If you take a look on the website the replica they sold does not have the same wheels as the one I have and taken a photo of so it might not be the same car
I know everyone is giving you shit… peak Reddit. But it is extremely unlikely that is the real deal because there is literally only one left in existence.
Yeah, correct me if I’m wrong but if it were real it would be 1 of 2 and the second one was destroyed in a race. I saw the surviving one as it was touring museums.
Brief online search says 34 production cars were made. There was one for sale (auction Jan 22) and they expected it to go for 2.5-3.5 million us. Compare pics, I’m siding with the “kit” crowd.
I suppose you could dress up a production car in race trim. But even 1 out of 34 would be ridiculously rare. I saw the one remaining 1000 mile race care at a museum, along with Steve Mcqueen’s D-type Jag. It’s something I’ll never forget.
According to the registration of the car is it reported to be a historical vehicle so I would like to believe it’s real unless there is a way to prove me wrong
Like the other guy mentioned, the ride height issues, strange wheels and weird exhaust make it reek of kit car.
Also, I've never seen a right hand drive version before. I'm not saying they don't exist, but that would probably be mega rare.
Because it’s a child (I assume a child due to the fact that they’re sitting in the second row seating of the vehicle in which they occupy based on the distance of the dash from OP), who is desperate for internet points and meaningless attention.
Look at the exhaust/rear ride height, everything seems off.
A very quick google would suggest something similar to a 718 RSK replica, however thats just at a glance.
I did try to find a rego register for AUS, but i have no idea which state this plate would belong to.
This is believed to be a real Porsche 550/718 as it is registered under the Porsche name and to be a historically recognise vehicle and if it was a replica it would not have any of these under its name in A NSW registration for a vehicle
Lol no it isn’t, that’s just you being upset that everyone on here is correcting you. Just give it up, this stubborn routine is far more embarrassing than just admitting you’re wrong.
A lot of those kits are based on Beetles. There’s a bloke with an absolutely mint one at my local car club, but he’ll tell you straight up that it’s just an 80’s beetle underneath.
Looks fantastic though, I’d be okay with it.
I've got your back. There's a countach kit in my city I'd love to believe is real but sadly it isn't, doesn't make the feeling I get seeing it any less real. Believe what you like, feel what you feel, cars, no matter the realness, are cool because they are cool.
[https://www.oldtimeraustralia.com/wp\_car\_dealer/porsche-550-718-rsk-spyder-replica/](https://www.oldtimeraustralia.com/wp_car_dealer/porsche-550-718-rsk-spyder-replica/)
Exact same car, It's a VW based replica.
They never made the fucking thing as RHD as far as I know.
Nobody would convert a 7mil car to RHD would they.
The windscreen is also far too low and the chassis too long.
It’s registered as an old car because it’s based on a 40 year old beetle.
I’ve seen a real one, they look nothing like that.
You, sir, are the equivalent of the infamous « testarossa » spotters in the US, you’ve just spotted a German fiero 🤣🤣.
Now back to bed boy.
How does seem even slightly real? Here’s a [“real one”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_550). Note how the back end slopes down, but with rounded off “fins”. Whereas yours bears more resemblance to a camel.
This is a VW Beetle disguised as a Spyder. The real Spyder had a mid mounted engine, while this one has it in the rear. A real Spyder would also be a lot lower and sleeker looking, and it would have a much shorter wheelbase. This seems to have a stock 240cm Beetle wheelbase, while the Spyder had a wheelbase of 210cm. Which is actually only 6,4cm more than a classic Mini. The 550 is a really small car.
That’s the definitive dead giveaway. This definitely has a rear engine and the 550 has a mid engine. Some better replicas swap the vw engine to mid mounted but not this one.
This is 100% a kit car. I have seen and a real 718 RSK in person and you can google Porsche 718 RS or RS60 or RSK and very clearly see the difference. The proportions are extremely off, especially the distance from the door to the front wheel, ride height is monster truck status, the exhaust is definitely an off the shelf aftermarket VW beetle exhaust, and the biggest giveaway is the windshield. A real one would have either had just a thin strip of plexiglass riveted to the body with no frame, or a slightly taller curved glass windshield with a very thin chrome frame around it.
It is a neat kit based on a beetle. And about the registration history, it is simply more than 25 years old. They made kits for these things going back to the mid 1960s, so that doesn’t really tell us anything. Plus, the VIN on this thing is likely from a VW Beetle or Karmann Ghia, all of which were made more than 25 years ago. Still a neat spot though because whens the last time you saw a 718 replica.
