Manufacturer
JPS Motorsports
North Hollywood, California
www.jps-motorsports.com
Vehicle
1957 JPS Motorsports Speedster
| PRICING |
| Price of Kit: | $26,500 |
| Total Price as Tested: | $28,500 |
| DONOR |
| Year and type/model: | 1970 Volkswagen Beetle |
| CHASSIS |
| Frame: | VW pan |
| Wheelbase: | 83.75-inch |
| Rear Suspension: | IRS |
| Front Suspension: | VW |
| Rear Brakes: | Disc |
| Front Brakes: | Disc |
| Master Cylinder: | VW, dual |
| Steering: | VW |
| Front Wheel Make & Size: | Pedrini 5.5x15 |
| Rear Wheel Make & Size: | Pedrini 5.5x15 |
| Front Tire Make & Size: | Yokohama Avid V4 |
| 185/65/15 |
| Rear Tire Make & Size: | Same |
| BODY |
| Paint Brand/Type: | Glasurit color: |
| “Infinity Liquid Copper” |
| Windshield/Glass: | Standard |
| Top: | Hart Stayfast |
| Roll Bar: | |
| Bumpers: | Fiberglass reproductions |
| Grille: | JPS Motorsports |
| Lights: | H4 sealed beam |
| Mirrors: | Porsche Durants |
| Emblems and Trim: | |
| Fuel System: | Gas/carbureted |
| Fuel Tank: | VW, 10-gallon |
| INTERIOR |
| Gauges: | VDO reproductions |
| Steering Wheel: | Nardi |
| Seating: | Porsche Speedster |
| reproductions |
| Upholstery: | Carmel and black |
| Material: | German leather |
| DRIVETRAIN |
| Engine Brand: | Volkswagen built by Serrano |
| Engine Type: | VW Type I, 2,110cc, |
| dual Weber 40 IDF |
| Air Cleaner: | Weber |
| Headers: | A-1 performance |
| Exhaust System: | A-1 |
| Transmission Type: | Volkswagen four-speed with |
| 3:88.1 final drive |
| Shifter: | Empi trigger shifter |
| Battery: | Interstate |
| Accessories: | Pioneer sound system; |
| custom-built 15/8-inch |
| exhaust system from Tiger |
| at A-1; Porsche 914 Pedrini |
| alloy wheels powdercoated |
| in satin chrome; side |
| view mirrors by Durant |
| found on later Porsche 356s |
| and early 911s (passenger |
| side has convex mirror); |
| driving lights from Eagle |
| Performance; carmel leather |
| interior imported from |
| Germany; remote oil cooler |
| with fan; CB thin line oil |
| sump; custom breather |
| box from Intermeccanica; |
| interior electric heater; iPod |
| interface; matching custom |
| shrunken head |
The Pedrini 15x5-inch wheels...
The Pedrini 15x5-inch wheels on Terry's JPS Motorsports Speedster are shod with Yokohama Avid V4 radials in the 185/65/15 size.
Terry's JPS Motorsports Speedster...
Terry's JPS Motorsports Speedster also has a tonneau cover.