1959 Devin D

Sold for $88,000 at 2017 RM Auctions : Amelia Island.
Bill Devin was an SCCA National Champion from California. His company, Devin Enterprises, built a number of kit cars in the 1950s and 1960s. These fiberglass sports car were lightweight, easy to construct, and affordable.

The Devin D could be purchased as a complete car or as a kit to be assembled by the customer. It featured a tubular frame and used many Volkswagen parts and could be fitted with either a Porsche or Volkswagen engine.

The kits were delivered in a crate and came with many components, including brakes, fuel lines, laminated safety glass windshield, upholstered bucket seats, soft top, and side curtains. Very few modifications, bodywork, drilling, or welding were necessary.

This Devin is powered by a Type 616/7, 1600-cubic centimeter four-cylinder engine from a Porsche 356 B. It has a four-speed manual transmission, a wheelbase that measures 83 inches, and four-wheel drum brakes.

By Daniel Vaughan | May 2017

Sold for $88,000 at 2017 RM Auctions : Amelia Island.
California-based Bill Devin was an SCCA National Champion and one of the first American 'kit car' makers. His fiberglass-bodied cars were simple to construct, lightweight and affordable. The Chevy-powered Devin SS was a potent sports racer, but most were VW-powered. A few had Porsche engines.

Fitted with a 365 Super 90 Porsche engine, this car was sold to an Italian collector from Devin's estate and received a period-correct restoration in Italy using rare Tecnomagnesio wheels, a Porsche 356 speedometer and tachometer, rally gauges, VDO temperature and oil pressure gauges and a Vilem B Haan aftermarket steering wheel.

It competed in Italian and Swiss rallies for 15 years before returning to North America.