Aluminum Body Handbuilt Porsche VW Frankfurt Flyer Vintage Okrasa Spyder 550

Description for Porsche Other 1964

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

• Steel Ladder Frame Chassis with Mid Engine configuration 84" Wheelbase
• Porsche B Drum Brakes
  
• WEVO 5 Speed Mid Engine Swing Axle Transmission
• Adjustable front Beam Suspension
• Adjustable rear Spring Plate Suspension
  
• Custom Drilled Steel 15" wheels

Electrical

• 12V Electrical System
• VDO Gauge Package
• Custom Built Wiring Harness w/early German type fuse block
  
• Early VW/Porsche Fluted Reproduction Headlamps
• Porsche Beehive Tail Lamps

Body

• Hand built .050 ALU body left in raw finish with hand painted livery (Fully painted body optional)
  
• 2 Seat cockpit with 2 person windscreen, ncludes removable Aluminum Racing Tonneau with singleman wrap around windscreen
  
• Driver and passenger door access

Engine - Porsche 912 Built by Duane Spencer

• Crankcase- Clean and measure (Std bore)
• Crankshaft- Mags Good- Regrind, 12 Mains and Rods 0/5
• Cam 102/16 Stock
• Lifters, Rods and Tubes
• Main/Rod Bearings (.25 0/5)
• Set Gaskets Seals & Lifetime Valve Cover Gasket
• P/C Shasta 86mmx 9.25
• Cyl Heads 912 - Clean, esurface .010 R/R Valve Guides
• Regrind valves and Seats - New Stock Springs
• Solex Fuel pump rebuild kit
• Bosch 050 Dist & Ign wires
• NGK Plugs & 12V blue coil
• Valvoline 30W Race oil w/fram filter
• Powder Paint sheet metal
• 912 flywheel, ressure plate and disc
• Full Flow oil filtration
• Scat VD Flywheel Nut
• 912 Muffler (Used)

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.