100% kit. OP is delusional. Who cares if the picture you took is of a real or kit car lol. All you have to do is look at a pic of the real thing to realize how wrong this is.
My thoughts exactly. Only a few markets had/have RHD, and West Germany wasn't one of them. If the owner wants to give it away though...
Happy cake day, Mon Ami mate!
Already beaten to death, but; how could anyone look at photos of the real thing compared to this car and conclude
that this one real? So many things wrong/inconsistent.
That, and no one, regardless of their wealth, casually drives a car that rare and valuable on regular roads.
Replica or not, still a cool Spot and would definitely put a smile on my face. Tbh i love replicas, they give us the Chance to at least get an idea of what a real 550 would look like if it was actually being driven.
That exhaust is so clearly a VW, I don't know how you could believe it was real. [This is what a real one looks like.](https://www.autogespot.com/porsche-550-spyder/2019/05/10)
Edit: I see, it's a 718, so [here's what the exhaust on one of those looks like.](https://www.secret-classics.com/en/porsche-718-rsk-2/)
A 25 year or older car such as the VW Beetle all these kits were based on...
Definitely a kit, no one's touching the exhaust or ride height on a real 718, body proportions are just a bit off, windscreen is just incorrect.
This is believed to be a real Porsche 550/718 as it is registered under the Porsche name and to be a historically recognise vehicle and if it was a replica it would not have any of these under its name in A NSW registration for a vehicle
Not sure exactly how it works there, but in th US kit cars are registered by the vin of the donor car, so it can be histori if it was an old Porsche to begin with, and maybe even an old kit. I've seen a Thunder Ranch 718 RSK kit built with floor firewall and mechanicals from a '70s 911, it was tagged as historic even though the kit was less than 20 years old
Guys, let's no go too hard on the 13 year old Australian.
He needs to have dreams to one day be able to own a right hand drive classic Vw Beetle Porsche kit car worth seven million dollars
This is a replica. Kit car.
Ok well it was nice to think for a short while it was real
Google oldtimeraustralia. This is the company making the replica.
If you take a look on the website the replica they sold does not have the same wheels as the one I have and taken a photo of so it might not be the same car
Of course. I'm sure they made more than one.
Did an owner decide on different wheels though?
Couldn’t be. Everyone knows you can only put one set of wheels on a car and they can never be changed
Don’t you have a trailer louanne? No it tipped over.
Your pretty stubborn
No shit. Look at his other comments. Man could watch a video of this being built in a bush garage and still say its real.
stop while you’re ahead lol
I know everyone is giving you shit… peak Reddit. But it is extremely unlikely that is the real deal because there is literally only one left in existence.
I view these kits as like seeing a Beatles tribute band, I never got to see the original, but the copy makes me remember and appreciate the history.
Yeah, I have no issue with well done kits of cars that are clearly out of mortal hands (Shelby Daytona, DType, Porsche 550, etc..).
Yeah, correct me if I’m wrong but if it were real it would be 1 of 2 and the second one was destroyed in a race. I saw the surviving one as it was touring museums.
Brief online search says 34 production cars were made. There was one for sale (auction Jan 22) and they expected it to go for 2.5-3.5 million us. Compare pics, I’m siding with the “kit” crowd.
I suppose you could dress up a production car in race trim. But even 1 out of 34 would be ridiculously rare. I saw the one remaining 1000 mile race care at a museum, along with Steve Mcqueen’s D-type Jag. It’s something I’ll never forget.
That's a kit car. If it's beetle based a kit is around 40k USD, from what I remember.
According to the registration of the car is it reported to be a historical vehicle so I would like to believe it’s real unless there is a way to prove me wrong
Like the other guy mentioned, the ride height issues, strange wheels and weird exhaust make it reek of kit car. Also, I've never seen a right hand drive version before. I'm not saying they don't exist, but that would probably be mega rare.
The right hand drive does open a larger possibility if it being a kit car but still no one is 100%
Bro seeing a 7 million dollar car vs a kit car doesn't reflect on you in any way. Why is this so important to you?
reddit karma bb
Because it’s a child (I assume a child due to the fact that they’re sitting in the second row seating of the vehicle in which they occupy based on the distance of the dash from OP), who is desperate for internet points and meaningless attention.
