“The Porsche that wasn’t” could be defined as the Devin, based on a chassis derived from Porsche or Volkswagen. In this case, it is a car based on a shortened chassis taken from a 1951 Type 1. At that time, and we are talking about the years between the 50s and 60s, there was certainly… Read More Plastic fantastic: 1951 VW-Porsche Devin
As we have already written several times, the beauty of many hand-built fiberglass cars is the story that leads to their construction, often obscure and full of missing parts. This shell was made by Bill Devin, well known in the field of car racing for having created bodies that fit to Volkswagen and Porsche chassis,… Read More Empty shell: 1957 VW-Devin D 295
Bill Devin was actually a car nut and, like many others dreamers of his era he wanted to build the sports car of his dreams: he did it and so he leaved his mark in the automotive history. Of course the easiest way to do it was to rely on an qualified and versatile chassis… Read More Gold digger: 1960 Devin D
In the period between mid ’50’s and mid ’60’s many do-it-yourself builders engaged in building race cars, taking inspirations by european barchettas (mostly Ferrari) but with a cost much lower. The most famous of these guys was Bill Devin who established his workshop in El Monte, CA. He began to build fiberglass bodies using various… Read More The american way: 1960 Devin-D/Porsche Roadster
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