This 2002 Thunder Ranch Beck 550 Spyder re-creation is powered by a 2.3-liter Volkswagen air-cooled flat-4 engine prepared by Bernie Bergman in 2007 and estimated at 170 to 180hp, though no dyno testing is available.

Induction is provided by dual Weber 44 IDF carburetors with custom linkage, and the exhaust headers and tailpipe were powder-coated by Jet-Hot.

The engine features a Porsche-style cooling fan kit, four finned oil cooler tubes providing 240 square inches of heat sink capacity, a high-capacity oil sump tank and a 4-speed manual VW transaxle.

The oil pump, oil pressure relief valve, battery, spark plug wires, distributor cap, starter, valve covers, clutch slave cylinder, axle boots and oil filler cap were replaced during restoration.

A drop of oil is visible under the tank after sitting.

The tubular steel chassis features swing-arm suspension with torsion bars, adjustable Koni shocks at the front and Bilstein shocks at the rear, and braking is provided by cross-drilled d...