I was scrolling through my facebook feed the other day and noticed on the Austin Air Cooler's page that a gentleman in Taylor, Tx was beginning to sell off a bunch of cars and he happened to have a couple vws for sale and he also mentioned that he had a Devin for sale. Now a week ago I wasn't nearly as versed in Devin's as I am now but I know that when a Devin comes up for sale, you buy it.
The Devin D was a car that Bill Devin built so the average guy like me could go out and race against Porsches, Ferarris, Jaguars, etc. and win. They were so successful that Porsche decided not to sell Bill anymore engines and after 46 cars he ceased building the Devin D. BUT.... He continued to provide customers with Body's that they in turn could build into their own race car. With 27 different combinations, you could build your Devin on just about any chassis you wanted for only $295.
The car I purchased this past week and pick up this week is one of those 295s as they're known. There's not a lot of history on this car but it came out of Akron Ohio area about 4 years ago and spent the previous 40+ years in Pennsylvania. At this point, it's quite the harlequin of parts but I hope to eliminate a lot of the unnecessary pieces and return it to glory. Currently it sports a VW type 3 engine but hopefully after selling the hideous '53-'55 corvette windshield off it, I can put some funds towards a 356 powerplant. It'll be a project to run concurrent with my '67 Vert beetle. but I honestly don't think this one will be that much work.
Hopefully you guys will enjoy some updates as this little car comes along.
The Devin D was a car that Bill Devin built so the average guy like me could go out and race against Porsches, Ferarris, Jaguars, etc. and win. They were so successful that Porsche decided not to sell Bill anymore engines and after 46 cars he ceased building the Devin D. BUT.... He continued to provide customers with Body's that they in turn could build into their own race car. With 27 different combinations, you could build your Devin on just about any chassis you wanted for only $295.
The car I purchased this past week and pick up this week is one of those 295s as they're known. There's not a lot of history on this car but it came out of Akron Ohio area about 4 years ago and spent the previous 40+ years in Pennsylvania. At this point, it's quite the harlequin of parts but I hope to eliminate a lot of the unnecessary pieces and return it to glory. Currently it sports a VW type 3 engine but hopefully after selling the hideous '53-'55 corvette windshield off it, I can put some funds towards a 356 powerplant. It'll be a project to run concurrent with my '67 Vert beetle. but I honestly don't think this one will be that much work.
Hopefully you guys will enjoy some updates as this little car comes along.
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