I saw this ad (no affiliation with the sale):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110722762703&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT#ht_500wt_1182I know very little about Devins. From Autoweek:
"After the success of the 1954 Devin-Panhard racer and a '57 SS, Devin offered the fiberglass-bodied Devin D roadster in 1959 as a $1,495 kit or a $2,950 completed car with mostly Volks-wagen and Porsche mechanical components. The 1200-pound D used the 36-hp VW 1200 or the 70-hp Porsche 1600. Power aside, the D kit differed from many rivals in one critical area.
"Two mechanics, using no special tools other than metric wrenches, can complete a D in one day," a 1961 Devin ad promised. "A less-skilled person without assistance would, of course, require a few more hours to finish the task."
Devin crated and shipped each kit "in a far-advanced stage of completion." The body was painted, upholstered, wired and trimmed with doors, hood and decklid. Its windshield was test-fitted and then removed for shipping. The purchaser received a list of drivetrain and mechanical components to buy and install, but "any parts requiring modification from stock are included with the D-accelerator pedal, clutch shaft, steering shaft extension, gearshift rod, etc. That's all there is to it!" The plan didn't always work so smoothly."
More:
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070809/FREE/70726006/1530/FREE
I always thought that you could build a cool hot rod with one (like the one above), stripped of the goofy windshield with a 2 litre IDA engine and short gears. It would be light and go like stink.
Some of the lines of the car work, IMHO, like the front and rear, both straight on and a 3/4 view. The dead-on side view doesn't work as well, looking kind of goofy and bulbous.
What do ya' think?
