1958 speedster

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Phil Gumpert
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1958 speedster

#1 Post by Phil Gumpert »

Good afternoon 8) I am trying to find out how ! can find the Kardex for Speedster any help would be appreciated thank you Regards Rock

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IMHO, the Kardex is better than a CoA for its originality if nothing else. Some countries no longer provide CoA's anyway. A friend picked up his '58 356A yesterday, and today received a copy of the original Kardex. There seem to be always folk around with access to a suitable database, or parts of it. I was also able to obtain my Kardex earlier this year without difficulty. I found some critical information that a CoA would never have revealed.
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#4 Post by Phil Gumpert »

Mervyn I have the Kardex for my car but I am trying to find out the original owner and other history on the car the gentlemen I bought the car told me that he was the second owner.I appreciate your reply. Thank you Regards Rock

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A friend obtained the Kardex for his '59 coupe. It only listed the distributor, Hoffman Motors, not the dealer or original owner. The early Kardexes didn't have a lot of info on them. I take it the second owner didn't have any documentation, registration, work receipts, etc. from the original owner. I have the name of the original owner for my car but one previous owner couldn't remember if he bought it from him or was the third owner.

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