Aluminum Body Handbuilt Porsche VW Frankfurt Flyer Vintage Okrasa Spyder 550
Condition: | Used |
Make: | Porsche |
Model: | Other |
SubModel: | RÃœNGE |
Trim: | RÃœNGE |
Year: | 1964 |
Mileage: | 11 |
VIN: | 161188 |
Drive type: | Rear |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Item location: | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States |
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Description of 1964 Porsche Other RÃœNGE |
This listing is for the commissioned build of the Frankfurt Flyer 2 seat Spyder. The Frankfurt Flyer started as a lifelong dream of building my own aluminum bodied sports racer similar to the post war speed enthusiasts of Germany. After owning many Porsche cars over the years, n 2012 I completed my first ground up build and since have built 4 more of this design for fellow speed enthusiasts. Please understand this listing is for an unbuilt car because nearly every detail is bespoke to your personal taste, iterally hand built. The delivery time for the basic Spyder model takes 7 months from initiation. History: THE EARLY DAYS Shortly after WWII in war-torn Germany, small group of speed enthusiasts emerged from tool rooms and barns sporting lightweight aluminum bodied race cars across the German countryside. These cars were purpose built with one goal in mind, peed. The cars shared common underpinnings most often in the form of scrap Volkswagen, orsche and aircraft pieces from the left over military vehicles. Early day "Privateers" such as Petermax Muller and Huscke von Hanstein traded scarce food supplies with Wolfsburg engineers for modified Porsche and VW parts to build the Petermax Muller Special. The Muller Special was built on a Kubelwagen chassis with Schwimmwagen front suspension and highly modified Vogelsang heads. The car went on to win and set records in the first Postwar days of racing. Other "Eigenbau" (translated Home-built) Aluminum bodied specials included Kurt Kuhnke's VW beetle based racer and the sleek Rometsch Porsche. One racing special made a name for itself, hat was Walter Glockler's VW "Eigenbau." After the war, lockler had opened his Frankfurt VW Dealership and had a long standing interest in motorsport. He appointed the ingenious race engineer Hermann Ramelow to build his chassis and coachbuilder C.H. Weidenhausen to wrap the car in its beautiful aluminum skin. The car began wearing a VW badge but in a short time, orsche had approached Glockler pressuring him to put the Porsche name on his car in exchange for Porsche parts. The deal was done and the Glockler Porsche was born. Glockler went on to build several variations of his Porsche Specials, ll bodied by C.H. Weidenhausen, eventually the car would give birth to the Porsche 550 Spyder. The Frankfurt Flyer Shown in the following photos is my interpretation of this lost era in motorsport, The Frankfurt Flyer." Your commissioned build includes this body style in raw aluminum (paint optional). Complete build specs below. Flyer Number 1 and 2 as shown in OCTANE Magazine Germany The 3rd generation of the Flyer nearing completion Design Features Rear Hood Access for engine and transaxle. Custom Singleman Tonneau with wrap around windscreen Two Man windscreen Custom Drilled Wheels Porsche Engine RUNGE Built Mid Engine Chassis Tubular Buck in place for shaping Suicide doors for ease of entrance and exit at Rallye Checkpoints Custom gauge bezel with VDO gauges rests nicely in the hand formed dash Clean and simple cockpit with your choice of leather trimmed finish Hand shaped aluminum body Intake ducts for carburetion Hand built fuel tank with 100MM cap And finally a functional and sensational driving lightweight sports car. This commissioned build package includes: Frame
Electrical
Body
Engine - Porsche 912 Built by Duane Spencer
Rebuilt engine with parts shown. Rebuilt Solex Carbs and fuel pump. Run engine on stand for 1 hour at 2000 RPM. Set max advance @30% @3000RPM. Adjust float levels and Accel Pumps. Synch Carbs and Adjust Idle Speed and Mixture. Readjust valves when engine cools. Fabricated Full Flow oil filter assy. Pricing for this commissioned build is for Spyder model with listed components above. 7 Month Delivery for Spyder Model. Coupe model pricing varies. 10 Month Delivery for Coupe. The photos shown are for reference of options and past builds. Please inquire for details. Chris Runge at 320 491 5316 Thanks for viewing my listing. FF Coupe Sketches Shown Below. I have several design options to choose from. Contact me for more info. |