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@Stan Galat posted:

Actually, this is where it gets stupid.

Vintage Motorcar (no "s") is Vintage Speedsters, Scottsdale.
Vintage Motorcars (with an "s") is Greg Leech in Hawaiian Gardens, CA.

Even more stupid: There is a third company called Vintage Speedster Parts, not affiliated with either of the other companies, providing overpriced aftermarket Chinese speedster parts.

Bonus stupid points: Vintage Speed in Thailand makes exhausts, shifters, and other parts for the VW aftermarket, and no small number of their parts have made their way into various replicas.

Here's some unsolicited advice from flyover country: if you are affiliated with this hobby in any way - for the love of all that's good, name your company something besides "Vintage".

Here's one more for ya...

In Chuck and my dad's first venture together the car was called a Beck Vintage Spyder (early 80s), long before Greg and "Vintage Spyders" came along.  When Vintage Spyders started, Chuck said it was too confusing and dropped the "vintage" from his name, just moving to Beck Spyder.  Some early Beck owners and early literature read "Beck Vintage".

I also think Greg's early company was called "Vintage Spyders" before it became "Vintage Motorcars". I know that was the product, but I think it was his company name too.

I think I might change my name back to Beck Vintage Motorcars and we'll separate our racing division to Beck Vintage Motorsports, just to keep things simple.  LMAO ;-)

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