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Ronzi · 02-02-2006, 09:51 AM

Remember the Speedster?
It was created because the US Porsche importer (Max Hoffman, I believe it was) demanded an under $3,000 Porsche. Porsche shuffled from foot to foot and finally produced the Speedy in 1955, initially priced at $2,995, and in the process created an icon. It's an icon today anyway, although much less of one when it was in production. Even an $3k, it was DOUBLE what you would pay for a similar (engine size) MGA.
In the long run, if the customer base demands it, Porsche will build it.
The only thing is by the time the marketing gurus, the bean counters, and the 911 protectionists get done with it, it will probably be more like the 911 Speedster of 1990 (?), and ultimately an overpriced, underwhelming failure.

02-02-2006, 09:51 AM	#33
Ronzi Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Denver CO Posts: 748	Remember the Speedster? It was created because the US Porsche importer (Max Hoffman, I believe it was) demanded an under $3,000 Porsche. Porsche shuffled from foot to foot and finally produced the Speedy in 1955, initially priced at $2,995, and in the process created an icon. It's an icon today anyway, although much less of one when it was in production. Even an $3k, it was DOUBLE what you would pay for a similar (engine size) MGA. In the long run, if the customer base demands it, Porsche will build it. The only thing is by the time the marketing gurus, the bean counters, and the 911 protectionists get done with it, it will probably be more like the 911 Speedster of 1990 (?), and ultimately an overpriced, underwhelming failure.