Does this car advert sound ok? Its not mine but just saw it on ebay. The MOT check shows it as a Porsche. I kind of like it but my gut says its not
quiet right. I hope it is as its a cracking looking car
ebay link
Being Porsche 'unknown' and with a Porsche engine I would lean towards legit registered, just a badly chosen name , prob by DVLA
Morning mate.
Cheers for the reply. Yeah the name doesn't fill me with confidence.
I didnt know a kit car was named based on what engine it had. I always thought it was the chassis. My kit car has a Ford engine but is an SSC stylus?
I really hope its all legit as i love the look of it and the background. I had a Roadrunner Racing SR1 road legal single seater a few years ago and
loved it but hated the fact is was a single seater as it was a bit anti social. Then before that i had an Elden sports 2000 track only car. Combine
the 2 and you have the car in the ebay link.
Hopefully someone on here knows the car and can shed some light on it.
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Looks like a 1 off or a prototype race car thats found its way to the road. SO the name will be what ever the owner wanted, if registered long enough ago it could well have been named by the DVLA with the only name the person at the dvla recognised.
Just give DVLA a ring and ask.
I had exactly the same dilemma buying my Locost - it is registered as ‘MG Supercharged’. I called the kit and specials department and spoke and they
confirmed they were completely happy with it. Winner!
That looks like a super cool car by the way - good luck if you go for it!
So i am the only one that thinks its a ringer ?
Its a Porsche registered on a Q plate, that in itself indicates something dodgy to me
It is probably an inport of a Porsche that has ended up on a Q plate, and some bits stuck onto an old Lola, and mot'd
The Porsche hasnt been taxed since 1990 and was only registered in Nov1989, so only taxed for one year ?
The interior looks tatty, and overal it looks ok, but 15k ? i dont think so !!
Q185 DPF
Tax due:
1 December 1990
Mot Expired:
29 November 2019
Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 17 December 2018
[Edited on 9/2/21 by steve m]
The car was made with 1979 Porsche bits, says it in the advert, so the parts it was made with are not from the original Porsche
as reflected on the V5 details
also, as i said ^^ 15k, for a car with no MOT ??
I'd say it's probably legit, but I'd certainly want to know more about the history eg why hasn't it been taxed for years, even
cars that are exempt show as being taxed. As already said worth talking to DVLA - Porsche Unknown does seem a little strange, Lola Porsche Special
would seem a lot more suitable
As said talk to DVLA, but if seriously interested then talk to the owner.
The car is well worth that asking price if it's legit, as long as it's in reasonable nick. I've never sold a finished, registered
Furore for less than £16k & that was the prototype & ex demonstrator, car engined & quite scruffy. I know someone who recently sold an
Edge Devil for £15k quite quickly & that's only a single seater & nothing like the spec of that Porsche engine & box
It's started life as a race car Lola sports 2000& in a way that's the only major thing against it as spares could be a problem
To me as long as it has been through SVA/IVA I don't see a problem with it. And as its on a Q reg. it probably has.
The name is because it is based on a modified Lola Sport 2000 race car chassis but has had a porsche engine and gearbox fitted, So Lola Porsche would
be a reasonable name in my view.
It's not an imported porsche of any sort.
I agree on the face of it that £15k for a car without an MOT seems a bit steep, but the guy says he has health problems so might not be in a position
to do any work needed for the MOT.
Best thing would be to go and see it/owner and ask questions. Covid limitations permitting.
Just because it's a bit different to seven type kit car does not mean it's a ringer.
Whether it is correctly registered needs checking with the owner and DVLA.
If the DVLA details are correct it predates SVA and IVA. It looks like it was taxed for a year and then maybe only used off road. The owner may then
have MOTd it in 2018, but never got round to taxing and insuring it. Since it has run out in November 2019, he may well have waited to MOT it again
and sell it in the warmer weather in spring 2020, but that has been sabotaged by Covid - MOT stations being shut for months and then only supposed to
be used by those that need their car for essential journeys.
since it has volkspeed advertising on it, and the number plate is made by them,
it may be worth contacting them for some history
http://www.volkspeed.com/About.aspx
Judging by the rear arches it's not been built very well ffs!
No idea or comment on it's legitamacy.
On the ebay advert why has the seller tried to hide the rear number plate, but left the front plate plainly visible?
quote:this is usually done when it is being transported, either on a truck, or trailer.
Originally posted by nick205
No idea or comment on it's legitamacy.
On the ebay advert why has the seller tried to hide the rear number plate, but left the front plate plainly visible?
quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
quote:this is usually done when it is being transported, either on a truck, or trailer.
Originally posted by nick205
No idea or comment on it's legitamacy.
On the ebay advert why has the seller tried to hide the rear number plate, but left the front plate plainly visible?
so speed cameras etc read the host vehicle, rather than the one being transported.
Hi
It's value is also very dependant on how mucked about the Lola bit of it is, it'd be worth a good look, if it's not too hacked about
then it's probably worth nearly it's asking price to consider converting it back, or semi converting it back.
The cockpit shot looks to be almost original (roll hoop and side stays apart)
The Porsche engine install isn't unique as there's a very nice one running on the Hillclimb scene:-
https://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3917693
The Lola bodyshell is available too at not silly money..
Now putting the pukka body on it and leaving it road registered on that Q plate (which I think is kosher..).. 
Looks pretty sick, but ditto the comment on the rear arches. Damn!
I seem to be alone in thinking this is a ringer, if the V5 had said Ford, or Vauxhall, there would of been a hundred comments saying it was a
ringer,
so whats different with it saying Porsche ?
Why isnt the car called a Lola, on the V5 if thats what the chassis is (i doubt very much) as thats how it started in life, even says so in the
advert
ringer ringer ringer, and some sad sucker is going to buy a bag full of shyte, and doubt they will ever get it on the road,
quote:
Originally posted by steve m
I seem to be alone in thinking this is a ringer, if the V5 had said Ford, or Vauxhall, there would of been a hundred comments saying it was a ringer,
so whats different with it saying Porsche ?
Why isnt the car called a Lola, on the V5 if thats what the chassis is (i doubt very much) as thats how it started in life, even says so in the advert
ringer ringer ringer, and some sad sucker is going to buy a bag full of shyte, and doubt they will ever get it on the road,
quote:
Originally posted by russbost
As regards the Lola chassis, it looks right for the rear end & they are defo cast uprights in the right style, they will probably say Lola in the casting