Rock legend Billy Gibbons’ one-of-a-kind Porsche 356 Speedster replica—a so-called “taco wagon” built back in the ’80s—just hit the market in Westwood, New Jersey, turning heads among gearheads and music fans alike. Talk about a wild collision between vintage cars and rock ‘n’ roll history.
Crafted in ‘87 and ‘88 as part of a duo meant for Gibbons and ZZ Top bandmate Frank Beard, these rides were never meant to be garage queens. Nope, they were daily drivers, the kind of machines you’d take to grab tacos or blast down the highway. But delays dragged on, Beard bailed, and suddenly Gibbons had both cars to himself. Typical rockstar move.
Now, this isn’t some slapped-together Beetle impostor. D&D Specialty Cars of Arkansas, working with Vintage Air, built it on a CarGem frame with a widebody fiberglass shell—way sexier than your average knockoff. Under the hood? A beefy 1,776cc air-cooled flat-four engine breathing through dual Webers, hooked to a four-speed manual. Not exactly Porsche purist spec, but who’s complaining when it sounds this good?
Drenched in glossy black, it’s got all the right vibes: steel wheels with baby moons, a ragtop, and twin pipes growling out back. Inside? All-black everything—bucket seats, a roll bar, even a cassette deck (because, of course, ZZ Top tapes are included). The odometer reads just 8,000 miles, which feels criminally low for a car with this much swagger.
Funny thing is, it’s registered as a 1955 356 Roadster. Not bad for a replica practically born in the era of hair metal. The whole package screams “rockstar toy,” complete with magazine clippings and those cassette tapes as proof. Some collector’s gonna snag this piece of automotive rebellion—better hurry before it’s gone like a sharp-dressed man in the night.
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