i went over to bremen indiana today. i am thinking of buying something that will be good on autocross. i read about these beck spyders and saw one at the fall auburn auction. i liked the looks of it.

so today i looked it over pretty well. the fit and finish is impressive. it has a tube frame and glass body. the seats are leather. the engine tranny and basic design of suspension is vw beetle. it is supposed to weigh about 1250 dry. so when i drove it i was kindof disappointed. the steering felt very slow and the car didnt feel that fast either.

i felt that either the car weighs more than stated or the engine was kindof soft. of course the engine was not broken in yet so after some miles it might feel a lot better.

anybody have experience with these?

it had the 2100cc motor and two large looking two barrell webers.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.