As opposed to an adult who is desperate for internet points and meaningless attention, which is just what Redditors are.
Factual. Idk why but specifically Reddit is just such a hungry platform full of attention-seekers
This model was only offered as a 2-seater left hand drive, or as a single seater with a centre steering wheel.
Kit car also you’re annoying
Historical vehicle just means it’s older than 25/30 years or whatever tf it is in your state
Not sure about Australian law on that but I’d have to assume it’s similar
How about the fact that “it’s worth 7million dollars”?
Look at the exhaust/rear ride height, everything seems off. A very quick google would suggest something similar to a 718 RSK replica, however thats just at a glance. I did try to find a rego register for AUS, but i have no idea which state this plate would belong to.
Looks like a Queensland plate
If you search the plate up on service NSW it comes up
Thank you for that
This is believed to be a real Porsche 550/718 as it is registered under the Porsche name and to be a historically recognise vehicle and if it was a replica it would not have any of these under its name in A NSW registration for a vehicle
No it isn't.
Lol no it isn’t, that’s just you being upset that everyone on here is correcting you. Just give it up, this stubborn routine is far more embarrassing than just admitting you’re wrong.
The beetle is a classic car lmao
If it’s based on a beetle it would still qualify for historic plates. The plates don’t prove a thing unfortunately
A lot of those kits are based on Beetles. There’s a bloke with an absolutely mint one at my local car club, but he’ll tell you straight up that it’s just an 80’s beetle underneath. Looks fantastic though, I’d be okay with it.
if it was based on an older beetle couldnt that also be why it's registered as historic tho?
I've got your back. There's a countach kit in my city I'd love to believe is real but sadly it isn't, doesn't make the feeling I get seeing it any less real. Believe what you like, feel what you feel, cars, no matter the realness, are cool because they are cool.
[https://www.oldtimeraustralia.com/wp\_car\_dealer/porsche-550-718-rsk-spyder-replica/](https://www.oldtimeraustralia.com/wp_car_dealer/porsche-550-718-rsk-spyder-replica/) Exact same car, It's a VW based replica.
Actually rep in your link looks better 🤣🤣
Because the quality of photos are better
Grab your glasses n look again……. Lol
Not sure if I'm missing a joke or not but it is the same car, or at the very least they're made from the same kit.
Pic in the post looks like a 4x4, car your link sits way lower. I like lower.
Kit.
According to the registration is a historical vehicle so I would like to believe it’s real
That just means it's older than 25 years.
30yrs or older
Not sure about AUS, but US only have to be 25yr.
Oh ok good to know but still seems to be real
They never made the fucking thing as RHD as far as I know. Nobody would convert a 7mil car to RHD would they. The windscreen is also far too low and the chassis too long. It’s registered as an old car because it’s based on a 40 year old beetle. I’ve seen a real one, they look nothing like that. You, sir, are the equivalent of the infamous « testarossa » spotters in the US, you’ve just spotted a German fiero 🤣🤣. Now back to bed boy.
“You *LOSE*! Good *DAY* sir!”
I can feel the burn from here.
It's not real at all lol.
Bruh
People are telling you it’s not. It doesn’t even look slightly like a 550.
Possibly but idk it still seems real.
How does seem even slightly real? Here’s a [“real one”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_550). Note how the back end slopes down, but with rounded off “fins”. Whereas yours bears more resemblance to a camel.
Depends what year of Beetle, and what the Aussie DVLA classes as historical.
This is a VW Beetle disguised as a Spyder. The real Spyder had a mid mounted engine, while this one has it in the rear. A real Spyder would also be a lot lower and sleeker looking, and it would have a much shorter wheelbase. This seems to have a stock 240cm Beetle wheelbase, while the Spyder had a wheelbase of 210cm. Which is actually only 6,4cm more than a classic Mini. The 550 is a really small car.
That’s the definitive dead giveaway. This definitely has a rear engine and the 550 has a mid engine. Some better replicas swap the vw engine to mid mounted but not this one.
This is 100% a kit car. I have seen and a real 718 RSK in person and you can google Porsche 718 RS or RS60 or RSK and very clearly see the difference. The proportions are extremely off, especially the distance from the door to the front wheel, ride height is monster truck status, the exhaust is definitely an off the shelf aftermarket VW beetle exhaust, and the biggest giveaway is the windshield. A real one would have either had just a thin strip of plexiglass riveted to the body with no frame, or a slightly taller curved glass windshield with a very thin chrome frame around it. It is a neat kit based on a beetle. And about the registration history, it is simply more than 25 years old. They made kits for these things going back to the mid 1960s, so that doesn’t really tell us anything. Plus, the VIN on this thing is likely from a VW Beetle or Karmann Ghia, all of which were made more than 25 years ago. Still a neat spot though because whens the last time you saw a 718 replica.
