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1974/2005 Thunder Ranch Porsche 718 RSK Central-Seat Spyder Replica

United Kingdom • 23 Aug 2025

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This is a unique 1974/2005 Thunder Ranch Porsche 718 RSK Replica, built by Tom McBurnie of Miami Vice fame. It features a central seating position and a SCAT-built 2.8-litre VW flat-four engine, and was once part of the Salvenmoser Collection of important Porsches.

Condition

6

The car has been refinished in black, but the vendor recommends returning it to its original silver. The body panels are free from damage but may need the twist clips renewing. Also, if remaining in the UK, then a set of headlights with a different dip direction will be needed. These issues indicate that some reconditioning is required.

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A unique production by Thunder Ranch, this centre steer RSK homage is a tribute to the Porsche of the same name, built by none other than Tom McBurnie, producer of a true 1980s icon, the Daytona Spider replicas of Miami Vice fame.

Tom’s Thunder Ranch brand has been creating cool cars since 1978 and Thunder Ranch have built up an International reputation for creating awesome replicas of the Porsche 356 Speedster, the 550 Spyder and the 718 RSK.

Before founding his replicar business, Tom raced and won a great many SCCA events in Porsche Speedsters and Spyders in the 1960s so he knows these little cars well.

Thunder Ranch decided to replicate the RSK Spyder with modifications to the original race car styling that allows the replica to be used on the road.

First designed by Chuck Beck, Thunder Ranch uses the single crossmember 550 frame, moved forward slightly to allow the panel from dash to floor to cover it as it does in the 550.

After the frame is fabricated, it's powder coated pr...