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Yes the Cortina rear lights are on a TVR Griffith, which was a fibreglass car built by TVR but a bit unreliable in it's day. This takes me back to the days when I ran a beetle and always wanted a Mini Copper 'S'. In those days the engines for the 'S'came in 999cc and 1275cc. Broadspeed were essentially Ford tuners/racers most of the Ford 'works' cars were built by Broadspeed. I've seen a few of this model of Broadspeed as I live about 60 miles south of their factory in the UK. One of their first 'modified' shells was just chopped with all the rain gutters shaved off. I also saw these fastback models race at Silverstone circuit which is just 5 miles from me, many, many years ago when I was a race marshall there. Very nice build but I don't know about the colour! Looking through the archives I came across this Minisprint GTS...... Oh yes and who is that guy on the left with what looks to be a fag on, oh yes it's Stirling Moss, this was 1966! Here's the Broadspeed fastback in race trim......

Hi Brizio, the build is really looking good. The outlaw style I was thinking about is the photo below..... Smooth, no bumpers(in this case just nerf bars, no hub caps, written tyres and slightly lowered. We had a number of beetles and my youngest son's was lowered, by tweaking the torsion bars on the back, and an adjustable beam on the front.

We had a few beetles over 10 years or so and to keep the front end down to enhance the steering we put the spare wheel on top of the fuel tank and put a large plastic bag full of wet sand where the spare wheel normally sits right in the nose! It's a nice thought to give the beetle a bit more power, but if you use the standard wheels and tyres, when the drop the clutch the torque will tear the rear tyres away from the rims! Nice build by the way it shows a bit of imagination, which is what we modelmakers are about.

Superb build well done. A great British sportscar.

Superb build well done, and the real ones are winning races!

Nice Porsche, as you are building it as a daily runner is it going to be in outlaw style?

Nice one Jim. Now go and get those tyres dirty!

Well done empinut, superb build, thanks for sharing!

Wow Jim that looks really great! Yes your right they should have put it on the production line.

Superb work afx, I've added my comments to your other build and may well get mine out of the box and try and finish it after many attempts to put things right!

Your doing some fantastic work on the 914, which is still my favourite Porsche. In the UK it was always called the VW-Porsche, where as a race marshall had seen the 914-6 race in the '70's. I've recently worked on two of these kits but the poor quality has made me put them both back in their boxes. I've done as you have, beefing up all of the chassis, rebuilding the suspension numerous times as one wheel is always off the ground, and one still is so I've put them away for the time being. I might get them out again after the seeing the great work your doing. I look forward to seeing the finished car!

Very nice european classic racing car, well done_TRF_

That's really superb!

Wow, fantastic build and weathered finish. It takes me back to the day when I was race/airfield marshalling at the Silverstone circuit in the UK, seeing these and other model Porsches flying through the corners with the flame emitting from the exhaust on overrun! Well done and thanks for sharing.

Very nice work! Where did you get the resin shell from please?

Wow Fantastic Loti, something I've been watching here in the UK at the Silverstone circuit for the past 45 years at club and classic events as a race and airfield marshall. Great work and thanks for sharing!

Well that's different, nice and different!

Hi Manny, I hope things improve for you next year. We have a problem here in the UK with Gas and Electricity prices. The 'energy' giants are increasing prices by 10% but we don't get anymore that 1% in wage rises if we get any at all and for me on a pension it's really tight so when I buy a kit or resin like this Airstream I have to make the most of it! Merry Christmas Manny and have a happier new year in 2014.

Hey Jim. I like the side pods and your bomber seats, I fitted yours to my recent Manx build. Yours looks great Jim. I've just been reading an article in Volksworld Magazine here in the UK, showing both a short wheelbase and standard one. Keep up the good work with your superb resin supplies. I think if I had a real one down on the beach I would drill a fews holes in the floorpan and just use a hose to wash out all the sand and rubbish!

Yes thanks Tony, they are a real pain! A liitle bit of hot water and a couple of clamps and tweezers to get it right. Although on a previous one I had to join the exhaust up with a turbocharger set up that I added in. I'll have even more trouble with the next exhaust as I've just won another beach buggy on out UK ebay. It's an earlier Airfix 1/32 scale one, now that should be an interesting build! Now have I got any small sprue or solder I wonder? So this is the next project and the first of 2014..........

Hi CrazyJim, TooOld resin cast some and sent me a pair.

Hi Alan, a family member of sorts! TooOld the other Manx builder made them himself by resin casting.

Thanks guys, the exhaust comes with the kit but it's nice to try a different wheel design.

I've just done the last few bits, Painted the tyre carrier, and made the power cable to the tow vehicle.................. And in the Ikea cabinet.. If your are a super detailer (as I am not) this would be the casting to try. Imagine opening up and hinging the door, cutting out the wondows and adding clear plastic, fitting a floor and complete interior and adding the exterior awning! Now wouldn't that be just great.

Well thank you all! I'm pleased your pleased! Yes Tom as an owner of 3 beetles ( & building a beetle from scratch as my youngest sons first car, Cal Look Black Paint, lowered with centreline rims) over the years my choice would be the Manx straight away as my plaything! The paint is Plasti-Kote rattle can metalic red with Hobbycraft chrome sprinkles(for spraying on greetings cards) and two coats Plasti-Kote clear gloss on top. It's rough to the touch! Chris, I'll be out in Hartney Manitoba at my eldest son's place for new year, I understand it's cold already! We stayed in Toronto last time we came out and our son came to see us.