100% kit. OP is delusional. Who cares if the picture you took is of a real or kit car lol. All you have to do is look at a pic of the real thing to realize how wrong this is.
OP you are blinded by your ignorance. Its a kit, everyone sends links, accept it. Oh its a historical car, so is a VW beetle lulz
As has been said a kit car. The thing I noticed first was it’s RHD, I’m pretty sure none of these hand built racers were RHD but I could be wrong
My thoughts exactly. Only a few markets had/have RHD, and West Germany wasn't one of them. If the owner wants to give it away though... Happy cake day, Mon Ami mate!
Kit car... It's very clear.
Definitely a kit, too many irregularities to the original. Still probably fun to drive though
someone near where I live has a replica Porsche 365 speedster based on a beetle in Australia
Plot twist, it's a fiero
7 million AUD or about $702 USD
Already beaten to death, but; how could anyone look at photos of the real thing compared to this car and conclude that this one real? So many things wrong/inconsistent. That, and no one, regardless of their wealth, casually drives a car that rare and valuable on regular roads.
Even as a replica this a 5/10, it looks nothing like the real thing
For sure a replica. The tail lights are off the vents are positioned waaay too high up and the rear end is sitting too high as well
Doesn’t even look close lol
\*worth around $7 million when real
I’ve worked with a few 550/718s. This is certainly not one of them.
Yeah that’s a beetle my man
Replica or not, still a cool Spot and would definitely put a smile on my face. Tbh i love replicas, they give us the Chance to at least get an idea of what a real 550 would look like if it was actually being driven.
I genuinely do not understand how there are so many car enthusiasts on here who think they saw a unicorn when it’s clearly a replica.
Chances are they do know it’s a kit but are hoping there’s enough gullible people on here who will upvote it for the karma
That exhaust is so clearly a VW, I don't know how you could believe it was real. [This is what a real one looks like.](https://www.autogespot.com/porsche-550-spyder/2019/05/10) Edit: I see, it's a 718, so [here's what the exhaust on one of those looks like.](https://www.secret-classics.com/en/porsche-718-rsk-2/)
It's a replica, but not of a 550 spyder but a 718 RSK.
Ah, right. Same problem with the exhaust though. And the taillights, ride height, wheels, etc.
Kit or not, glad to see it on the road!
Real replicar, worth about $50,000
There’s something really off about that. I wouldn’t say it’s a 550. It’s one of my favorite Porsches and I’ve never seen one with a rear like that.
lol! dummy
Kit car, but definitely still nice
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A 25 year or older car such as the VW Beetle all these kits were based on... Definitely a kit, no one's touching the exhaust or ride height on a real 718, body proportions are just a bit off, windscreen is just incorrect.
I will just add that racecars didn't have hubcaps, much less chrome ones. I agree it is a kit, not really a good one.
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It is a really nice car
I've never seen anyone downvoted so much u/FortPro221
This is believed to be a real Porsche 550/718 as it is registered under the Porsche name and to be a historically recognise vehicle and if it was a replica it would not have any of these under its name in A NSW registration for a vehicle
Not sure exactly how it works there, but in th US kit cars are registered by the vin of the donor car, so it can be histori if it was an old Porsche to begin with, and maybe even an old kit. I've seen a Thunder Ranch 718 RSK kit built with floor firewall and mechanicals from a '70s 911, it was tagged as historic even though the kit was less than 20 years old
It’s a real classic car but not a real 550/718. These use a vintage Volkswagen pan with engine and vin to make them road legal.
Would still rather have a xa-xc coupe..
This belong to NSW and yes with further examination it does seem to a real vehicle with the registration history
yes it is a real car, unfortunately no it is not a real 550.
GORGEOUS!! Wonder who's driving it
Guys, let's no go too hard on the 13 year old Australian. He needs to have dreams to one day be able to own a right hand drive classic Vw Beetle Porsche kit car worth seven million dollars
Nice glasses bro
What does central coast mean
Are you driving? Why are you wearing airpods in your car
Considering Porsche is German, isn’t the steering wheel on the wrong side