I've fallen in love with the Covin 911

"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes)
09/26/2019 at 11:24 • Filed to: None

Back in the 1980s, Covin, a shop out of England and Ireland, made this beauty: it’s a Porsche 930 Turbo replica based on either a VW Beetle or a 914. You can buy one these days for about $3-7 k, and it’s basically the only way to own a “930" or any 911 before 1998 for less than 5 figures.

I legitimately want to have one imported from England, more precisely, this one:

DISCUSSION (19)

Arrivederci > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
09/26/2019 at 11:30

Almost worth it alone just to get the vanity plate “Beetle” put on it. All the P-car owners would think you were just being cheeky until they took a closer look.

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Arrivederci
09/26/2019 at 11:32

I would do that even if I owned a legit 930. B33t l3 would win all the awards

AuthiCooper1300 > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
09/26/2019 at 11:35

You’d be better off by buying a 914, a Beetle or, why not, a 924S.

A Covin is not like a Hawk Stratos, which is a very, very respectable replica which happens to use m u ch of the same componentry as the original (except engine/gearbox)

Back in the day (early 90s) Covin owners trying to make their cars more “authentic” (by buying real dashboards, wheels, badges, seats, etc) ended up spending more than if they had actually bought an old 911 in reasonable condition in the first place. Of course that was way before the aircooled-911 market went stratospheric.

I think some of the last ones were engineered to take an Escort XR3 engine.

‘nuff said.

VW Max > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
09/26/2019 at 11:39

I wonder if a Subaru flat-6 would fit...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
09/26/2019 at 11:51

I’ve just been lusting after one of its younger cousins.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2013-porsche-911-c4s-7-speed-manual/

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
09/26/2019 at 12:33

ick

Porsche Boxster S Special Edition > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
09/26/2019 at 17:10

H ow do you get this car?

No links no information ??

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > VW Max
09/26/2019 at 17:19

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=00Wch9PyP-Q

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > AuthiCooper1300
09/26/2019 at 17:21

I mostly just like this car for the body. If I ever did get to import one of these Covin 911s, I would probably fit a Subaru engine and a new chassis

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/26/2019 at 17:22

Actually this thread is for a Covin 911, which was a replica of the 930. That C4S looks beautiful tho

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/26/2019 at 17:23

Says the man with a dusenberg in their pic

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
09/26/2019 at 17:41

Yeah, that’s why I said cousin, not brother. =)

Just thought the resemblance with the first image was striking.

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
09/26/2019 at 17:49

Less of a cousin, more like a stranger that is trying to steal your identity.

Unless, you’re referring to the fact that the donor is a VW Bug

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
09/26/2019 at 19:02

Haha!

Yes, that. When your grandpa shows up in a flat-brimmed hat, or something. LOL

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
09/26/2019 at 19:13

Yes, but at 52 horsepower?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
09/26/2019 at 19:37

Indeed he do

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
09/26/2019 at 19:47

Someone on YouTubes done a Subaru swap

Speed > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop
09/27/2019 at 11:51

I’d just like to have a roller for all the body work, then build a tube chassis for it and make a proper sports car that looks like a 911. The proportions and modell ing overall is incredibly close to the real deal. I’d certainly Subie swap it and keep it as Porsche-like as possible.

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Speed
09/27/2019 at 13:25

That’s exactly what I would do!