Oldskl60 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondiscwb Posted 22August, 2021 Report Share Posted 22August, 2021 I stand (belatedly) corrected. It's definitely not a crow, but it's not a piping shrike either according to the font of all knowledge, the ABC... https://www.abc.net.au/radio/adelaide/programs/afternoons/the-piping-shrike-doesnt-exist/8946800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted 22August, 2021 Report Share Posted 22August, 2021 Nice Chris. 1 wheel drive too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9er Posted 9April, 2023 Author Report Share Posted 9April, 2023 Bump, any interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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