vinnytang Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Hey all, I'm Vinny and I'm 25 years old from Melbourne. Been around cars for a while now, mostly 6 volt VWs and big yank tanks but I've decided to find a 60's 912 now before its too late. I've joined this site along with a few others to make sure I make an informed purchase, thought I'll share a couple of my current cars that have some Porsche influence, they're probably won't be that interesting to vintage Porsche owners though. Here's my project, a 1959 Ascort TSV-1300, a Sydney built coachbuild with VW and Porsche lineage. Based on a Type 1 pan, they were powered by a stroked 36hp VW Okrasa-powered engine (twinport heads, dual carbs from the 356, etc) and were equipped with Banjo steering wheels, 356 ribbed brakes, very rare lowlight Karmann Ghia gauges and other interesting stuff like 356 recliners, dual Anglia fuel tanks and Aston Martin DB2 taillights. Luckily, I have all the rare pieces to put it back together. There's only 13 left of these and I'm in the process of building my one from the ground up, here a photo of my project and a picture of the only restored one. My driver is a '69 VW Type 3 Fastback it's got a narrowed front end conversion, completely rebuilt mild-custom 1600tp and some rare original EMPI accessories if there's any VW people around these parts. Here's an old photo of it, it's now rolling on original magnesium Gasburners on all four corners. As you can see, the natural progression for me is to get myself into a 356 or a long-hood so I want to get ahold of one now before the prices get too high, the only one left that I can see myself affording now is a 912. Looking forward to soaking up info on the site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Welcome, interesting cars there! Where in Melbourne? FIG loves importing 912s from the states, although LHD, its good to speak to him about them as he restores them, drives them and sooner or later he sells it and starts again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnytang Posted 6August, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 I live in Collingwood but the shed where I store and work on my cars is on the Balwyn/Camberwell fringe. I'd love to meet some local builders. Happy to drive, any excuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 interesting car indeed! welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozracer Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 wow nice project for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 they're probably won't be that interesting to vintage Porsche owners though. You are kidding right? Welcome to PFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnytang Posted 6August, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 You are kidding right? Welcome to PFA. Haha I only say that because despite all the overlap, they're not Porsches. I'm glad you guys like em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murf Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Someone on this forum had 3 912's at various prices for sale. There was also one on the typ901 forum for sale earlier in the week. Starting prices are now mid $30's and upward. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatSix Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Welcome to PFA Vinny, I think you will fit right in here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnytang Posted 6August, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Someone on this forum had 3 912's at various prices for sale. There was also one on the typ901 forum for sale earlier in the week. Starting prices are now mid $30's and upward. Good luck! I sent a PM to the guy who posted those 912s a while back, I don't think I ever heard back from him. As I'm not a stickler for originality, I wouldn't mind finding a project minus engine to bring my buy-in price down and build a hotted up mild custom. The prices have really gone up recently, when I got paid out for my tuned 2001 RX7 RS last year, I really should have hunted down a 912. Instead I bought a '64 Impala SS convertible and I've been kicking myself ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat6 Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Hey mate, natural progression. I too am a VW nut and a Porsche fanatic! Don't know exactly how to post images but this might interest you at last years SA Volksfest. Another Ascort... pretty schmick too. Good luck on the hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 amazing car, can we have a shot of your engine? i think there's a lot of crossover fans between VW and Porsche I was at the VW spectacular at Valla Beach earlier in the week, it was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnytang Posted 6August, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Hey mate, natural progression. I too am a VW nut and a Porsche fanatic! Don't know exactly how to post images but this might interest you at last years SA Volksfest. Another Ascort... pretty schmick too. Good luck on the hunt. P1090245.jpg Thanks! That's the same car as the silver one I posted at the top, only the new owner has put a decal kit on it, to my knowledge there is not another restored Ascort in the world. That one sold for a decent ticket a few years back (http://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/lot/N62D2T5C9Z5J6U1C/) without the Okrasa engine and Banjo steering wheel and have a few major changes like no rear bumper. With the way VW variants and Aussie-built car prices are going, I have the reassurance that I'll get back whatever I put into the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat6 Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Thanks! That's the same car as the silver one I posted at the top, only the new owner has put a decal kit on it, to my knowledge there is not another restored Ascort in the world. That one sold for a decent ticket a few years back (http://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/lot/N62D2T5C9Z5J6U1C/) without the Okrasa engine and Banjo steering wheel and have a few major changes like no rear bumper. With the way VW variants and Aussie-built car prices are going, I have the reassurance that I'll get back whatever I put into the thing. Thought there was a chance it was the same car. Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnytang Posted 6August, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 amazing car, can we have a shot of your engine? i think there's a lot of crossover fans between VW and Porsche I was at the VW spectacular at Valla Beach earlier in the week, it was great The engine is in pieces right now, happy to share some photos once it's rebuilt by a friend and nice looking. Here's a video of a replica built by the famous Mr. Okrasa running an Abarth exhaust, hopefully mine will look as clean as this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sg-HU_NtMk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Man Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Almost a little Volvo 1800!!!Great and unusual looking car. Welcome to PFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Gday Vinny. Youre a Luft member aintcha? I too have owned a few VW's in the past 3 or 4 years, and now a black 66 912 that goes to the painter this Friday Hope you find one soon. I'll keep an eye and ear out That Ascort at Voksfest is owned by a guy who I believe has a couple of them. Think he has a yellow 356 hot rod too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnytang Posted 6August, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Yeah, I haven't been on there for a long time though. I think he has another ratty blue one that he drag races, I've seen photos of the two together with matching decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quozl Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Brilliant car mate and really looking forward to your 912 build. Most of us started with VW's and either still have them or still have a keen interest. So anything similar is of interest to me at least. Make sure you setup a build thread for both the projects in the DIY / Build Thread area so we can follow them both. Welcome to the site Cheers Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnytang Posted 6August, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 I really should be focusing on getting the Ascort done first, but I'm not going to rule anything out if the right one pops up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 6August, 2014 Report Share Posted 6August, 2014 Welcome Vinny ; you should have posted first in this thread ! I love all the Porsche/VW variants so will be following your progress with great interest. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnytang Posted 7August, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 7August, 2014 Thanks for the warm welcome. The right VW variants (Matador, Romstech, etc) are quickly garnering a lot of interest as the earlier VW models are starting to command decent prices, so people are looking at more obscure VWs to drive/restore/invest in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted 7August, 2014 Report Share Posted 7August, 2014 My wife and I had a 72 beetle and a 72 type 3 fastback. Loved the fastback. I've just bought a 76 911 and put down a deposit on 67 912 for her. Her daily driver golf has to go, but she'd prefer to be back in an old car. I think the old analogue nature of the VW gets under your skin. Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIG Posted 15August, 2014 Report Share Posted 15August, 2014 Thought that Ascort was Adam EMPI's??? (Pics of his driveway too) ;-) PM me if you want to discuss 912's Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnytang Posted 3September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 3September, 2015 Hey all,Been a while, but finally made the leap of faith and picked up this 1970T. It's got a fair bit of putty in it and its missing the drivetrain, but I'm very quickly getting priced out of the longhoods so I made the the commitment. Maybe some of you already know the car, the previous owner has a number of other aircooled Porsches also. Hopefully I made the right decision and whatever's hiding underneath it all won't come back and bite me in the ass.Anyway, looks like I'll be on here a fair bit now, unfortunately I'm just a young enthusiast who isn't part of the lucky sperm club, so I'll be doing a lotta reading while I save money for parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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